Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1036FY0102

Belz Intermodal Station

Requester:

Bryan W. Brooks

Organization:

Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority

Project Title:

Belz Intermodal Station

Date Submitted:

1/17/2002 6:27:43 PM

Sponsors:

Howard Futch

Statewide Interest:

This project has statewide significance as it will address capacityneeds along the I-4 Corridor.� This project will positively impact employment and economic opportunities to businesses and residents of Osceola and neighboring counties.

Recipient:

Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority

Contact:

Belinda Bellaras

445 West Amelia Street, Ste 800

Contact Phone:

(078) 412-2793 115

Orlando, FL 32801-1128

Counties:

Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia

Gov't Entity:

Yes

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Project Description:

The Belz Intermodal Station will provide for connectivity between multiple service modes and service providers, more efficient transit scheduling, safe and attractive passenger facilities while mitgrating congestion along International Drive and the adjacent I-4 corridor.� With the realization of the Belz Intermodal Station, LYNX will be able to channel numerious services into the facility.� The Station will be attractive to customers as a convenient and safe place to transfer while providing a location where up to eight buses can conveign at one time, facilitation consolidaiton of trips to known activity centers and places of employment.� The ability to merge these trips while redirecting rougts to less congested roadways will improve the capacity to I-Drive, mitigate congestion on I-4 and shorten the customer's trip.

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

Most effecient and direct transit service between major regional activity centers.

Improved connectivivity to the regional transit network for the I-Drive Circulaotr and I-Ride Trolley.

Access to future regional high capacity transit service.

Impves consumer choice options by co-locating of bus, car, bicycle, van pool, parking, I-Drive Circulator and I-Ride Trolley.

Improves efficient use of transit vehicles along I-Drive by consolidation fo trips between Super Stops and Intermodal facilities proposed for the area.

Provide effecienty via consolidaion of non-local trips onto crosstown service thus eliminating the "local" character of the trip through I-Drive.

Serves as a regional hub to consolidatre regional through tripsand local trips to realize efficiencies of scale.

Omcrea;se tax base bu increasing person-trip capacity on surrounding roadways thus supporting additional commercial development.

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$650,000

Total cost of the project:

$12,000,000

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

What type of match exists for this project?

Local, Private, Federal

Cash Amount:

$10,000,000

In-Kind Amount:

$2,000,000

Was this project previously funded by the State?

No

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

Yes

Amount:

$5,000,000

Purpose for future year funding:

Non-recurring Construction

Will this be an annual request?

Yes

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

Unknown

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

Unknown

Is there a documented need for this project?

Yes

Documentation:

FDOT Approved - LYNX Transportation Development Plan, Rail Systems Plan, 2020 Long Range Plan, METRO

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

Hearing Body:

Seminole and Orange County Legislative Delegation meetings

Meeting Date:

11/1/2001