A bus stops in Northwest Jacksonville on March 1, 2024. | Carter Mudgett, Jacksonville Today
Published on February 28, 2025 at 3:28 pm
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A Jacksonville Transportation Authority board member who is the subject of a removal effort by Mayor Donna Deegan raised questions about discrepancies in ridership numbers and a contribution to the employer of another board member.
At a board meeting Thursday, two days after Deegan filed legislation to remove her, Megan Hayward said JTA reports to the board contained ridership numbers that differed from figures the organization provides to the federal government. She asked for an explanation, noting that JTA’s federal funding is tied partly to the statistics.
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“These numbers aren’t off by 10 or 20 riders; they are off by thousands,” said Hayward, who joined the board after being appointed by Deegan and approved by the Jacksonville City Council in October 2023.
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