Jacksonville Transportation Authority
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) is an independent state agency in Florida, serving Duval County and Northeast Florida with multi-modal responsibilities. The JTA designs and constructs bridges and highways through our JTAMobilityWorks and Safe Routes to Schools programs and provides varied mass transit services. These include fixed-bus routes, the First Coast Flyer Bus Rapid Transit network, the Skyway automated people mover in Downtown, the St. Johns River Ferry, Paratransit services in Duval and Clay counties, ReadiRide on-demand shuttles, Express Select commuter shuttles for Baker, St. Johns and Nassau counties and a growing list of public-private mobility services. Through the Ultimate Urban Circulator, the JTA is leading the public transportation industry in developing the future of mass transit powered by autonomous vehicles. WORK WITH US The JTA is a drug-free workplace and an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants are treated without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, and nationality, place of national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, or mental or physical disability. The Authority is also committed to providing preference to all United States military veterans and their spouses, who are eligible for the preference in regards to hiring for all JTA positions.www.jtafla.com
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Oct 1, 2026
Mike HightowerHOST
Let's go back to your Jax lookout, Sherry.
Mike HightowerHOST
You recently wrote that the JTA, quote, is grabbing headlines because the city auditor says JTA has a $32 million operating deficit, is laying off employees, trimming bus routes, and rethinking Navi and the Skyway future.
Mike HightowerHOST
You wrote, it seems that the mayor, council members, and JTA appear to be willing to rethink the dedicated purpose of the gas tax negotiated in 2021.
Mike HightowerHOST
Then you said, most importantly, we must ask, what is the purpose of our mass transit system and who does it serve? Where does the city turn for an answer or direction? And how does Sherry McGill answer that question from your perspective?
Sherry McGillGUEST
So the reason I told that little anecdote at the beginning about the president of the University of Alabama saying we wait to see where people are going to walk before we lay down cement.
Mike HightowerHOST
Yeah.
Sherry McGillGUEST
It's too big.
Mike HightowerHOST
But one of the things that Mike has raised with us, and I want to ask you, is under this new JTA board, the board members now are from surrounding counties.
Miranda SuarezHOST
Yes, we have this update out of Florida that is, of course, gonna affect us here in North Texas.
Miranda SuarezHOST
Florida's attorney general has subpoenaed records from the Jacksonville Transportation Authority while the agency confronts a nearly $39 million budget shortfall, layoffs, and major service cuts.
Miranda SuarezHOST
This subpoena seeks records involving vendors and employee programs, as well as communications involving Ford and his wife.
Ron CorningHOST
Now, KERA News reported previously that his spending there, including tens of thousands of dollars in travel expenses, was well known by the DART board here during the interview process.
Mike TolbertHOST
Oh, boy.
Mike TolbertHOST
And what's going on with JTA.
Mike TolbertHOST
That's number one.
Mike TolbertHOST
And we'll talk about this a little bit more.
Mike TolbertHOST
And I'm beginning to think he may have a good case.
Mike TolbertHOST
And if I was Duggins, I might go after the JAA and everybody else.
Mike TolbertHOST
I'd go after JTA.
Mike TolbertHOST
Maybe you bundle all that into we need to relook at the authorities and the relationship and how this government works.
Will LahnenGUEST
There's a couple of gas taxes.
Will LahnenGUEST
Uh, JTA is the recipient of, uh, one or two of those as well.
Will LahnenGUEST
Um, but no, when you fill up in Duval County, there's a portion of what you're paying that is a gas tax.
Randall ThomasHOST
Okay.
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Randall ThomasHOST
Uh, what about Navi?
Will LahnenGUEST
Yeah, so, um, I, uh, what my, uh, my good friend and counterpart, uh, Council Member Diamond says out loud, uh, I do agree with a lot of what he's saying about like this is purely a discretionary thing that has very low ridership.
Will LahnenGUEST
And if you look at, uh, you may recall, I, I kinda started the year off talking about my concern over JTA's finances.
Will LahnenGUEST
They ended last year's quarter being 19 million over budget.