AAF Announces Public Hearings

[spuwho]

April 17, 2013


All Aboard Florida and the Federal Railroad Administration announce a series of public scoping meetings/open houses to begin the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The EIS will evaluate the potential environmental and related impacts of constructing and operating an intercity passenger rail service between Orlando and Miami with intermediate stations in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach.

Four meetings will be held along the study area between May 1 and May 9, 2013. We invite you to attend a meeting and share your comments on the project. Identical information will be shown at each meeting. For more information on the meetings and locations, please see the meeting notice on our website.

If you cannot attend a meeting but wish to submit a comment, they must be postmarked or emailed by May 15, 2013, to Catherine Dobbs, Transportation Industry Analyst, Office of Railroad Policy and Development, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590, or catherine.dobbs@dot.gov.

For more information on the meetings, please contact Public Affairs Manager Ali Soule, 305-520-2105, or eis@allaboardflorida.com.

Thank you,

All Aboard Florida Team

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[spuwho]

From the AAF website:

http://www.allaboardflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/AAF-Public-Scoping-Meeting-notification.pdf


Wednesday, May 1, 2013
3:30 to 7 p.m.
Renaissance Orlando Airport Hotel â€" Milan Ballroom
5445 Forbes Place
Orlando, FL 32812


Monday, May 6, 2013
3:30 to 7 p.m.
Culmer Center â€" Multipurpose Room
1600 NW 3rd Ave.
Miami, FL 33136


Tuesday, May 7, 2013
3:30 to 7 p.m.
Gaines Park Community Center â€" Addie Greene Hall East
1505 N. Australian Ave.
West Palm Beach, FL 33401


Thursday, May 9, 2013
3:30 to 7 p.m.
Havert L. Fenn Center â€" Room 5
2000 Virginia Ave.
Fort Pierce, FL 34982

[thelakelander]

Good to see this still moving forward.

[SightseerLounge]

I hope this actually gets built! If they build the 100 mph sections like in the plans, that would be a sight to see!

[spuwho]

Images of the AAF Public Hearings in Orlando are available via the OBJ:

http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/blog/2013/05/all-aboard-florida-holds-last-of-4.html?s=image_gallery

[spuwho]

AAF and the FRA have decided to hold additional hearings.

May 16, 2013


All Aboard Florida and the Federal Railroad Administration announce an additional public scoping meeting/open house in Fort Lauderdale as part of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process. The EIS will evaluate the potential environmental and related impacts of constructing and operating an intercity passenger rail service between Orlando and Miami with intermediate stations in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach.

The public scoping meeting/open house will be held on Wednesday, May 29, between 3:30 and 7 p.m., at the Holiday Park Social Center, 1150 G. Harold Martin Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304. We invite you to attend and share your comments on the project. There will not be a formal presentation or comment period. Information from previous public scoping sessions will be shown at this venue.

If you cannot attend but wish to submit a comment, they must be mailed or emailed to Catherine Dobbs, Transportation Industry Analyst, Office of Railroad Policy and Development, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590, or catherine.dobbs@dot.gov.

For more information on the meetings, please contact Public Affairs Manager Ali Soule, 305-520-2105, or eis@allaboardflorida.com.

[JeffreyS]

I submitted a comment for AAF to hurry to Jax. I think a little north Florida support can't hurt.

[fsujax]

Nice JeffreyS. I did the same.