A CITY REBORN

The exodus of residents and retail business from the city center to the suburbs in the 1960s led to Jacksonville becoming a congested city center for employees who commuted via automobile requiring more parking spaces. Mass transit was ruled out as a viable alternative, but a VAL system dubbed the "Automated Skyway Express" has proven to be a viable alternative which has relieved some of the congestion, shifted public opinion of it to the positive side and brought retail development back into the city center. Plans are already under consideration to extend the VAL.

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  MASS TRANSIT, Incorporated

  1190 National Press Building
  Washington, DC  United States  20045
• Publication Date: 1989-6

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 39
• Serial:
  • Mass Transit
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Cygnus Publishing, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0364-3484
  • Serial URL: http://www.masstransitmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Central business districts; Light rail transit; Parking demand; Redevelopment; Traffic congestion
• Geographic Terms: Jacksonville (Florida)
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00486609
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1989 12:00AM