Fla. group adds FTA online resource center

TransPortal allows riders to plan for a taxi ride — complete with cost estimate — and use bus, rail, or paratransit, where available, to reach their final destination. The portal’s software then determines the possibilities and modes of transportation needed in the trip

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September 29, 2014

Fla. group adds FTA online resource center — Mobility summit officials celebrate the launch of TransPortal. (L-R) Katie Ross, Sen. Bill Nelson's office; Glenel Bowden, Congresswoman
Corrine Brown's office; Jessica Norfleet, Congressman Ted Yoho's office;
Dr. Yvette Taylor, FTA Regional Administrator; and Nathaniel P. Ford Sr.,
JTA Chief Executive Officer.

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Mobility summit officials celebrate the launch of TransPortal. (L-R) Katie Ross, Sen. Bill Nelson's office; Glenel Bowden, CongresswomanCorrine Brown's office; Jessica Norfleet, Congressman Ted Yoho's office;Dr. Yvette Taylor, FTA Regional Administrator; and Nathaniel P. Ford Sr., JTA Chief Executive Officer.

GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. — Clay Transit, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority and the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization teamed to introduce TransPortal -- an online transportation resource center funded by the Federal Transit Administration, reported the Clay Today.

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