MOVING UP IN THE BOLD CITY Community Leaders Igniting Mobility WELCOME Jacksonville has a bright future on the horizon with new developments in our Downtown and historic neighborhoods: from bright new ideas for our waterfront, an ambitious new transit center, an expanding vision for our sports district, to restoration of historic buildings. We are the Bold City of dreamers and doers. And, while we are building on a long legacy of innovation and rich vision, we have struggled to offer every resident of Jacksonville an equal opportunity to share in this vision.
JOIN US Like many other cities across the South, we have struggled with the legacy of poverty and oppression. Simultaneously, we have wrestled with intergenerational poverty. In 2015, 37% of Jacksonville Households Launch Event were either living in poverty or struggling to afford basic needs, and 66% of children born to a Jacksonville August 25, 2018 family living in the lowest 20% of the economic spectrum will spend their lives in poverty.1 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Weaver Center for This is why we believe increasing upward economic mobility needs to be a central focus as we continue Community Outreach to grow and develop as a city. By actively viewing economic mobility as a necessary feature of our growth and development we can continue to build our vision, while dismantling our legacy of intergenerational poverty. We can lift each other up, and move forward, together. Community Forum 1 New Town In order for meaningful change in economic mobility to occur in Jacksonville, we believe that community September 27, 2018 engagement is essential. Neighborhood residents are the experts of their homes, streets, and communities. So, in the Fall of 2018, we will be working with Jacksonville neighborhoods and employers to identify their needs, priorities, and ideas to promote economic mobility in their communities. Community Forum 2 Springfield / Eastside We have decided to focus on three communities in the city of Jacksonville to begin this work: New Town, November 1, 2018 Arlington, and the Eastside/Springfield community.2 We have picked these neighborhoods because of a history of strong leadership and significant economic challenges. We will focus on the major roadblocks Employer Talent that stand in the way of young people advancing in their education and careers, and will use the ideas generated through these events to set the priorities for our work in the coming years. We are excited to Innovation Summit work together and lay the groundwork for a city where everyone has a chance to CLIMB. November 8, 2018 Omni Jacksonville A special thanks to all of the many partners who helped to make this informational packet possible: Liz Lufrano of The United Way of Northeast Florida; the NSEM Steering Committee; Corinne Spears, Gabe Community Forum 3 Isaacson, and the McKinsey Team who put all of this research together and made such beautiful graphics. Many thanks to Generation Retail Career Advancement funder, Walmart. Arlington December 6, 2018 1 Data Source: 2017 United Way ALICE Report Florida Update 2 Eastside and Springfield are two different neighborhoods who share a common boarder. We have decided to bring them together for the purposes of this work because much of the data available looks at the two neighborhoods together. CLIMB is connecting leaders across our downtown Jacksonville neighborhoods: students and parents; educators and service providers; employers and civic leaders. CLIMB aims to bring the whole community of leaders together to identify, understand, and disrupt the roadblocks to mobility for citizens of Jacksonville. Together, as a community, we will climb to prosperity.
Today, more than 75 million young adults are out of work globally, and three times as many are underemployed. At the same time, 40 percent of employers say a skills shortage is leaving them with entry-level vacancies. Generation is a youth employment nonprofit with a dual mission to empower young people to build thriving, sustainable careers and to provide employers the highly skilled, motivated talent they need. To date, more than 20,000 young adults have graduated from the Generation program, which prepares young adults for careers in 65 cities and 155 locations across seven countries. Generation works with 1,700+ employer partners and a wide range of implementation partners and funders. The organization was founded by McKinsey & Company in 2014.
About United Way of Northeast Florida With a rich 93-year history, United Way of Northeast Florida is a respected and efficient philanthropic organization. We envision a community of opportunity where everyone has hope and can reach their full potential. Our mission is to solve our community’s toughest challenges by connecting people, resources and ideas. United Way’s long tradition of addressing the human service needs in Duval, Baker, Clay, Nassau and Northern St. Johns counties is made possible through the commitment of thousands of volunteers, contributors and community partners. unitedwaynefl.org
The Network for Southern Economic Mobility is a select group of Southern communities committed to increasing upward mobility for youth and young adults who are furthest from economic opportunity. Current membership includes Athens, GA, Chattanooga, TN, Greenville, SC, Jacksonville, FL, Little Rock, AR, Savannah, GA, and Spartanburg, SC. These communities are building cross-sector leadership teams and a regional peer-learning network to build an infrastructure of opportunity that aligns strategic investments and enables youth and young adults to achieve economic security. OVERVIEW
STANTON COLLEGE founded as an elementary 1890 school as part of the Population: 17,000 SPAIN sold Florida Freedman’s Bureau. It Territory to US in 1821. was the second school for Jacksonville named to African American children in JACKSONVILLE honor Andrew Jackson. 1866 the state of Florida. 1869 Growing and Evolving 1800-1960 EDWARD WATERS JOHN ROLLINS founded (then: COLLEGE purchases the Kingsley Brown Theological Institute) 1821 1868 Plantation. Finding with goal to educate freed agriculture less former slaves. lucrative than expected, Rollins transitioned the island into a tourist resort and turning the slave quarters into tourist attractions.
Jacksonville GREAT FIRE OF 1901 destroyed 146 blocks NAACP’S and 2,400 buildings, leaving Jacksonville chapter ~10,000 residents homeless. 1914 founded. 1934
MAJOR INVESTMENT JACKSONVILLE ($1 million bond) approved UNIVERSITY founded. 1901 to fund major expansion 1917 of Jacksonville public schools and replace wooden schools with brick buildings BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION. The decision stated that the segregation of schools MATHEWS BRIDGE was was unconstitutional and constructed, connecting the overturned the “separate but Arlington neighborhood with equal” doctrine established downtown Jacksonville. 1954-68 by Plessy v. Ferguson. 1955
CIVIL RIGHTS ERA. The effectiveness of this FLORIDA LEGISLATION movement was due, in part, to the economic creates the Jacksonville 1953 pressure put on public services and places 1954 Expressway Authority (later (e.g., bus boycotts, lunch counter sit-ins, hotels, Jacksonville Transportation movie, theatres, discriminatory hiring practices Authority). 1890 Population: 17,000
DUVAL COUNTY is first county in FL to offer major public school transit 1900
“LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING” was publicly performed first as a poem as part 1898 of a celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday by 500 school children at the segregated Stanton School. Its principal, James Weldon Johnson, wrote the words to introduce its honored guest, Booker T. Washington. It was declared “The Negro 1890 National Anthem.” Population: 143,000 U.S. NAVY expands, fostering huge population and economic growth. Naval Air Station Jacksonville was officially commissioned. 1950s
JACKSONVILLE still suffers from the negative effects of rapid suburban sprawl after WWII. 1940-42 The development of suburbs leads to a wave of middle class migration out of city limits, leaving Jacksonville with a much poorer population before. The ‘ritzy’ SUGAR HILL neighborhood, Much of the city’s tax base dissipates, leading to home to Jacksonville’s most prominent problems with funding education, sanitation, and African Americans, was demolished traffic control within the city limits. Residents in for the construction of I-95, which cut unincorporated suburbs have difficulty obtaining through the heart of the neighborhood. municipal services. Between I-95, the expansion of Shands Medical Center, and urban renewal, more than 75% of families were relocated outside of the neighborhood. 1960
DUVAL COUNTY ranked last among Florida’s 67 counties for per- 1960s pupil funding. It ranked last among the twenty largest public school districts in the nation. OVERVIEW
SIX YEARS after the Brown v. Board Supreme Court decision, The Community 1960 Foundation of Northeast Population: Florida found that 89 201,000 Caucasian and 24 African- American schools were totally segregated by students, teachers and administrators. 1960 JACKSONVILLE Growing and Evolving 1960-2011 On AX HANDLE SATURDAY, young 1960 African American’s protesting segregated lunch counters beaten in Hemming park. Jacksonville authorities did not intervene.
JACKSONVILLE International Airport built. 1971
THREE DAYS of riots erupt after a police offer shot and 1968 killed an unarmed fifteen- year-old African American boy named Donnie Ray Hall.
“TOUCHDOWN JACKSONVILLE!” formed to bring NFL team to Jacksonville. 1993
The RIVER CITY RENAISSANCE $235 million bond issued. Under the mayoralty of 1989 Ed Austin, this program revitalized the Gator Bowl, replaced ballpark and coliseum, and converted the St. James Building into the city hall, among other renovations. The “SCHOOL BOOTSTRAP COMMITTEE” released a report describing poor conditions in schools, inadequate instruction and curriculum, ineffective administration and lack of financial MAYOR HANS TANZLER support. The public refuses to accept revaluation built first public housing since or additional taxes to improve school funding. The WWII and created Jacksonville Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Community Relations threatened to withdraw accreditation within one Commission (now Jacksonville 1968 1960 year because of these deficiencies. 1965 Human Rights Commission).
On AX HANDLE FIFTEEN DUVAL COUNTY DUVAL COUNTY schools are disaccredited by approved city-county SATURDAY, young 1963 the Southern Association of consolidation in 1967, African American’s 1967 Colleges and Schools, including making Jacksonville the protesting segregated Fletcher, Forrest, Raines, Parker, largest city in Florida. lunch counters beaten Englewood, Ribault, Butler, in Hemming park. Paxon, Lee, Stanton, Baldwin, Jacksonville authorities and Jackson. did not intervene. 1980 URBAN LEAGUE report states that the Population: Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office had made 541,000 strides to increase equal opportunity among its ranks. However, African- American’s in Jacksonville were still 1971 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH suffering from unemployment at 2x the FLORIDA established. 1974 rates of their white peers. 1988
THREE DAYS of riots erupt DUVAL TEACHERS UNITED COURTS ruled that after a police offer shot and is created in a merger of Duval County had finally killed an unarmed fifteen- 1972 Duval Teachers Association, 1979 eliminated segregation in year-old African American boy Jacksonville Federation of schools and was operating named Donnie Ray Hall. Teachers, and Florida State under a unitary school Teachers Association, an system. organization representing black teachers. 2000 As MASS INCARCERATION rates Population: rapidly increase across the country, 736,000 Jacksonville saw an 80% increase in the number of African-American 1993 female headed households. 2011
The RIVER CITY RENAISSANCE $235 ALVIN BROWN is city’s million bond issued. Under the mayoralty of first elected African- Ed Austin, this program revitalized the Gator 1970-99 American mayor. Bowl, replaced ballpark and coliseum, and converted the St. James Building into the city hall, among other renovations. OVERVIEW
Other Racial/Ethnic Composition Native American Asian or Pacific Islander Jacksonville, FL (1980-2014) Latino Black % of residents White 1.8% 4.4% 2.8% 7.7% 4.3% 8.2%
25.1% 25.0% 28.7% 30.1% 30.2% Jacksonville has seen 71.8% 70.3% income inequality grow 62.2% 55.1% 54.2% as the city becomes more diverse. 1980 1990 2000 2010 2014
Since 1980, the bottom 10% of earners have seen income In-Demand Jobs, by number of job listings in 2017 decrease by 4%, while incomes Truck Driver 6% have grown over for the Registered Nurse wealthiest 10%. Contract Services
Driver
Cashier
Associate
Travel Registered Nurse Customer Service Representative $0k $2k $4k $6k $8k $10k $12k $14k $16k $18k $20k $22k
SOURCE: LinkedIn, National Equity Atlas Income Growth for Jacksonville Residents (1980-2014) % change
10% Companies in 6.3% Finance and 5% Health Care employ the most workers in 0% Jacksonville. -1.2% -1.6% -3.3% -5% -3.9% Finance had 10th 20th 50th 80th 90th Percentile Percentile Percentile Percentile Percentile the largest increase in net hires last year. Top 5 industries by percent of total employment in the Jacksonville region
12.8% 11.4% 7.5% 6.4% 6.1%
Finance Health Care Education Manufacturing Corporate Services
Income by racial group, by dollars in 2016
68,000 56,000 45,000 41,000 35,000
Asian White Latino Other Black OVERVIEW Neighborhoods: Examples of ongoing & wide-ranging initiatives
Arlington New Town Springfield/Eastside
Renew Arlington CRA New Town Success Zone EPIC / LISC Jacksonville Encourages public engagement Decade-long initiative focusing on Neighborhood residents created a Neighborhood and redevelopment by protecting neighborhood safety, health care, vision for their neighborhood, and have Initiative Arlington’s character, adjusting infrastructure, education, housing, overseen initiatives around housing, zoning laws, and investment in blight, and employment. safety, education, and rehabilitation of infrastructure enhancements. historic venues.
Until 2035, all new revenues Since its origination in 2008, New Over the first five years, this initiative Timeframe generated from increased Town Success Zone has seen has seen successes around minimizing for Impact property values in the area will be improvements in education, health blight, revitalizing properties, and dedicated to housing, economic care, public safety, and housing. improving livability. The second phase development, infrastructure, and Future initiatives are focused on will ensure this is a vibrant core other projects. employment and entrepreneurship. neighborhood.
These substantial development initiatives will have an impact that goes well beyond housing, childcare, or transportation alone. Rather, they are meant to leverage the fabric and character of these neighborhoods to create safety and prosperity.
SOURCE: City of Jacksonville, Edward Waters College, LISC, Operation New Hope, Statistical Atlas SOURCE: Data USA, Florida Times-Union, HUD, Rent Jungle, Shimberg Institute, Zillow HOUSING
Home prices and rental rates are increasingly expensive for The cost of housing is Jacksonville’s growing population. increasing faster than income and population % Cost Increase (2012-2018) growth.
48% 18% 9% 9% Minimum wage Home Prices Rental Rates Population Household employees cannot Growth Income afford fair market rent Growth with a normal full-time workload. Housing Affordability by Income Level (2018) by renters in income group Rent is more than 40% of income Rent is less than 40% of income
63% 1% 63% of renters in the 12% lowest income range 99% spend over 40% of 37% 88% their income on rent.
Below $30,000/year $30,000-50/year Above $50,000/year
SOURCE: Data USA, Florida Times-Union, HUD, Rent Jungle, Shimberg Institute, Zillow HOUSING
Apartment Affordability by Number of Bedrooms and Wage Level (2018) hours needed to work per week
STUDIO ONE BEDROOM TWO BEDROOM THREE BEDROOM FOUR BEDROOM $617/month $791/month $969/month $1283/month $1625/month
40 hours 30 38 per week 47 60 63 76 79 94
Required Hours/Week at Minimum Wage ($8.25) 124 No. of hours per week Required Hours/Week at 2x Minimum Wage ($16.50) 158
Duval County residents have been unable to consistently access affordable housing
Fair market rental prices are A majority of households As Jacksonville’s population unaffordable for those making below the median income are grows, demand for housing will the minimum wage. spending more than 40% of only continue to grow, putting their income on housing. upward pressure on prices.
SOURCE: Data USA, Florida Times-Union, HUD, Rent Jungle, Shimberg Institute, Zillow The City of Jacksonville has seen efforts at affordable housing from public funding, private development, and legislative flexibility.
Affordable Inclusive Public Housing Zoning Non-Profit Financial Developments Policies Support Support
BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CITY AND STATE PROGRAMS THE CITY HAS ADJUSTED NONPROFITS ARE SUPPORTING SECTOR PLAY AN IMPORTANT OFFER FINANCIAL AID TO ZONING POLICY TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING ROLE IN DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT HOME INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT AND OPTIONS FOR THE HOMELESS • Blight fighting initiatives by the • State Housing Initiatives • Jacksonville has offered • HabiJax – the largest affiliate of City can clean up vacant and Partnership Program (SHIP): exceptions to zoning policies to Habitat for Humanity in the United neglected property to build afford Offers grants for support buying, encourage housing developments, States – builds simple, decent, housing (e.g. Payne Avenue Walk rehabilitating, or affording home especially in low-income areas and affordable housing. with 12 homes in a previously • Head Start to Home Ownership - Ex: reducing required number • Built over 1500 homes in vacant and crime-ridden property). (H2H): Offers up to $15,000 to of parking spots for affordable Jacksonville – which are sold at • The City’s Affordable Housing low income families to use for a housing developments no profit and demand no interest Property Inventory tracks city- down payment or closing costs • However, the deBeaumont on the 25 year mortgage. owned property that could be associated with purchasing a Foundation gave Jacksonville the • Ability Housing stabilizes lives, donated or sold for affordable home. Applicants must attend lowest possible rating for detail or strengthens neighborhoods, and housing development. home ownership training classes substance of the zoning policies reduces unnecessary financial and undergo financial review to • Private developers have found burdens for taxpayers. ensure preparedness numerous opportunities to • Average income of Ability build affordable housing in Housing’s residents is $8,465 neighborhoods throughout Jacksonville (e.g. Houston Street • Metro North builds quality Manor with 72 units; Lofts at affordable homes and works Monroe with 108 units). closely with home buyers to help them navigate the financing process.
The City, non-profits, and private developers all play a role in developing affordable housing in Jacksonville. The City can support these initiatives with public funding, but it can similarly foster affordable housing development by passing favorable zoning policies and offering tax incentives for private developers.
SOURCE: Ability Housing, City of Jacksonville, de Beaumont Foundation, Florida Housing, HabiJax, Jacksonville Daily Record, Metro North, Modern Cities HOUSING
These neighborhoods are reliant on increasingly expensive rental housing.
Average Rent as a % of Income (2017) Rent is a higher share of income in these neighborhoods than it is in Jacksonville overall. 23% 34% 33% 49% Jacksonville Springfield/Eastside Arlington New Town
Proportion of households that are occupied by owners or renters Renter-occupied Households Our neighborhoods have a Owner-occupied Households
higher proportion of renter- Florida 65% 35%
occupied households than Jacksonville 58% 42%
the Florida and Jacksonville Springfield/Eastside 43% 57%
averages. Arlington 53% 47%
New Town 54% 46%
SOURCE: Area Vibes, Neighborhood Scout, Statistical Atlas Proportion of households that can afford their region’s average rent (2017) 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Jacksonville
30% Springfield
Arlington
New Town
20%
New Town - 40% can afford housing Arlington - 43% can afford housing Springfield/Eastside - 44% can afford housing 10% Jacksonville - 60% can afford housing
Less than half of the • In these neighborhoods, there is a higher proportion of renters populations in our than in the City and State overall. neighborhoods have an • At the same time, rent costs a greater share of income. income high enough to • This leaves a majority of households unable to afford the average rent or forced to compromise ability to save or spend afford the average rent. elsewhere. HOUSING
Other US cities have found creative solutions to encourage affordable housing development.
ATLANTA, GA MINNEAPOLIS, MN CLEVELAND, OH DENVER, CO
INCLUSIONARY ZONING AND PAIRING HOUSING LEASE-TO-OWN PROGRAMS PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS DEVELOPMENT WITH INCENTIVES • Built over 1,000 affordable • Allocated $10 million to loan to TRANSPORTATION • Created requirements, homes for lease for first 15 low income housing developers bonuses, and tax abatements • Offer bonus tax benefits if they years. • Developers must meet certain if developers built affordable build units near areas where the • After 15 years, lessees can buy requirements for tax benefits housing for low-income groups city is encouraging pedestrian the home at a discounted price. and ultimately repay the loan. or in low-income areas. mobility and public transit The money is then reinvested in ridership • 99% success rate among • Encouraged over 12,000 new these families who become additional developments. rentals per year the last three • Minneapolis has more than homeowners1. • Denver’s first cycle is expected years. three times as much public to yield 600-700 affordable transit use as Jacksonville units, with the target of more does. than 1,000 units within 12 years.
These cities have innovative solutions to improve access to affordable housing. These programs are not about investing enormous sums of money up-front. To varying degrees, these programs are replicable in many cities and would encourage development, access, and affordability. 1 Success defined by not defaulting on monthly payments.
SOURCE: City of Denver, Cleveland Housing Network, Curbed, HUD, NAHMA CHILDCARE
Average living expenses in Jacksonville % of Households that can/cannot % of avg income Afford Average Childcare Costs
32% Childcare for two children 77% 23%
23% Average household rent
Cannot afford childcare Can afford childcare
17% Childcare for infant On average, childcare is considered affordable in Jacksonville for households with income above $83,000. This applies to less than one- quarter of Jacksonville. 9% Tuition at Florida State College Childcare in Jacksonville costs are above the standard for affordability.
• Childcare is considered affordable if it is less than 10% of household income. Childcare is more expensive than full-time college tuition at Florida • On average, childcare in Jacksonville costs 17% of income. State College at Jacksonville, and • For households with multiple children, childcare is more childcare for two children often expensive than rent. exceeds housing costs.
SOURCE: ALICE Report, Center for American Progress, FSCJ, Jacksonville Times-Union, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistical Atlas, US Census CHILDCARE
Out-of-home childcare options in 19% of Jacksonville Jacksonville are limited and costly. households live in poverty, including over 14,000 of Jacksonville’s children under % of children under 5 by childcare provider the age of five.
Many programs are directed Other Relative 11% at the households in poverty, Child Care Center but child care remains Parent unaffordable for many more 33% Family Home Care than just those below the A majority of children poverty line. stay at home with a 26% family, while less than one-third go to a formal accredited childcare center. % of children in single parent households
Springfield/Eastside 44
30% New Town 58
Arlington 61
SOURCE: Bright Horizons, Chappell Schools, childcareAware, Early Learning Coalition of Duval County, First Baptist Academy, Florida Times-Union, Head Start Examples of accredited1 childcare providers in Jacksonville
Program Description Cost Availability Children per Teacher (max. 15)
Government-sponsored Head Start $ (low) (low) 11-15 program for those below poverty line Private institution with Chappell $$$ (high) 15 multiple campuses (mid) School around Jacksonville
First Baptist Private religious high Academy of $$$ (high) performing childhood (mid) 9 Jacksonville program
Employer- Employer-sponsored $$ (mid) 15 Sponsored childcare facility on campus (high) at slightly subsidized cost Facilities
Scholarship Programs
Limited financial aid Duval ELC $ (low) Financial Aid available for those below (low) N/A 1.5x poverty line Scholarships Success $ (low) available to those (low) N/A by 6 below 2x poverty line
The affordable childcare options lack capacity, while the expensive childcare options have excess capacity for families willing to pay for expensive care. Childcare by relatives allow for Many parents stay home to significant cost-savings, assuming Even beyond infancy, a care for their young children, that caring for the child does not majority of children are especially for infants. keep that individual from earning a cared for by family members. larger income in the work force.
1 Accredited by the Florida Department of Children and Families CHILDCARE
Other cities have found ways to increase access to and decrease the cost of childcare.
JACKSON, MS ST. PAUL, MN ORANGE COUNTY, FL VENTURA, CA
CITY BUILDS ITS OWN PAIRING CHILDCARE WITH COUNTY-WIDE COALITION CHILDCARE PROVIDED BY CHILDCARE FACILITIES TO ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSIT TO MARKET PROGRAMS AND EMPLOYERS CREATE ACCESS AND JOBS EXPAND ACCESS • One of many cities that built • Patagonia provides on-site • Built three childcare centers in child care facilities near public • Neighborhood Centers for partially subsidized childcare for select neighborhoods. transit. Families (NCF) created 13 employees. • Used otherwise vacant spaces, • Reduces commute time, limits locations to address the specific • Allows employees to shorten created numerous jobs, and the dependence on cars, needs of each community by their commute and visit with offered inexpensive quality child reduces traffic, and encourages partnering with the full array of their children during the day. non-profits in the area. care. public transit use. • Patagonia’s program leads to • Language test scores improved • Also increased property values • NCF has increased awareness 100% retention of new moms. 20-40% via this program. and attracted childcare workers. and utilization of many non- profit organizations in the area.
Cities, companies, and non-profits have all identified childcare as a crucial focus area. Childcare can be disproportionately expensive and can force a parent out of the labor force. In some areas, the capacity for childcare exists and organizations focus on awareness.
SOURCE: City of Jackson, Metro Transit, Orange County, Patagonia TRANSPORTATION
Jacksonville’s transportation landscape is primarily driven by car ownership.
CYCLING/PEDESTRIANS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CAR OWNERSHIP CONGESTION AND TRAFFIC • Jacksonville has been • Jacksonville adjusted routes • Florida is one of the most • The average commuter identified as one of the five leading to increase ridership expensive states for car spends at least 38 hours per most dangerous cities for on public buses starting in ownership. year in traffic. pedestrians and cyclists. 2014. • A higher % of Jacksonville • Congestion costs $842 • In addition, the city has • Eliminated a large number of residents own a car than per auto commuter in the third-highest rate of bus stops, but emphasized national average. Jacksonville. pedestrian fatalities of the stops with the highest • Jacksonville ranks as one of • There is over $12 million 100 largest cities in the US. volume. the states with the most low- spent on fuel costs alone • Used by only 2% of income car owners. attributed to time spent in commuters, though up to 5% • Due to Jacksonville’s large traffic in Duval County alone. do in low-income areas. land mass, citizens see car ownership as an imperative .
Due to the long distance that many Jacksonville citizens have to travel to get to work, child care, or other destinations, car ownership is very prevalent. Jacksonville’s residents do not heavily use public transit and do not feel safe commuting via bicycle or on foot .
SOURCE: Amtrak, Florida DOT, Florida Times-Union, JAXPORT, JTA, Mass Transit Magazine, Texas A&M Transportation Institute TRANSPORTATION
Completed Initiatives Upcoming Initiatives
Route Optimization Strategic Neighborhood Action Plan One-time investment to make the for Pedestrians (SNAPP) public bus system more efficient Underway Eliminated 1,200 bus stops, but Targeted Roadway Improvements for increased frequency at high-volume Pedestrian Safety (TRIPS) stops to increase ridership by over Underway 20% Jacksonville Regional Transportation Bus Rapid Transit System Center • (1-2 years) Integrating local, Bus system to cover more than 57 regional, and intercity bus, Skyway, miles on the Jacksonville region and rail services into one centrally- Uses energy efficient buses and located center fewer stops to create cost savings Skyway and Ultimate Urban Circulator • (3-5 years) Integrating autonomous vehicles and off-ramps to existing Skyway infrastructure
Jacksonville’s population is heavily reliant on cars for transportation, but the city is working to make it safer and more accessible for bus riders and pedestrians.
SOURCE: City of Jacksonville, Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Daily Record, JTA, Metro Jacksonville, Modern Cities, Pro Publica Many cities have innovative and replicable transportation solutions.
PHILADELPHIA, PA TAMPA, FL ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL INDIANAPOLIS, IN
BIKE SHARE PROGRAM FACILITATING CAR OWNERSHIP UBER PARTNERSHIP URBAN WALKING/BIKING PATH • Indego Bike Share program: • Wheels of Success: assists • City offers a discount for certain • Indianapolis Cultural Trail: spread bike share program into low-income households in the Uber rides. connects neighborhoods, low-income areas. purchasing, maintaining, and • Riders receive a 20% discount helps cyclists/pedestrians, and • One-third of the 600 bikes have repairing of cars. for any ride that begins and created green space. been placed in low income • Can purchase cars by making ends in the city. • Due to the foot traffic on the neighborhoods. monthly payments (based on • Riders receive a 25% discount trail, property values increased • Added a cash payment income) and donating five for any ride that begins and dramatically. option making the bikes more services hours per month to the ends at a SunRail stop. • The City is now ensuring public accessible to more populations. program. transit is highly accessible at • Funded by non-profits and the various points from the trail. City.
Successful in the cities that they have been implemented in. Solutions are specifically for the local populations that need most assistance
SOURCE: Curbed, Indego, Indianapolis Cultural Trail, Uber, Wheels of Success CLIMB www.climbjax.net