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A light blue Tri-Rail at a station.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 4, 2025

South Florida’s Tri-Rail Sets a New Annual Ridership Record

Tri-Rail hits a new ridership record with over 4.5 million rides, marking a full pandemic recovery, but future funding challenges loom beyond 2027.

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A Jacksonville Transportation Authority bus driving on a road.
Newsby StaffJune 11, 2025

Florida's JTA Sees On-Time Performance Improvement With Optibus-Snapper Integration

Predictive runtimes help Jacksonville Transportation Authority reach up to 98% OTP, improving reliability and reducing delays on key city routes.

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Newsby StaffApril 18, 2025

Florida's JTA Opens Autonomous Innovation Center, Unveils Service Name for AV Program

NAVI, which stands for Neighborhood Autonomous Vehicle Innovation, will operate from the AIC, which serves as the command center facility to store, service, monitor, and maintain Jacksonville’s autonomous mobility fleet and is set to launch this summer with NAVI servicing the first phase of the U2C.

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Newsby StaffApril 16, 2025

Florida’s JTA Approves Plan to Reserve HOLON Autonomous Vehicles for U²C Project

The resolution authorizes the CEO to negotiate and execute the purchase of the initial 14 autonomous shuttles, the HOLON Mover, for deployment along the Bay Street Innovation Corridor, Phase 1 of the U²C program.

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PSTA Board Approving Bus Plan
Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 31, 2025

Florida's PSTA Approves 'Clear, Consistent, and Connected' Bus Network

The Pinellas-Suncoast Transit Authority has approved a new Connected Community Bus Network, designed with feedback from the community in mind to create a clearer, more consistent, and connected bus network.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 27, 2025

Florida's JTA Signs Innovative Agreement to Develop Talent

The MOU outlines the structure of the six-month internships to be established, as well as the process by which the JTA staff and FSCJ professors will work together to develop and improve FSCJ’s curriculum in the mass transportation field.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 17, 2025

Florida Association Program to Promote Public Transit Statewide

The multimedia, multi-pronged effort will raise awareness of transit’s ability to provide greater mobility for Floridians.

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NewsNovember 1, 2024

Florida's Palm Tran Provides Emergency Transportation in During Hurricane Milton

While South Florida was out of the main path of the cyclone, the storm was large enough to threaten increased rain, wind, tornadoes, and the possibility of flooding in the periphery.

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Workers gather for the AIC topping out ceremony
Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 25, 2024

JTA Achieves Major Construction Milestone at Autonomous Innovation Center

The final structural beam of the Autonomous Innovation Center in LaVilla, Florida was placed during a topping out ceremony recently.

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Articlesby Alex RomanAugust 29, 2024

INIT, Florida’s HART Team for Open Payments Via Square

The integration of Square with INIT's MOBILEvario back-office fare management and clearing software has resulted in an inclusive solution that addresses the dynamic needs of riders; therefore, it was selected as a METRO Innovative Solutions Award Winner for fare collection.

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