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Amtrak/FEC Corridor
Coalition Update
The month of August was
a month of celebration for Amtrak/FEC project supporters.
As you may recall from earlier emails, the Florida
Department of Transportation (FDOT) submitted a
Federal funding application for the Amtrak/FEC Corridor
Project on August 6, 2010. Funding awards for the
“High Speed/Intercity Passenger Rail”
program are expected to be announced by the Federal
Railroad Administration later this fall.
During this past summer, 34 public
hearings and workshops were held along Florida's
east coast to identify preferred station locations
and develop station concepts in each of the eight
“station cities.” The attached Corridor
Coalition update includes station concept drawings
and plans for each of the eight preferred station
locations. This document, along with other Corridor
Coalition updates and other project-related information,
is also posted on our website at www.tcrpc.org.
The Amtrak/FEC Corridor Project
received an outpouring of public support throughout
the summer of 2010, with hundreds of project advocates
and others participating in the public forums and
communicating with elected officials locally, in
Tallahassee, and Washington, DC. The FDOT funding
application included 160 letters and resolutions
of support from local governments and organizations
as well as more than a dozen individual letters
from key elected officials, including Florida's
Governor and members of Florida’s Congressional
and Legislative delegations. Continued dialogue
with Florida's elected leaders will help emphasize
the importance of this project to Florida's visitors,
business owners and residents.
We look forward to sharing project
information with you as the Amtrak/FEC Corridor
Project continues to move forward.
For more information, please contact
Kim DeLaney, Growth Management Coordinator, at kdelaney@tcrpc.org.
2010
Aug 5 - Corridor Coalition Update #3 - Station Locations
& Drawings - FINAL.pdf
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