{"id":166482,"date":"2026-02-24T02:47:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T02:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/166482\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T02:47:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T02:47:08","slug":"jta-to-hold-community-meetings-on-future-of-skyway-and-u2c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/166482\/","title":{"rendered":"JTA to hold community meetings on future of Skyway and U2C"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority plans a series of community meetings on the future of the Skyway monorail and the autonomous Ultimate Urban Circulator beginning Feb. 25.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The eight meetings will focus on the planned conversion of the Skyway for the U2C into an elevated roadway for electric vehicles with ramps connecting to surface streets.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese meetings are an important opportunity for residents, businesses, and stakeholders to be part of the Skyway\u2019s future,\u201d Senior Vice President Greer Johnson Gillis said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cCommunity feedback will play a key role as we evaluate options to enhance connectivity, improve system reliability, and address evolving mobility needs in Downtown Jacksonville.\u201d<\/p>\n

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An image from the “JTA Skyway Modernization Program: Creating the Ultimate Urban Circulator” video in 2020 shows the U2C using elevated paths.<\/p>\n

The community meetings will offer visitors a chance to look at the U2C Phase II Project Development and Environment Study, review project alternatives and provide input. Additional meetings planned for May will focus on alternatives analysis and project recommendations.<\/p>\n

The U2C debuted in 2025 as the Neighborhood Autonomous Vehicle Innovation system with vehicles operating along a 2.5-mile stretch Downtown, mostly along Bay Street. Phase II would connect the Skyway, a 27-year-old structure, to ground-level streets.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Phase II is expected to cost $246.84 million in local option gas tax funds.<\/p>\n

The Skyway runs from State Street Downtown to the Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center in LaVilla. It also crosses the St. Johns River to the Downtown Southbank.<\/p>\n

The meeting schedule is:<\/p>\n

Feb. 25: Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center, Board Room 341, 100 LaVilla Center Drive, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.<\/p>\n

Feb. 25:\u00a0Jacksonville Marriott Downtown, Duval Ballroom, 245 Water St., 5-7 p.m.<\/p>\n

March 5: Conference Center at the Main Library, 303 N. Laura St., 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5-7 p.m.<\/p>\n

March 24: FSCJ Advanced Technology Center, Room T140, 401 W. State St., 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5-7 p.m.<\/p>\n

March 26:\u00a0DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Jacksonville Riverfront at 1201 Riverplace Blvd., 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5-7 p.m.<\/p>\n

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