The Department of Transportation, District 4 and District 6 announces a hearing to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, November 8, 2006, 5:30 p.m.
PLACE: Cohen Pavilion at Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
DATE AND TIME: Thursday, November 9, 2006, 5:30 p.m.
PLACE: Gwen Margolis Community Center, 1590 N. E. 123rd Street, North Miami, Florida 33161
DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, November 15, 2006, 5:30 p.m.
PLACE: Broward County Library, 100 South Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: These hearings are being conducted to afford persons the opportunity to express their views concerning the South Florida East Coast Corridor Transit Analysis (SFECCTA) Study. The region’s eastern cities are witnessing a surge in urban redevelopment as people and businesses continue to migrate to coastal Southeast Florida. The existing and proposed highway capacity network planned for the study area alone will not be able to accommodate the travel demand market evident and projected in this north-south corridor. Due to highway capacity constraints, commuting times in the region are expected to triple over the year 2000 levels by the year 2020. Regional premium transit system improvements are needed along the SFECC to improve mobility and reduce delays between major Central Business District’s (CBD), major economic centers, transportation hubs and residential communities. The SFECCTA Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (DPEIS) identifies alternate modes of transportation focused on increasing capacity for freight and passenger mobility as well as addressing the anticipated increase in travel demands along this highly urbanized, traffic congested eastern portion of Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties, Florida. The SFECCTA study area is centered along the Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway corridor, bounded on the south by the CBD of the City of Miami with potential connections west to the Miami Intermodal Center (MIC) at Miami International Airport (MIA) located adjacent to the City of Hialeah, and on the north by the Town of Jupiter in Palm Beach County. Copies of the Draft PEIS are available in hard copy format for public inspection at the following locations:
Palm Beach County:
Palm Beach County Government Center, 301 N Olive Ave., West Palm Beach, FL 33401, Phone: (561)355-4137
Palm Beach Gardens Municipal Complex, 10500 North Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410, Phone: (561)799-4100
Delray Beach City Library, 100 West Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, FL 33444, Phone: (561)266-0799
Broward County:
Broward County Main Library, 100 S. Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, Phone: (954)357-7444
Hallandale Beach Branch Library, 300 S. Federal Highway, Hallandale Beach, FL 33009, Phone: (954)457-1750
Pompano Beach Branch Library, 1213 E. Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach, FL 33062, Phone: (954)786-2197
Miami-Dade County:
Miami-Dade Main Library, 101 West Flagler Street, Miami, Florida 33130, Phone: (305)375-2665
Miami-Dade Library – Northeast Branch, 19200 West Country Club Drive, Aventura, Florida 33180, Phone: (305)931-5512
Brockway Memorial Library, 10021 N. E. 2 Avenue, Miami Shores, Florida 33138, Phone: (305)758-8107
Anyone needing project or public hearing information or special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 should write to the address given below or call the FDOT Project Manager, Mr. Scott Seeburger, at (954)777-4632 or Toll Free 1(866)336-8435, ext. 4632. Special accommodation requests under the ADA should be made at least seven (7) days prior to the public hearing.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Scott Seeburger, SFECCTA Project Manager, Florida Department of Transportation B, District 4, Office of Planning and Environmental Management, 3400 West Commercial Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309-3421.