LAND DESIGN SOUTH

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Coordination for Major Multimodal Projects
South Florida East Coast Corridor Tiered EIS
EMO 2007 Conference Orlando, Florida September 5,
2007
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Introduction

• Project Background
• Tiered Process
• Agency Coordination

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Study Area
2 m
6 m
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Context

• FEC Railway Corridor Acquisition
• Define Public Use of Corridor
• Development Patterns
• Funding Situation
• Tiered AA / Draft EIS

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56 ac mixed use 3000 dus 8 condo towers 600k SF
Office/Retail
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72 ac mixed use 586 dus Hotel Specialty
Retail Convention Center Performing Arts Center
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Context

• 28 Cities, 3 MPOs, 3 Counties
• 1300 Reviewing Agencies
• 3 Ports, 3 International Airports
• 3 County Transit Properties
• Commuter Rail Authority
• 2 Freight Railroads
• FTA, FRA

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Why Tiering?

• Corridor Length
• Appropriate Level of Analysis
• Implementation Expectations
• Technical Issues
• Service Type / Technology
• Station Locations
• Grade Crossings
• Finance
• Public Input and Buy-in

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Project Approach
Tier 1 Regional Analysis
October 2005 to August 2007 August
2007 Sept 2007 to Sept 2009
Regional Record of Decision
Tier 2 Sectional Analyses
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Tier 1 Regional Decisions

• Study Sections
• Generalized Station Areas
• Screening of Corridors
• Initial Screening of Modes

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Tier 2 Sections

• South Miami to Pompano (Tri-Rail)
• Middle Pompano to West Palm Beach
• North WPB to Jupiter

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Tier 2 Approach
Regional Alternatives Screening
Step 1 Step 2
NorthLPA
MiddleLPA
SouthLPA
DetailedNorth SectionalAnalysis
DetailedMiddle SectionalAnalysis
DetailedSouth SectionalAnalysis
NorthSection DEIS
MiddleSection DEIS
SouthSection DEIS
NorthSection FEIS
MiddleSection FEIS
SouthSection FEIS
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Coordination Partners

• Project Federal, Railroad, FDOT
• NEPA Resource Agencies
• Support Local Officials
• Issues Public

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Coordination -- Project

• Federal Transit
• Approach
• Modeling
• Status
• Railroad
• Technical Issues
• Leases
• Infrastructure
• Project Team

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Coordination -- NEPA

• Approach Understanding
• ETAT Members
• Key Agencies
• EPA
• SHPO
• Others

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Coordination -- Support

• Find Key Officials
• One - on - One
• Good News / Bad News

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Coordination -- Issues

• Public OUTREACH
• Get Past the Fear
• Listen to the Issues
• Collaborators
• Translators

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