Monday, July 20, 2015

Information about West Palm Beach's AAF train station being constructed

You can view pictures and find additional information on "furthering Henry Flagler’s vision for Florida" using this link. Here are some transportation changes and improvements you can expect from All Aboard Florida's new station:
  • Connect with the neighborhood’s existing vehicular, trolley, and pedestrian networks and establish links to the Tri-Rail and Amtrak West Palm Beach Station, creating a new transportation hub for the West Palm Beach area.
  • Give travelers access to downtown West Palm Beach, as well as beaches, shopping, wildlife sanctuaries, boat tours, botanical gardens, museums and more.
  • Consist of a nearly 60,000 square foot future station and platform in downtown West Palm Beach located between Datura and Evernia Streets, with CityPlace and the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Center to the South, and the government center district and Clematis Street to the North.
  • Create more than $164 million in economic impact for Palm Beach County through 2021 and more than 1,200 jobs in Palm Beach County through the construction of the station and rail line.