Promoting passenger trains as a transportation alternative in Florida since 1983. We are citizens who advocate for Amtrak, commuter rail, intercity rail and transit for Florida's future.
Transit-oriented development.
From the South Florida Business Journal:
https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2020/02/27/brightline-completes-park-line-apartments.html
--Jackson McQuigg
From Travel & Leisure:
https://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/bus-train/miami-new-york-amtrak-train-road-trip
From Lakeland Now:
https://www.lkldnow.com/transport-hub-could-spark-growth-west-of-downtown/
And the Lakeland Ledger:
https://www.theledger.com/news/20191216/new-transit-hub-proposed-for-rp-funding-center
From WSVN:
https://wsvn.com/news/local/florida/4-teens-charged-with-burglary-arson-following-fire-at-unused-train-station-in-delray-beach/
—Jackson McQuigg
There's no debating government investment in passenger rail in China. They're doing it in a big way.
From The Independent (UK):
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/china-bullet-train-driverless-high-speed-rail-beijing-winter-olympics-a9276516.html
But what does that mean for the federal funds allocated to it?
From the Orlando Business Journal:
https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2020/01/30/sunrails-deland-extension-may-be-derailed-heres.html
From the South Florida Sun-Sentinel:
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-ne-brightline-crossing-new-river-20200114-3lia2icztnhbvfw3dx2lw6anqu-story.html
$3.3 billion is a steep price tag. Thanks to FCRP's Michael Smith for calling this one to everyone's attention.
From Vero News:
http://veronews.com/2020/01/16/in-dramatic-reversal-vero-now-seeks-train-station/
From The Real Deal Miami:
https://therealdeal.com/miami/2020/01/24/virgin-trains-usa-buys-aventura-station-site-for-18m/
Lots of news from nonprofit group Friends of Tampa Union Station at year's end: www.tiny.cc/fm94hz
FCRP worked to form the all-volunteer Friends group back in 2008.
Florida Coalition of Rail Passengers, P.O. Box 30154, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33420 www.fcrprail.org