Jacksonville Transportation Authority

Description: The Jacksonville Transportation Authority, an independent state agency serving Duval County, has multi–modal responsibilities. JTA designs and constructs bridges and highways and provides varied mass transit services. These include express and regular bus service, a downtown Skyway Automated People Mover (APM), the Trolley service, the Stadium Shuttle for various sporting events at the football stadium, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), the St. Johns River Ferry, JTA Connexion for the disabled and elderly, and Ride Request and ChoiceRide on–demand services that connect employers and employees to job access through customized transportation options.

Inventory Elements:

• Jacksonville Paratransit Vehicles
• Jacksonville RTC
• Jacksonville Transit Fixed-Route Systems
• Jacksonville Transit Paratransit Systems
• Jacksonville Transit Skyway Control Center
• Jacksonville Transit Vehicles
• Jacksonville Wayfinding Kiosks
• JTA Data Archive
• JTA Engineering Department System
• JTA Park-and-Ride Lots
• JTA Park-and-Ride Lots Parking Area Equipment
• JTA Skyway Vehicles
• JTA U2C EAV
• JTA U2C Management System
• JTA Web Site
• North Florida RTMC

Projects:

• BayJax Public Safety and Surveillance Project
• BayJax Smart and Connected Signals Project
• BayJax Wayfinding and Event Management Project
• jax511.com Real-Time Transit Data
• JTA AVL Probe Data
• JTA Ultimate Urban Circulator (U2C)

Roles and Responsibilities:

Archived Data Management for Northeast Florida Regional ITS Architecture - FDOT District 2
• Collect and archive transit data from transit management systems.

BayJax Public Safety and Surveillance Roles and Responsiblities
• Respond to incidents when notification is received coordinating with public safety agencies.

BayJax Smart and Connected Signals Project Roles and Responsibilities
• Install and maintain signal priority equipment on transit vehicles.

BayJax Wayfinding and Event Management Roles and Responsibilities
• Provide public transporation information to wayfinding kiosks and smart phone apps.

jax511.com Real-Time Transit Data Roles and Responsibilities
• Provide transit schedule and fare information to regional traveler information systems, including jax511 and the JTA Web site.

jax511.com Transit Schedule Data Roles and Responsibilities
• Provide transit schedule and fare information to regional traveler information systems, including the northeast Florida traveler information system and the JTA Web site.

JTA AVL Probe Data Roles and Responsibilities
• Provide transit vehicle probe data to FDOT District 2.

JTA Fixed-Route CAD/AVL Roles and Responsibilities
• Track the location of all JTA transit vehicles.
• Provide fixed-route transit and paratransit services for the City of Jacksonville.

JTA Ultimate Urban Circulator (U2C) Roles and Responsibilities
• Operate and maintian Ultimate Urban Circulator (U2C).
• Provide traveler information on the Ultimate Urban Circulator (U2C).

Parking Management for Northeast Florida Regional ITS Architecture - FDOT District 2
• Operate park-and-ride lots associated with JTA routes.
• Provide an electronic payment system for park-and-ride lots.
• Provide parking lot information to FDOT District 2 and the City of Jacksonville traffic engineering division.

Transit Management for Northeast Florida Regional ITS Architecture - FDOT District 2
• Provide transit passenger electronic fare payment on JTA fixed-route vehicles.
• Provide transit schedule and fare information to regional traveler information systems, including the northeast Florida traveler information system and the JTA Web site.
• Provide transit vehicle security using silent alarms and video surveillance.
• Coordinate multimodal connections for fixed-route transit vehicles with other regional transit agencies and multimodal service providers.
• Coordinate transit signal priority for fixed-route transit vehicles with the City of Jacksonville traffic engineering division.
• Coordinate with the City of Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office for response to transit-related incidents.
• Operate the Skyway people-mover system.
• Provide capability for transit traveler trip planning.
• Provide fixed-route transit and paratransit services for the City of Jacksonville.

Traveler Information for Northeast Florida Regional ITS Architecture - FDOT District 2
• Provide transit information to the public using Web sites.
• Provide online reservation capability for paratransit services.