To kick off the 2020 new year, the COMTO Jacksonville local chapter held its first monthly meeting at the Florida Department of Transportation Facility featuring guest speaker, Dr. Cleveland Ferguson III, Senior Vice President and Chief Administration Officer (CAO) of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority.

Dr. Ferguson educated COMTO members and guests about the JTA’s new projects and initiatives for transportation and future plans to expand the industry as a whole.

The audience viewed blueprints, progression and the pending completion of the new JRTC (Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center) building downtown in the LaVilla area, which is set to be opened to the public at the end of March 2020.

Dr. Ferguson not only expressed his excitement about JTA’s accomplishments (past & present), but also encouraged everyone to “Embrace all things Mobility!” In 2019, the JTA served a whopping 11.2 million customers and Dr. Ferguson believes those numbers will increase tremendously as new developments for transportation will continue to soar. By using public transportation, he believes the consumer will benefit by saving money and utilizing reliable services that will hone in on the four major factors of the “New Mobility Paradigm” which are: integration, technology, innovation and mobility.

Thank you to Dr. Ferguson for sharing this information and we look forward to the grand opening of the new JRTC building which will house not only buses, but also multiple modes of transportation to serve the Jacksonville community.