11712282 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

Florida Department of State and Division of Library and Information Services


Notice: 11712282
Notice of Meeting/Workshop Hearing

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	The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority announces a hearing to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME:	Monday, July 30, 2012, 6:00 p.m.

PLACE:	City of Fort Lauderdale City Hall Commission Chambers, First Floor 100 N. Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301

Subject:	The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA), in partnership with Broward County, the Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority, the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida Department of Transportation and Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization, will conduct a Public Hearing for the, the WAVE Streetcar, formerly known as the Downtown Transit Circulator (DTC). This Public Hearing is being conducted to give interested persons an opportunity to provide input regarding the location, conceptual design, social, economic and environmental effects of the proposed improvements. The proposed improvement involves the construction of a new streetcar system in Downtown Fort Lauderdale. The project would extend approximately 2.7 miles from SE 17th Street and Andrews Avenue, adjacent to Broward General Medical Center, running north to NE 6th Street and NE 3rd Avenue. The alignment of the project would primarily be along Andrews Avenue, Brickell Avenue, and E 3rd Avenue. The Public Hearing will begin as an open house at 6 p.m. with a formal presentation at 6:30 p.m., followed by a public comment period. The draft project documents and other information will be available for public review beginning Monday, July 9, through Friday, August 10, 2012 on the project website at www.wavestreetcar.com; the Broward County Main Library at 100 S. Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, 5th Floor, Florida 33301 on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from noon to 8 p.m.; and also at the City of Fort Lauderdale Transportation & Mobility Building, 290 NE 3 Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 on weekdays between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Persons wishing to submit written statements or other exhibits, in place of or in addition to oral statements, may do so at the Public Hearing or by sending them to Barbara Handrahan of SFRTA at 800 NW 33rd Street, Pompano Beach, Florida 33064 or by email at handrahanb@sfrta.fl.gov. All exhibits or statements postmarked on or before Friday, August 10, 2012 will become a part of the Public Hearing record.


	A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Barbara Handrahan at the address or email address listed above or by telephone at (954) 788-7974.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:	7/20/2012 Vol. 38/29


REFERENCE MATERIALS:	No reference(s).

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