01 September, 2008

IF JACKSONVILLE LIFTED IT"S SKIRT

From the top Right to the Bottom Left of the photo - Asphalt - Brick - Cross Ties - Ballast - A Pipe - More Cross Ties - Bricks - Asphalt
Okay, every red blooded guy knows that rush when the beautiful woman exposes a bit of the under-skirt flesh. But what happens to the same guy's if they are Transit Advocates and happen to be in love with a city and it's history. What if the City lifted it's skirt to give us a small window on what is beneath her coverings? Behold, Tropical Storm Fay performed that feat in Riverside, on Oak Street. A lucky shot into the hole, reveals a pattern of beautiful pavement brick, and the abandoned streetcar tracks of the Jacksonville Traction Company. Who says we have no heritage?

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The arguments rage to this date, "Should have never been built," "waste of taxpayer money," "Doesn't go anywhere," "Nobody rides it..." etc. Bottom line is we have it, and it is finally showing signs of life. Simple extensions to the Stadium, San Marco, and the area of Blue Cross in North Riverside would turn this little train around. Addition of Park and Ride garages and multimodal transit terminals at the end points would bring on the crowds. The video must have been shot on a Sunday Morning, as downtown is certainly as packed with life as any other major City on weekdays. Jacksonville is a city of Bikes, joggers, walkers, buses and cars, one almost wonders how the photographer managed to find this quiet moment.


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