Jacksonville's Failing Automated Skyway
5 August 2002 - 12:00pm
Jackson's automated skyway is a model of efficiency. The only problem is that no one is riding it.
"The Skyway was first proposed back in 1971. It took more than a decade before the funding — federal, state and local — could be secured to start construction. At the time, the goal was mainly for development so the Skyway to connect the downtown core with parking facilities away from downtown. The Jacksonville Skyway was part of three demonstration projects to see if "people-mover" systems could stimulate business expansion in downtown centers. Detroit and Miami received federal funds for similar projects."
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Source:
ABC News, August 3, 2002
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