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RE: Stadium Shuttle Service- King St. Garage

BJORN TOURAQUE — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:33:17 GMT

[quote][b]BUCKETHEAD (6/29/2008)[/b][hr]A white elephant?

A huge waste of taxpayer dollars to line the pockets of Jville good ol' boys?

Local media complicit?

Oh well, at least downtown is just like Disney World now.[/quote]

Downtown is just like the It's A Small World ride.

If that small world was Mogadishu.

RE: Stadium Shuttle Service- King St. Garage

Buckethead — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:00:33 GMT

A white elephant?

A huge waste of taxpayer dollars to line the pockets of Jville good ol' boys?

Local media complicit?

Oh well, at least downtown is just like Disney World now.

RE: Stadium Shuttle Service- King St. Garage

BJORN TOURAQUE — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:22:01 GMT

I didn't live here then, but which ones of you voted for the construction of that silly thing?

The monorail that is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marge_vs._the_Monorail

RE: Stadium Shuttle Service- King St. Garage

Fargin — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:07:57 GMT

I guess the theory was "If we build it, they will park." Besides my brother-in-law has been trying to dump that property for years. It'll never be worth anything anyway.

RE: Stadium Shuttle Service- King St. Garage

FBT — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:13:00 GMT

[quote][b]BJORN TOURAQUE (6/27/2008)[/b][hr]Last I saw, they have been building a shopping center in the front lot of that garage to service all of the empty new towers on the Southbank.

Is it still to be used for the games?[/quote]

That construction has no impact on the parking garage. It only prevented people from parking in the external lot because that is where the construction has been happening. The garage itself isn't involved, and has more than enough room to handle the number of gameday riders that show up there. It's just a silly location chosen by a city entity to use a garage that was built 10 years ago but barely used since.

RE: Stadium Shuttle Service- King St. Garage

BJORN TOURAQUE — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:06:41 GMT

Last I saw, they have been building a shopping center in the front lot of that garage to service all of the empty new towers on the Southbank.

Is it still to be used for the games?

RE: Stadium Shuttle Service- King St. Garage

FBT — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:41:19 GMT

[quote][b]98Eatsomebabies98 (6/6/2008)[/b][hr]I live on the Southside right off of Merrill rd so what would be the best shuttle to use? I used to use the one at Town and country.[/quote]

No matter which direction you're going in, you'll have a drive to get to a shuttle. I'd take the San Marco (King Street Garage) shuttle in. We live not too far from you, and that's our only option.

RE: Stadium Shuttle Service- King St. Garage

DaDaJagos — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:26:58 GMT

I apologize for giving incorrect info guys. Go with the San Marco shuttle, though, It's nice there with plenty of parking and only $5!

RE: Stadium Shuttle Service- King St. Garage

98Eatsomebabies98 — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:31:29 GMT

I live on the Southside right off of Merrill rd so what would be the best shuttle to use? I used to use the one at Town and country.

RE: Stadium Shuttle Service- King St. Garage

Bejeezus — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:07:21 GMT

It almost sounds like I'd be better off crossing the river and parking at the Prime Osborn.

RE: Stadium Shuttle Service- King St. Garage

FBT — Tue, 27 May 2008 20:25:05 GMT

[quote][b]Doug-H (5/27/2008)[/b][hr][quote][b]FBT (5/17/2008)[/b][hr][quote][b]DaDaJagos (5/15/2008)[/b][hr]The San Marco shuttle was very efficient every time Ive used it, but if you live in Arlington, why not use the Beach Blvd (in K Mart parking lot-near University Blvd) or better yet, the Town & Country shopping center(University & Arlington expressway) they are a lot closer to you. The only downside I could see is the San Marco shuttle is $5 and the others are $10. Its worth the extra dollars for less of a drive. Check it out![/quote]

The Beach Blvd KMart shuttle stopped running 2 years ago.

Town and Country in Arlington stopped running nearly 4 years ago.[/quote]

I used the T&C shuttle years ago and found it an easy and quick trip... I really wonder why it closed down especially after the Winn Dixie shut down and they had plenty of parking in that lot... I know most of us parked next to the office buildings etc... I could never get why they moved it to Beach Blvd and then it died... The Beach Blvd location was bad in that it was not convenient for anyone... At least at T&C, folks could take the Arlington Expressway and then ride the bus.... [/quote]

They discontinued the service because there were night games that impeded on parking for Plush and the other clubs in the shopping center. The fact that it was the most convenient shuttle service had little impact when they moved it to K-Mart, then subsequently sent those riders to San Marco.

If you think the Beach Blvd. location is inconvenient, wait until you try the Kings Street Garage. If you're coming from Arlington or the Southside, the shuttle basically doubles back to the Hart Bridge Expressway from San Marco. Not the most efficient approach to getting to JMS.

Unfortunately, the JTA was looking for a way to get cars into a parking garage that has been around for nearly 10 years and has gone almost completely unused during that stretch of time, and this seemed like the best approach.

My guess is that they will have to find a new location at some point in the next year or two because the current spot is now a construction site for a high rise that's going in, and that building will almost certainly be using the parking garage with reserved parking. The residents of the new building will complain, and the JTA will find an even more inconvenient location to put people in if they want to shuttle in for games. Maybe they can make a deal with Baptist to use their external parking lot, then run the shuttles through San Marco, down to Emerson, then back over to the Hart Bridge Expressway. Take a ride that should be a 5-10 minute shuttle ride and turn it into an hourlong ride so that you're getting your money's worth.

RE: Stadium Shuttle Service- King St. Garage

Doug-H — Tue, 27 May 2008 18:31:31 GMT

[quote][b]FBT (5/17/2008)[/b][hr][quote][b]DaDaJagos (5/15/2008)[/b][hr]The San Marco shuttle was very efficient every time Ive used it, but if you live in Arlington, why not use the Beach Blvd (in K Mart parking lot-near University Blvd) or better yet, the Town & Country shopping center(University & Arlington expressway) they are a lot closer to you. The only downside I could see is the San Marco shuttle is $5 and the others are $10. Its worth the extra dollars for less of a drive. Check it out![/quote]

The Beach Blvd KMart shuttle stopped running 2 years ago.

Town and Country in Arlington stopped running nearly 4 years ago.[/quote]

RE: Stadium Shuttle Service- King St. Garage

FBT — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:40:42 GMT

No. It's a huge structure.

RE: Stadium Shuttle Service- King St. Garage

Bon Jagley — Sun, 18 May 2008 09:03:24 GMT

Is the Kings Avenue garage ever full?

RE: Stadium Shuttle Service- King St. Garage

FBT — Sat, 17 May 2008 10:54:22 GMT

[quote][b]DaDaJagos (5/15/2008)[/b][hr]The San Marco shuttle was very efficient every time Ive used it, but if you live in Arlington, why not use the Beach Blvd (in K Mart parking lot-near University Blvd) or better yet, the Town & Country shopping center(University & Arlington expressway) they are a lot closer to you. The only downside I could see is the San Marco shuttle is $5 and the others are $10. Its worth the extra dollars for less of a drive. Check it out![/quote]

The Beach Blvd KMart shuttle stopped running 2 years ago.

Town and Country in Arlington stopped running nearly 4 years ago.

RE: Stadium Shuttle Service- King St. Garage

Bejeezus — Thu, 15 May 2008 20:59:52 GMT

I wasn't aware the shuttle ran from those places-

[url=http://jtaonthemove.com/services/sss.aspx]JTA's site[/url] doesn't list those lots. The closest ones listed are at the beach, JTB and Phillips, and Kings Ave.

[quote]Stadium Shuttle Lot Locations and Costs
(Exact Fare Required )

Downtown

* Convention Center Lot (East Bay & Stuart)
* Kings Avenue Parking Garage

$45 for Season Shuttle Pass
$ 5 Single Game Shuttle Pass

Northside

* Gateway Mall (Norwood Ave. & 44th St.)

$80 for Season Shuttle Pass
$10 Single Game Shuttle Pass

Southside/Beaches/Arlington

Philips Hwy. at Butler Blvd.
Marbon Road & State Road 13*
Beach Blvd. & 12th Street/Jax Beach (The Beaches Plaza)*

$80 for Season Shuttle Pass
$10 Single Game Shuttle Pass

* Regular Season games only

Westside

Lane Ave. & I-10

$80 for Season Shuttle Pass
$10 Single Game Shuttle Pass

Shuttle drop off locations

The Convention Center Park-n-Ride lot location will use the ramp area that is located at the north end of the stadium. This pick-up and drop off area is located on the stadium property between Gates 2 and 3.

All other stadium shuttle users will be dropped off at Lot 'B'. This lot is located east of the stadium across Haines Street between Gates 3 and 4.

[/quote]

RE: Stadium Shuttle Service- King St. Garage

DaDaJagos — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:05:40 GMT

The San Marco shuttle was very efficient every time Ive used it, but if you live in Arlington, why not use the Beach Blvd (in K Mart parking lot-near University Blvd) or better yet, the Town & Country shopping center(University & Arlington expressway) they are a lot closer to you. The only downside I could see is the San Marco shuttle is $5 and the others are $10. Its worth the extra dollars for less of a drive. Check it out!

RE: Stadium Shuttle Service- King St. Garage

Bejeezus — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:30:37 GMT

Thanks for the help!

I should have clarified that "just before kickoff" to me is arriving between warm-ups and player introductions. I try to leave home and head to the bus at about 1.5-2h before kickoff. It sounds like I'd have no problem going to San Marco instead of the beach to catch the shuttle.

Thanks again!

RE: Stadium Shuttle Service- King St. Garage

fyiNEZ — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:05:33 GMT

We used that parking garage/shuttle bus for every game last year. We like to get to the stadium fairly early, and had no problems with traffic afterwards, or the garage filling up. Our son tried to go to one of the games, sometime in the last 30 minutes before kickoff, and missed the last bus to the stadium. So I know it is possible to be left behind, if running VERY late. HTH. :)

RE: Stadium Shuttle Service- King St. Garage

fjord000 — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:25:59 GMT

Before my family and I started tailgating over near the stadium, we rode the buses from the King Street garage to the stadium. We always bgot there with enough time to at least have 30 minutes to sit and watch the players warm up, so I can't be certain how fast the garage fills up. But I do know that on one Monday night game, I had to get back to my car and drive back to Tallahassee for classes the next morning. I got back to the garage and out of there in no time at all, making it back to Tallahassee right before 3 am.

Stadium Shuttle Service- King St. Garage

Bejeezus — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:17:41 GMT

I was curious if anyone has used the stadium shuttle from the King St. Garage in San Marco.

Does the garage fill up fast?

What's the traffic like after the game?

I've used the Beaches (excellent) and Phillips/JTB (not so excellent) lots in the past, but would prefer something less out of the way from the Hidden Hills/Ft Caroline area. I'd rather not have to drive [i]farther away[/i] from the stadium to catch the bus if I don't have to, and since I'm now a STH I'm probably going to buy the season pass for the stadium shuttle as well. I don't want stadium parking as I will have a newborn at home and want to be able to arrive just before kickoff and leave as soon as the clock hits 0:00. I'd rather not commit to King St. if it's going to be tougher to get in/out of.

Any feedback or pros/cons are appreciated.