Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center at LaVilla

The Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center at LaVilla (JRTC) is an intermodal transit station in Jacksonville, Florida. It serves the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) bus system, the First Coast Flyer bus rapid transit (BRT) system, and the Jacksonville Skyway monorail, as well as home to JTA's administrative offices.

Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center at LaVilla
General information
Location100 LaVilla Center Drive
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Coordinates 30.329047°N 81.672206°W / 30.329047; -81.672206
Owned byJacksonville Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Bus routes
  • Bus interchange JTA Bus: 1, 3, 4, 8A, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25, 31, 53, 80, 201 (Clay Express), 800 (Nassau Express), XS2 (St. Johns Express)
  • Bus rapid transit First Coast Flyer: Blue, Green, Orange, Red
Bus stands21
ConnectionsBus interchange Greyhound, Megabus, RedCoach (at Intercity Bus Terminal)
Construction
Structure typeGround level and elevated
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJune 1989
Rebuilt1996–1997, 2017–2020
Previous namesTerminal, Convention Center
Services
Preceding station Jacksonville Transportation Authority Following station
Terminus Northbank Line Jefferson
toward Rosa Parks
Green line Acosta
toward Northside
Blue line Acosta
toward The Avenues
Red line Acosta
toward Jacksonville Beach
Brooklyn
toward Orange Park
 Orange line Terminus
Proposed services
Preceding station Jacksonville Transportation Authority Following station
Terminus Southeast Corridor Avenues Walk
toward St. Augustine

It is across the street form the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center and connected to by a pedestrian bridge to the Intercity Bus Terminal which is served by Greyhound Lines, Megabus, and RedCoach.

History

LaVilla station was one of the three original Jacksonville Skyway stops that opened with the initial 0.7-mile (1.1 km) Phase I-A segment in June 1989. It was originally called "Terminal Station" in reference to the Jacksonville Terminal, a former train station that was converted into the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center in 1986 and renamed "Convention Center" in reference to the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center. Built to provide public transit access to the Convention Center, it is the western terminus of line, which ran east to Jefferson station and Central station. All three stations were closed for one year between December 1996 and December 1997, when the Skyway transitioned from Matra to Bombardier Transportation technology.[1][2]

The station has an adjacent park and ride lot.[3] The City of Jacksonville had long planned to incorporate the site into an intermodal transit station, with the return of rail service to the Jacksonville Terminal.[1] In May 2017, JTA announced that the station would be closed about two months later for the construction of the Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center (JRTC).[4]

The station reopened as part of the new Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center on May 4, 2020.[5]

Future and proposed projects

First Coast Commuter Rail is a proposed passenger rail system serving Jacksonville and the Northeast Florida region. It is currently in the early planning stages. Three routes were analyzed in depth: north to Yulee, Florida, southwest to Green Cove Springs, Florida, and southeast to St. Augustine, Florida.[6]

Brightline is an inter-city passenger rail system between Miami and West Palm Beach with an under-construction extension to Orlando. Jacksonville is a likely expansion point for the near future, as the FEC Railway already owns the tracks running there.[7]

References
  1. Bell, Jon (December 22, 2014). "Jacksonville, Florida: The Skyway". www.jtbell.net. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  2. Schneider, Jerry B. (May 31, 2013). "Jacksonville's Automated Skyway Express Downtown Peoplemover". faculty.washington.edu. University of Washington. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  3. "Skyway" (PDF). www.jtafla.com. Jacksonville Transportation Authority. June 6, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  4. Kitchen, Sebastian (May 13, 2017). "JTA to shut down 2 Skyway stations for construction". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  5. "Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center officially open after COVID-19 delay". Action News Jax. May 4, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  6. "JTA – NE Florida Commuter Rail Feasibility Study" (PDF). July 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011.
  7. "High speed rail project has eye on Jacksonville". Metro Jacksonville. December 23, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
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