{"id":168994,"date":"2026-02-25T19:07:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T19:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/168994\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T19:07:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T19:07:07","slug":"jta-hosting-first-public-meeting-for-input-on-skyway-modernization-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/168994\/","title":{"rendered":"JTA hosting first public meeting for input on Skyway modernization plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/topic\/Jacksonville_Transportation_Authority\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/topic\/Jacksonville_Transportation_Authority\/\">Jacksonville Transportation Authority<\/a> is holding its first public meeting on Wednesday for input on plans to update the Skyway as part of efforts to modernize the system, add new technology and improve travel around downtown Jacksonville.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The public is invited to a series of open houses to learn about the U\u00b2C Phase II \u2014 Skyway Rehabilitation and Downtown Service Expansion Project Development and Environment Study (PD&amp;E Study), review possible alternatives and share feedback that will help shape the project\u2019s next steps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Greer Johnson Gillis, JTA senior vice president and chief infrastructure and development officer, said the sessions give people, businesses and local stakeholders a chance to help determine how the Skyway can better connect downtown, boost reliability and meet changing mobility needs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Public meeting schedule<\/p>\n<p>Feb. 25 \u2014 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center, Board Room 341, 100 LaVilla Center Drive; 5 p.m.-7 p.m., Jacksonville Marriott Downtown, Duval Ballroom, 245 Water St.<\/p>\n<p>March 5 \u2014 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 5 p.m.-7 p.m., Conference Center at the Main Library, 303 N. Laura St. (enter on Main St.)<\/p>\n<p>March 24 \u2014 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 5 p.m.-7 p.m., FSCJ Advanced Technology Center, Room T140, 401 W. State St.<\/p>\n<p>March 26 \u2014 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 5 p.m.-7 p.m., DoubleTree Jacksonville Riverfront, 1201 Riverplace Blvd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">These open houses are the first round of public engagement for the PD&amp;E Study; additional meetings in May 2026 will present alternatives analysis and recommendations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability or family status. People who need special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or free translation services should contact Tsopie Trottie at 904-630-3107 at least seven days before the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 The Jacksonville Transportation Authority is holding its first public meeting on Wednesday for input on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":158644,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1039,116,118,117,799],"class_list":["post-168994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-duval-county","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news","tag-jta"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168994\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}