Development Opportunities on the FEC Corridor: An Interactive Forum 4/17 - Teaser

I attended this seminar today put on by the Urban Land Institute and the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority in Dania Beach.  It was all about Tri-Rail's coming Coastal Service along the FEC railway - the eastern RR tracks through region that would link all the coastal downtowns with rail transit service - in addition to an expanded Tri-Rail service and the "All Aboard Florida" - privately initiated by the FEC - fast train which will link Miami and Orlando.

I took a lot of notes, video and pictures so expect a lot more in the coming days.  William Waters and Delores Key attended on behalf of the city.  Almost all the communities along the route had a display at the conference - Lake Worth did not.  There were many private sector developers there as well as government officials.  For those monitoring the LDR formulation process, the station area for Lake Worth would be in the area of Lake/Lucerne Avenues and the FEC tracks and it will soon be zoned for transit oriented development.

To give you a sense of the anticipation and excitement of other communities along the route, check out this video I took of the various displays in the lobby outside of the seminar room:

Again, much more to come later.  In the meantime, check out the links above.