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As the story alludes to, and I have seen on many projects I've worked on... if CSX (or any railroad for that matter) wants it they are going to get it. They (RRs) are an EXTREMELY powerful lobby. I was very doubtful commuter rail would ever come to Orlando... that is until I heard that CSX was behind the push. This is a foregone conclusion folks... the DOT and all the local governments out west can hem and haw (I also have a STRONG feeling the numbers the DOT come up with will support commuter rail), but this deal is getting done. Orlando will have commuter rail in a few years.

For those of you who work/live downtown and commute on I-4 this may be of interest to you: Downtown Orlando: I4/SR408 Ramp Closures

Unfortunately these are the one that get built! These are also the ones that people drive by in 10 - 15 years and say "what the heck were they thinking?"... not to mention the sprawl.

The Belz/Prime outlets are opening in 2 phases: Phase 1 (includes Neiman Marcus) is scheduled to open this May Phase 2 is schedule for summer 2008

This is the widening of I-4 that I can't seem to find any detailed description on. The following link contains some info, but all I can really find is the schedule: - Design complete in 2008 - ROW acquisition now through 2009 - Construction to begin in 2014 I would love to see what type of widening plan they are designing (e.g., 10 lanes with noise walls). Noise Walls North of Downtown Orlando

Noticed on the way to work this morning that they are beginning to demo the houses just north of Lake Ivanhoe on the west side of I-4. Does anyone know when this construction officially begins?

For those of you interested, there is a community forum on this topic January 10 at Leu Gardens. The Charlotte Experience in Transit and Land Use: What Can We Learn?