The Jacksonville Transportation Authority has picked up a 4 acre site to build a park-and-ride and transportation hub for the First Coast Flyer program. Located in the Avenues Walk development near J.T. Butler Boulevard and Philips Highway, the Authority paid $3.44 million for the land. In January, JTA received a $19.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration to develop the program. JTS estimates it will cost $23.8 million to build out the Southeast leg of the of the 57 mile bus program.
