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'''Rosa Parks |
'''Rosa Parks is awesome ''' is an [[intermodal transit]] station in [[Downtown Jacksonville|Downtown]] [[Jacksonville, Florida]]. It is operated by the [[Jacksonville Transportation Authority]] and serves as Jacksonville's main city [[bus station]] as well as a station on the [[Jacksonville Skyway]] elevated [[people mover]]. It is located on Hogan Street between State Street and Union Street, and is the Skyway's northern terminus. It is across the street from the Downtown campus of [[Florida State College at Jacksonville]]. |
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As Jacksonville's major bus transfer point, the station features eighteen bays for city buses.<ref name=Schneider>{{cite web |url= http://faculty.washington.edu/jbs/itrans/jack.htm |title= Jacksonville's Automated Skyway Express Downtown Peoplemover |last1= Schneider |first1= Jerry B. |date= May 31, 2013 |website= faculty.washington.edu |publisher= University of Washington |accessdate=June 3, 2013}}</ref> Bus transfers are made on the ground level, with the Skyway element on the elevated platform.<ref name=Bell/> Highly regarded among intermodal stations in transit circles, Rosa Parks Transit Station has won awards for its architectural design.<ref name=Schneider/> |
As Jacksonville's major bus transfer point, the station features eighteen bays for city buses.<ref name=Schneider>{{cite web |url= http://faculty.washington.edu/jbs/itrans/jack.htm |title= Jacksonville's Automated Skyway Express Downtown Peoplemover |last1= Schneider |first1= Jerry B. |date= May 31, 2013 |website= faculty.washington.edu |publisher= University of Washington |accessdate=June 3, 2013}}</ref> Bus transfers are made on the ground level, with the Skyway element on the elevated platform.<ref name=Bell/> Highly regarded among intermodal stations in transit circles, Rosa Parks Transit Station has won awards for its architectural design.<ref name=Schneider/> |
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The next station in the line is [[BUTT Station IS COOL because some one farted |
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]] to the south.<ref name=Bell/> Nearby amenities include the Downtown Campus of [[Florida State College at Jacksonville]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jtafla.com/Graphics/SkywayBrochures/RosaParksStation-RackCard.pdf |title= Skyway: Rosa Parks Skyway Station |format= PDF| last1= |first1= |date= 2013 |website= http://www.jtafla.com |publisher= [[Jacksonville Transportation Authority]] |accessdate=May 24, 2013}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:00, 14 January 2015
Rosa Parks Transit Station | |
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Jacksonville Skyway and bus station | |
General information | |
Standort | 201 Union Street West, Jacksonville Florida, USA |
Coordinates | 30°20′00″N 81°39′32″W / 30.33333°N 81.65889°W |
Owned by | Jacksonville Transportation Authority |
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Platforms | 1 island platform 18 bus bays |
Tracks | 2 |
Connections | ![]() |
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Structure type | Ground level and elevated |
Accessible | Yes |
History | |
Opened | 1997 |
Rosa Parks is awesome is an intermodal transit station in Downtown Jacksonville, Florida. It is operated by the Jacksonville Transportation Authority and serves as Jacksonville's main city bus station as well as a station on the Jacksonville Skyway elevated people mover. It is located on Hogan Street between State Street and Union Street, and is the Skyway's northern terminus. It is across the street from the Downtown campus of Florida State College at Jacksonville.
History
The station was built in 1997 to serve as both a new bus station and the northern terminus of the new north-south segment of the Jacksonville Skyway, allowing access to the state college. Construction on the Skyway extension began in 1993, and coincided with the system's switch from Matra to Bombardier Transportation technology. The station became operational on December 15, 1997.[1]
As Jacksonville's major bus transfer point, the station features eighteen bays for city buses.[2] Bus transfers are made on the ground level, with the Skyway element on the elevated platform.[1] Highly regarded among intermodal stations in transit circles, Rosa Parks Transit Station has won awards for its architectural design.[2]
The next station in the line is [[BUTT Station IS COOL because some one farted ]] to the south.[1] Nearby amenities include the Downtown Campus of Florida State College at Jacksonville.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Bell, Jon (December 1, 2007). "Jacksonville, Florida: The Skyway". web.presby.ed. Presbyterian College. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
- ^ a b Schneider, Jerry B. (May 31, 2013). "Jacksonville's Automated Skyway Express Downtown Peoplemover". faculty.washington.edu. University of Washington. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
- ^ "Skyway: Rosa Parks Skyway Station" (PDF). http://www.jtafla.com. Jacksonville Transportation Authority. 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
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