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Balfour Beatty LLC official Kevin Wishnacht, left, talks to City Council President Ron Salem during a community update Monday, May 13, 2024, at the Main Library. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
May 13, 2024

Autonomous people movers could roll by June 2025

JTA says the first phase of its Ultimate Urban Circulator, or U2C, could carry people down Bay Street in a…

By Dan Scanlan

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Autonomous vehicles are starting to help students get around the Downtown campus of Florida State College at Jacksonville. l Steven Ponson WJCT News 89.9
February 20, 2024

Autonomous vehicles hit the road at FSCJ

Two driverless vehicles at Florida State College at Jacksonville will help guide plans for the Ultimate Urban Circulator around Downtown.…

By Steven Ponson

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September 12, 2023

THE JAXSON | 4 mass transit projects comparable to the U2C in price

Here are 4 mass transit projects that were recently completed for a similar cost per mile to Jacksonville’s proposed Skyway…

By Ennis Davis

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A 10-passenger Gaussin Macnica autonomous vehicle like this one, shown on a street in Paris, will run a 1-mile loop around the Downtown campus of the Florida State College of Jacksonville. | Gaussin Macnica
September 6, 2023

JTA’s autonomous vehicles will motor through FSCJ Downtown

The program is a preview of JTA’s ultimate plan to replace the Skyway monorail with the Ultimate Urban Circulator, or…

By Dan Scanlan

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August 30, 2023

OPINION | Time to cut bait on JTA’s driverless Skyway replacement

There are other options for public transit that are cheaper, carry more passengers and are available right now. …

By Ennis Davis and Mike Field

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August 8, 2023

OPINION | 6 recommendations for JTA’s new LaVilla facility 

A Jacksonville Transportation Authority facility planned for LaVilla doesn’t align with the vision for Downtown. These 6 recommendations could fix…

By Ennis Davis

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