J Magazine Winter 2019
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David Cawton II, Manager of Media<br />
& Public Relations at the Jacksonville<br />
Transportation Authority, takes a selfie<br />
with Mike Clark, editor of J <strong>Magazine</strong>,<br />
Todd Brearley, Design and Construction<br />
Project Manager for the Jacksonville<br />
Regional Transportation Center<br />
and Nat Ford, CEO of JTA.<br />
J MAGAZINE<br />
PARTNERS<br />
DEPARTMENTS<br />
9 FROM THE EDITOR<br />
10 RATING DOWNTOWN<br />
11 BRIEFING<br />
12 THE BIG PICTURE<br />
14 THEN & NOW<br />
14 THE BIG PICTURE<br />
68 CHECKING THE PULSE<br />
90 CORE EYESORE<br />
92 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS<br />
98 THE FINAL WORD<br />
THE MAGAZINE OF THE REBIRTH OF JACKSONVILLE’S DOWNTOWN<br />
Transportation Issue<br />
NEED FOR SPEED<br />
WHEN WILL<br />
HIGH-SPEED<br />
RAIL COME TO<br />
JACKSONVILLE?<br />
P34<br />
END OF AN ERA<br />
A HIGH-PROFILE<br />
DOWNTOWN<br />
MEGA-CHURCH<br />
DOWNSIZES<br />
P64<br />
IN THE DARK<br />
WHEN THE SUN<br />
GOES DOWN,<br />
THE CORE CAN<br />
GET GLOOMY<br />
P72<br />
THE FUTURE<br />
BAY STREET<br />
INNOVATION<br />
CORRIDOR IS<br />
CLOSER THAN<br />
YOU THINK<br />
P86<br />
TRANSIT MAN<br />
JTA CEO NAT FORD HAS HIS EYES SET ON THE FUTURE<br />
P18<br />
WINTER <strong>2019</strong><br />
ON THE COVER<br />
With the Regional Transportation<br />
Center set to open in the spring,<br />
Jacksonville Transportation Authority<br />
CEO Nat Ford isn’t taking a break<br />
anytime soon. // PAGE 18<br />
STORY BY FRANK DENTON<br />
PHOTO BY BOB SELF