Jacksonville Skyway
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Basics

The Skyway is a Monorail system built in the early 1990s in Jacksonville, Florida. The track is 2.5m long and connects the two halves of downtown Jacksonville. Each train can have from 2-6 cars. The system goes 35 miles per hour and crosses the Saint John's River by going over the Acosta Bridge.

History

The Skyway was the "baby project" of Mayor Ed Austin. He believed that such a system would revitalize downtown Jacksonville, which has been suffering from economic hardship for the last half of the century.

Conflicts

The Skyway is one of the biggest points of contention in Jacksonville. Many in Jacksonville say that the Skyway or "People Mover" goes from "Nowhere to Nowhere." The numbers for actually riding the system are incredibly low.

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