Third subpoena to JTA seeks records on U2C, Corner Lot, sponsorships; names City Council member, others

A third criminal subpoena issued to the Jacksonville Transportation Authority by Florida’s Office of the Attorney General includes requests related to Jacksonville-based Corner Lot Development Group, cost estimates for the development of the Ultimate Urban Circulator (U2C), ridership reports, cash flows and information regarding sponsorships, as reported by our news partners at the Jacksonville Daily Record.The subpoena also requests communication between former JTA Chief Development Officer Greer Gillis and City Council member Rahman Johnson regarding cost estimates for the U2C, a now-paused autonomous development program spearheaded by former JTA CEO Nat Ford, who resigned in July. Ford became CEO of Dallas Area Rapid Transit. The attorney general’s office also requested communication between JTA Chief of Public Affairs Jessica Shepler, former Jacksonville Chief of Staff Jordan Elsbury and Michael Junco regarding Bread Board, a former restaurant in VyStar Credit Union’s Downtown he