The Jacksonville transportation network includes ground, air, and sea options for passenger and freight transit. The

Jacksonville Port Authority The Jacksonville Port Authority (JPA) also known by its brand name, JAXPORT, is the independent government agency in Jacksonville, Florida, that owns and operates much of the seaport system at the Port of Jacksonville. History The Jacksonville Po ...

(Jaxport) operates the Port of Jacksonville, which includes container shipping facilities at ''Blount Island Marine Terminal'', the ''Talleyrand Marine Terminal'' and the ''Dames Point Marine Terminal''.

Jacksonville Aviation Authority The Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA) is the independent government agency that owns and operates the four airports of Jacksonville, Florida, US. It was established in 2001 after being branched off of the Jacksonville Port Authority. History ...

managers

Jacksonville International Airport Jacksonville International Airport is a civil-military public airport 13 miles (21 km) north of Downtown Jacksonville, in Duval County, Florida. It is owned and operated by the Jacksonville Aviation Authority. History Construction st ...

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, as well as several smaller airports. The

Jacksonville Transportation Authority The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) is the independent agency responsible for public transit in the city of Jacksonville, Florida, and roadway infrastructure that connects northeast Florida. However, they do not maintain any roadway ...

(JTA) operates bus, people mover, and park-n-ride services throughout the city and region. A major bus terminal at the intermodal

Rosa Parks Transit Station Rosa Parks Transit Station is an intermodal transit station in Downtown Jacksonville, Florida. It is operated by the Jacksonville Transportation Authority and previously served as Jacksonville's main city bus station as well as a station for the ...

serves as JTA's main transit hub. Various intercity bus companies terminate near

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operates passenger rail service to and from major cities throughout North America. The city is bisected by major highways,

I-95 Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from US Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Florida, to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between Maine and the Canadia ...

and

I-10 Interstate 10 (I-10) is the southernmost cross-country highway in the American Interstate Highway System. I-10 is the fourth-longest Interstate in the United States at , following I-90, I-80, and I-40. This freeway is part of the originally p ...

I-295 Interstate 295 is the designation for several Interstate Highways in the United States: *Interstate 295 (Delaware–Pennsylvania), a bypass of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * Interstate 295 (Florida), a beltway around central Jacksonville * Interstate ...

creates a full beltway around the city. Along with bus services, Jacksonville offers fixed routes operated by the

(JTA). The

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is a people mover system located in

Downtown Jacksonville Downtown Jacksonville is the historic core and central business district (CBD) of Jacksonville, Florida USA. It comprises the earliest area of the city to be developed and is located in its geographic center along the narrowing point of the St. ...

. Its two lines and eight stations connect the Northbank, Southbank, and

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districts. JTA is in the process of securing funding for an extension into

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, a neighborhood just south of Lavilla.

Background

Jacksonville is a sprawling city making cohesive walking and bicycling options difficult. Cycling still remains popular in some central urban areas for both recreation and commuting. The city manages to sustain a relatively low amount of traffic congestion for a city of its population, this is mostly related to the vast area the city covers, an area much larger than most cities with a population over 800,000. Jacksonville's low

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might also be the reason the city has yet to develop its

mass transit Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) is a system of transport for passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public unlike private transport, typical ...

bus system beyond the present routes or construct a heavy or light rail network. Among urbanized areas with a population of 1 million or greater in the United States, Jacksonville ranked tenth in freeway lane miles per 1,000 population and eighth in freeway-equivalent miles per 1,000 population. As the 12th-largest city in the U.S., Jacksonville has repeatedly been ranked below 40th in mass transit availability. As a result, the city is not well known for its

walkability Walkability is a term for planning concepts best understood by the mixed-use of amenities in high-density neighborhoods where people can access said amenities by foot. It is based on the idea that urban spaces should be more than just transport ...

. Jacksonville once had a large streetcar system. On February 24, 1893, Jacksonville began service with its first streetcar line. By the late 1920s, Jacksonville had what was Florida's largest streetcar system, run by multiple different companies. However, by the early 1930s, buses replaced streetcars, and the streetcars slowly perished. The last year of service was 1936. USCommutePatterns2006

Mobility issues include: *

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-only city mass transit system; the absence of

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and light rail. *Undue emphasis on

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travel in city planning; the lack of

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and

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s. *Excessive automobile usage resulting in

environmental degradation Environmental degradation is the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as quality of air, water and soil; the destruction of ecosystems; habitat destruction; the extinction of wildlife; and pollution. It is defin ...

(specifically

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), as evidenced by the city's history of poor

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*Lack of cross-town bus routes, forcing bus riders to travel downtown to cross from one side of the city to another, often doubling or tripling what the trip distance would have been with a direct route. *"Lack of vision" in building a transportation network based entirely on non-

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and old

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*Paucity of scheduled bus routes, often forcing riders to choose between arriving at a destination extremely early, or late. *Lack of night bus services, which forces those who work late shifts to find other ways to get around. These can be much more expensive. *

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costs of building (for instance

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s), repairing, and replacing roads There are other concerns over a lack of safe walking paths in many areas of the city. Many

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which were incorporated in the consolidation of 1968 don’t have sidewalks. This often forces

pedestrians A pedestrian is a person traveling on foot, whether walking or running. In modern times, the term usually refers to someone walking on a road or pavement, but this was not the case historically. The meaning of pedestrian is displayed wit ...

to navigate a narrow

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near high-speed automobile traffic.

Road transportation

Road infrastructure

Interstate highways: *

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routes west to

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Interstate 95 Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from US Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Florida, to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between Maine and the Canadia ...

routes north to Washington, D.C. and runs south to

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. * Interstate 295 serves as a beltway routing around the city and connects to all of the interstate highways. Interstate Highways 10 and 95 intersect in Jacksonville, creating the busiest intersection in the region with 200,000 vehicles each day. Interstate 10 ends at this intersection (the other end being in

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). A $152 million project to create a high-speed interchange at the intersection of Interstates 10 and 95 began in February 2005, after the conclusion of

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. Construction was expected to take nearly six years with multiple lane flyovers and the requirement that the interchange remain open throughout the project. The previous configuration utilized single lane, low speed, curved ramps which created backups during rush hours and contributed to accidents. Major arterial highways: * US 1 The primary north-south local access roadway through downtown Jacksonville. *

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Roosevelt Boulevard is a major north-south connector from downtown Jacksonville to

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. * US 23 Kings Road, is another major north-south connector that terminates in downtown Jacksonville as Union Street going southeast and State Street going northwest. Most of the road is either multiplexed with US 1 or US 17. *

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Beach Boulevard is a major east-west connector from downtown Jacksonville to the

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. * State Road 202 J. Turner Butler Boulevard is a major connector from Jacksonville to the beaches. * State Road 10 Atlantic Boulevard is the north connector to the beaches. * State Road 115 Southside Boulevard is a southeast residential connector; in north Jacksonville, it goes by many names but is a northwest residential connector. * State Road A1A Scenic two-lane road that runs along the

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Buses

* ''Regular bus service'' - JTA's fleet has 180 vehicles that travel 8.5 million miles per year on 56 routes; 110 maintenance workers and 320 drivers are employed. Bicycle racks are now available on all city buses. * ''Express bus service'' - Five once-daily early morning routes are offered which originate from an outlying area and go directly to their destination with no intermediate stops, then return in late afternoon. *

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es - local transportation available weekdays from mid-morning to early afternoon; Bay Street and Beaver Street (downtown) routes are free; Riverside and the Beach trolley have a minimal charge. * ''Stadium shuttle'' - game day bus transportation from suburban, downtown and Park-n-Ride locations to the stadium and back. * ''JTA Connexion'' (

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) - special transport for the disabled and elderly, provided by private vendors with specially equipped vehicles and drivers. *

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operates a

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station in downtown Jacksonville, near Skyway

Parking

* ''Park-n-Ride'' - Parking facility available in combination with express bus service or Jacksonville Skyway. * Many companies offer Taxi service in Jacksonville. A cab can be hailed from the Jacksonville International Airport and most downtown locations, but elsewhere requires a phone call.

Rail transportation

Monorail network

The

Jacksonville Skyway The Jacksonville Skyway is an automated people mover in Jacksonville, Florida, United States, operated by the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA). Opening in 1989 with three stations in Downtown Jacksonville, the Skyway was extended in ...

is an automated

people mover A people mover or automated people mover (APM) is a type of small scale automated guideway transit system. The term is generally used only to describe systems serving relatively small areas such as airports, downtown districts or theme parks. ...

connecting

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downtown campus, the Northbank central business district,

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, and Southbank locations. The system includes 8 stops connected by two lines. The existing train is a UMIII

monorail A monorail (from "mono", meaning "one", and " rail") is a railway in which the track consists of a single rail or a beam. Colloquially, the term "monorail" is often used to describe any form of elevated rail or people mover. More accurat ...

built by Bombardier. The guideway consists of concrete beams which rest atop an unusually large support structure not used in most monorail systems. Maximum speed for the train is . A monorail was first proposed in the 1970s as part of a mobility plan hoping to attract interest from the Urban Mass Transit Administration's Downtown Peoplemover Program. The initial study was undertaken by the Florida Department of Transportation and Jacksonville's planning department, who took the Skyway project to the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) in 1977. Following further development and a final 18-month feasibility study, the UMTA selected Jacksonville as one of seven cities to receive federal funding for an automated people mover. Two other related projects are Miami's Metromover and

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. UMTA's approved plan called for the construction of a Phase I system to be built in three segments.

Intercity rail

, the national passenger rail system, provides daily service from the Jacksonville Amtrak Station on Clifford Lane in the northwest section of the city. Two trains presently stop there, the '' Silver Meteor'' and ''

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''. Jacksonville was also served by the thrice-weekly ''

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'' and the daily '' Silver Palm''. Service on the ''Silver Palm'' was cut back to

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in 2002. The ''Sunset Limited'' route was truncated at

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as a result of the track damage in the Gulf Coast area caused by

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on August 28, 2005. Service was restored as far east as

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by late October 2005, but Amtrak has opted not to fully restore service into Florida.

Freight rail

Jacksonville is the headquarters of two significant freight railroads.

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, owns a large building on the downtown riverbank that is a significant part of the skyline.

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also calls Jacksonville home.

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is another freight railroad serving Jacksonville. Mainly transporting

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for points south into Florida

Aviation

Airports

(JIA) is identified as

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JAX and as of 2019 is the sixth largest airport in Florida handling nearly 7.2 million passengers annually. It serves the

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, Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia. The airport is currently served by nearly all major US airlines (Allegiant, American, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit and United) and 13 commuter airlines. Several air service companies utilize JIA including

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and UPS. The airport is served by taxis, dedicated JTA bus routes, as well as several shuttle bus services available 24 hours a day. It also has a rental car center and parking garage. In 2006, construction began to replace the three existing passenger concourses. Concourse A was demolished and rebuilt, followed by Concourse C, which was completed in 2008. Concourse B was a low priority because the capacities of Concourses A & C were more than adequate for existing demand. The

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resulted in a significant decrease in passengers and flights, which prompted the

to demolish Concourse B in June 2009 because it was safer and easier for the contractor. The JAA expects passenger traffic to increase by 2013, and when it occurs, a new Concourse B will be erected. There are several minor airports operated by the Jacksonville Aviation Authority. These include: * Craig Municipal Airport in Arlington, located about 8 miles from Downtown Jacksonville. Craig is a

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airport for business and personal aircraft as well as small commuter planes. The airport has a control tower and handles 400-500 aircraft operations daily. *

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, in Westside, is a civil-military airport at

Cecil Commerce Center Cecil Commerce Center (CCC) is a commercial and industrial center in Jacksonville, Florida. It is located on Jacksonville's Westside on the former Naval Air Station Cecil Field and includes Cecil Airport. The 17,000-acre center represents more ...

that services military aircraft, corporate aircraft, general aviation, and air cargo. The Florida Army National Guard's primary ''Aviation Support Facility'' and the

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's ''Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron'' (HITRON) are also located there. * Herlong Airport in Westside, is a general aviation airport used primarily for personal aircraft, including

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s and

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s. JAA is the

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in the absence of a control tower.

Northeast Florida airports and airfields

Water transportation

Port of Jacksonville

Public seaports in Jacksonville are managed by the

, known as JAXPORT. Imported and exported goods are shipped from well over 100 countries through the Port of Jacksonville. JAXPORT operates three main cargo facilities: the ''Blount Island Marine Terminal'', the ''Talleyrand Marine Terminal'' and the ''Dames Point Marine Terminal''.overview. 3.12.07:overview.qxd.qxd
Through these terminals over 21 million tons of cargo is shipped each year."US Port Ranking by Cargo Volume 2008"
American Association of Port Authorities Port activity is estimated to have an annual impact of over $19 billion, including 65,000 jobs. The Port of Jacksonville also serves as a hub for passenger ships. The

JAXPORT Cruise Terminal The JAXPORT Cruise Terminal () is a "temporary" cruise ship terminal in Jacksonville, Florida. The facility located at the northwest corner of the ''Dames Point Marine Terminal'', beside the Dames Point Bridge. It was completed in six months durin ...

is a

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located at the northwest corner of the ''Dames Point Marine Terminal'', beside the

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. Vehicle access to the site is via Hecksher Drive and there is paved parking for about 600 cars. Sailings commenced in October 2003 and

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presently offers service aboard the Fasciantion with service to the

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and

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Passenger boat services

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operates

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s across the St. Johns River, with stops along the

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s. *The

Mayport Ferry The Saint Johns River Ferry, also known as the Mayport Ferry, is an automobile ferry between Mayport and Fort George Island, two areas within Jacksonville, Florida. The voyage crosses the Saint Johns River about inland of the river's mouth an ...

has been operating since 1948 and is the last active

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in Florida. It connects State Road A1A between Mayport and Fort George Island.

Future and proposed projects

Several proposals for expanding the Jacksonville transit system are in various stages of discussion, planning, or initial funding. *In 2010,

became the United States' eighth licensed commercial

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and the first in Florida authorized to fly space vehicles that take off and land horizontally. *The

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is a proposed commuter rail system serving

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and Northeast Florida. It is currently in the very early planning stages, having completed the first step of a feasibility study and currently pursuing an alternatives analysis. Three routes were analyzed indepth, north to

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, southwest to

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and the southeast to

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. *JTA is applying for grants to extend the

into a new station located next to the operations and maintenance center in Jacksonville's fast-growing

neighborhood.

References

External links

Jacksonville International Airport website
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Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which th ...