Cost $15 -- Breakfast provided by Village Bread Cafe

Wednesday, May 29

8:00 - 9:00 am

Riverplace Tower Skyline Room

About the speaker

Wiley Page is a Senior Transportation Planner with AtkinsRéalis based in Jacksonville. He has over 33 years of transportation planning experience and performs work for regional planning agencies such as the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization, the Florida Department of Transportation and local governments. He specializes in long-range transportation plans, corridor and safe street studies and bicycle and pedestrian studies. He is currently leading the long-range transportation plan update for the North Florida TPO and is here today to provide us with a briefing on that effort.

About the North Florida TPO

The North Florida Transportation Planning Organization is the independent regional transportation planning agency for Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties. We lead our region’s efforts in planning, funding and mobilizing resources to develop and maintain our transportation system. Local elected officials and transportation agency representatives serve on the TPO Board and receive input from the TPO Technical and Citizens Advisory committees.

Directions:

We meet at Riverplace Tower, also known as the Ameris Bank building. This is a walkable location along the Southbank Riverwalk and also convenient to the First Coast Flyer and the Skyway Riverplace Station.

There is limited free street parking, and paid parking is also available in a neighboring surface lot and garage.

Entering from the Riverwalk: take the stairs or elevator next to Village Bread Company up to the Skyline Room.

Entering from Riverplace Blvd: take the escalators and walk toward the back of the building, behind the Ameris Bank offices.

Entering from the garage: make a right at the first bank of elevators and another right into the hallway between the Ameris Bank offices.

Entering from the driveway between Riverplace Tower and the Doubletree: Walk down the hallway to the left, and make another left toward Village Bread Cafe. Take the elevator or stairs near Village Bread Cafe to the meeting space.

About Cuppa Jax

Cuppa Jax holds gatherings for neighborhood and community leaders that are open to everyone in Jacksonville. Join us on Wednesday mornings in the Skyline Room in the Riverplace Tower on the Southbank to discuss important issues facing our city.

Scheduled speakers will talk for 10-15 minutes. The rest of the time is spent with Q&A and discussion of relevant issues brought up by participants. We also encourage attendees to make community announcements at the beginning of the program.

Some important things to note:

No membership fee. Unlike many other discussion forums in Jacksonville, there is no membership fee to attend or participate in Cuppa Jax. We do ask attendees to cover the cost of coffee and breakfast provided by Village Bread Cafe. If you cannot attend due to the cost of the event, please email lsteif@tuckerhall.com and we will be glad to cover your ticket.

Topical and timely. We are seeking local thought leaders who can discuss and educate about important community issues to speak at future dates. We don’t accept offers to speak about or pitch organizations. Cuppa Jax is non-partisan, and does not endorse candidates or issues. An offer to speak does not constitute an endorsement. It is simply an opportunity for the community to have a meaningful discussion.