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JTA Forms Skyway Advisory Committee To Take Public Input On Monorail's Future

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Jacksonville is seeking public input on what to do with its underutilized Skyway monorail system. The first public meeting of a new Skyway committee is set for next week.

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority is forming the committee to examine options with the public’s help.

A recent study presented three equally expensive options:

  • Upgrade the nearly 30-year-old system
  • Replace much of it altogether
  • Or decommission the Skyway

All three come with a price tag of about $60 million in the long term.
The Skyway Advisory Group includes customers, downtown residents, business owners and government officials.

The group’s first public meeting will be Monday from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Skyway Operations and Maintenance Building at 725 Leila St. in Riverside. 

Jessica Palombo supervises local news gathering and production, podcasts and web editorial content for WJCT News, ADAPT and Jacksonville Today. She is an award-winning writer and journalist with bylines including NPR, Experience Magazine, and The Gainesville Sun. She has a master’s degree in broadcast and digital journalism from Syracuse University and is an alumna of the University of Florida. A nearly lifelong resident of Jacksonville, she considers herself lucky to be raising her own children in her hometown. Follow Jessica Palombo on Twitter: @JaxJessicaP