FIRST COAST COMMUTER RAIL TOD STUDY | EXISTING CONDITIONS
FIRST COAST COMMUTER RAIL TOD STUDY | EXISTING CONDITIONS
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JTB
ATTRACTORS & NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESS
SIDEWALKS
The JTB Station Area is divided by the FEC Bowden Switching Yard. This currently prevents any east-west connections within the station area. The western station area is predominately residential uses and is directly adjacent to the San Jose neighborhood. The western station area contains Baker Skinner Park which provides amenities such as sports fields, picnic areas, trails and play areas. The roadway network in the western station area predominately serves the surrounding neighborhood access and circulation. The eastern station area consists of heavy industrial uses associated with the switching yard. Additionally, the eastern section consists of single-story commercial uses fronting the major roadways. MAJOR CORRIDORS & CONNECTIONS US 1/Philips Highway and the FEC rail corridor divides the station area, traveling northwest to southeast and provides access to Jacksonville to the north and St. Augustine to the south. Access to I-95 can be reached from the station area via J. Turner Butler Boulevard to the east. In the western station area Old Kings Road S. provides north-south connections. Emerson Street is a four-lane arterial that provides east-west connectivity, with the FEC rail corridor crossing the arterial at-grade. TRANSIT The JTB Park-n-Ride is located within the station area. The park-and-ride serves routes and features approximately 66 daily boardings. Philips Highway/ Baymeadows/Avenue Mall, First Coast Flyer/Southeast BRT. The University Hub/Baymeadows route provides JTA service to the western station area. This route sees limited ridership in this station area. Transit routes through this station area operate parallel to the FEC railway along Philips Highway and Powers Avenue, but there are no east-west transit routes within this station area. Routes 27 and 107 operate within this station area, as well as the First Coast Flyer BRT Blue Line. There are 11 stops, two of which are park-and-ride locations with significant ridership.
The eastern station area only features sidewalks along J. Turner Butler Boulevard. In the southwestern station area, the residential areas do not provide a sidewalk network. The northwest and western portions of the station area have a strong sidewalk network leading to Old Kings Road S. BIKE LANES & REGIONAL TRAILS US 1/Philips Highway provides bi-directional 5-foot bike lanes. There are no bike lanes on J. Turner Butler Boulevard, however there is a 10-foot concrete path on the south side of the roadway. OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONNECTIVITY Currently, there is a significant connectivity gap within the JTB Station Area making east-west connections a challenge. The Bowden Switching Yard currently acts as a barrier to pedestrians and drivers alike. The western station area does provide walk-up transit opportunities for the surrounding residential areas. Conversely, the eastern station area provides access to light industrial and service sector jobs.
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Philips & JTB Park-n-Ride
Baker Skinner Park
JTB
FEC Bowden Yard
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JTA Bus Line NO. MULTIMODAL CONNECTIVITY
ACTIVITY CENTER
Commercial/Civic Center Religious Use/Church Government/Hospital
Existing Bike Lane
Proposed Trail
School/College
Existing Trail
Existing Sidewalk
Figure 3-14: JTB MULTIMODAL CONNECTIVITY MAP
FCCR TOD
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