Orlando's New Multimodal Terminal

[Ocklawaha]

The only thing that bodes well for the Orlando-OIA terminal is that 75% of it's traffic is neither destined to, nor bound from Orlando. If the destination were truly Orlando, then this would be like building the JRTC on the Callahan side of JIA. STUPID! One look at the plan writes whole new chapters on walkability, pedestrian access or resident friendly.

we've been over this many times Ock...your theory is only correct if you assume that the Disney and I-Drive areas aren't Orlando.

True that we've been over this 'many times' however I defy anyone tourist, local or businessman to walk to I-Drive, Disney, Orlando, or anyplace else including the Florida Mall from this 'station in a swamp.' It will never function as a terminal station in the true sense of the word, at least not until we start to see the appearance of a skyline of 20-40 floor buildings sprout up around it with all of the supporting infrastructure. This is nothing more then an 'airline think' hub in a place that nobody wants to go, thus it is a transfer center regardless of how 'pretty' it is.

If I'm running an airline, I sure wouldn't want my routes to end in Dayton, or Louisville, but if I had flights on to Chicago, St. Louis, Atlanta etc... from the same, it would change the functionality of my tiny hub. AAF is betting on ending their service in this remote swamp and I'll continue to say that's a mistake.

[acme54321]

They figured that out a few months ago. It's going to run down the Beach Line and then head directly south, once it gets to SR 436/Semoran Blvd.

Oh I didn't notice the 2010 dates on those slides.  My bad.  I was assuming the "high speed" rail was AAF, but I guess it is actually referring to the train Rick Scott nixed.

[tufsu1]

True that we've been over this 'many times' however I defy anyone tourist, local or businessman to walk to I-Drive, Disney, Orlando, or anyplace else including the Florida Mall from this 'station in a swamp.'

they won't walk..we all know that....but considering the amount of buses that Disney can and will send to/from OIA, it still qualifies as multimodal....keep in mind that Disney runs the largest bus system in Florida.

[Ocklawaha]

Exactly my point TUFSU1, its a remote transfer platform for mouse debris. It does NOTHING for Orlando, businessmen, or residents.

[thelakelander]

There aren't that many businessmen in Central Florida, especially clustered in a single destination. AAF is obviously going after the tourism market, which is south of DT Orlando. The business travel will most likely be centered around the three South Florida stations.

All Aboard Florida's ridership mirrors Florida's economy, including a robust mix of domestic and international visitors. An investment-grade ridership study was completed in the third quarter of 2012 and found that more than 50 million business and leisure trips are taken by people traveling between South Florida and Central Florida, largely over highly congested highways. Almost 74 percent of our riders will be leisure travelers, whether that's a couple taking a weekend trip, or a family of four visiting from an international destination, and 26 percent will be business travelers, who work or do business along the corridor.

http://www.allaboardflorida.com/facts/faqs.html

[spuwho]

Orlando's new multimodal terminal is rising at light speed.

Per Orlando Sentinel:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-orlando-airport-south-terminal-traffic-20160602-story.html



The construction of nearly $3 billion in new transportation projects south of the Orlando International Airport is moving forward, with the first impact to traffic flow occurring in the middle of next week.

The $1.3 billion train station and 2,500-space parking garage just a couple miles from the airport are on schedule and within budget, expected to be finished late next year. Jeff Fuqua Boulevard south of the airport will have its southbound lane shifted about three-quarters of a mile starting June 8 to a new parallel road that overpasses three rail lines.

"We'll have cars, we'll have planes – and now trains," said Carolyn Fennell, spokeswoman for the airport.



The new train station will accommodate people-movers from the northern airport terminal. It will also be part of All Aboard Florida's Brightline, the nation's first privately funded intercity train system that will run from Miami to West Palm Beach to Orlando.

All Aboard Florida spokeswoman Ali Soule it's too early to give a completion date for that system.

Still in question is establishing two additional rail lines: Central Florida's SunRail and a light rail between Orange County Convention Center by International Drive to the airport.

"There's still discussion going on at this point. There's been no formal agreement" by the airport's governing board on the light rail, Fennell said.



SunRail, currently operated by the Florida Department of Transportation, is studying a route to the airport's train station. It has not found money to pay for the line.

In total, the airport can accommodate four different trains, but only two are scheduled to run.

The train station's nearby $1.8 billion south airport terminal will break ground early next year and aims to be done 2019.