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Brightline submits proposal for $400 Million in Bonds to fund Tampa Expansion Brightline’s plans to expand to Tampa are still underway as the company seeks $400 million to help fund the project. The $400 million bond issuance, structured as tax-exempt private-activity bonds (PABs), will fund critical infrastructure upgrades and the Tampa extension, which promises to cut travel time between Orlando and Tampa to just one hour. The first tranche of $150 million, offering a fixed 6.5% yield over 28 years, reflects the project's appeal to income-focused investors. According to a notice from the Florida Development Finance Corporation, a meeting will be held on July 17 via telephone conference to allow the public to comment on the proposal. The notice stated that, if approved by the FDFC, Brightline would use the $400 million in bonds for “the design, development, acquisition, construction, renovation, improvement and equipping of its privately owned and operated intercity passenger rail system extending or anticipated to extend approximately 320 miles from Miami to Tampa, Florida.” https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/brightline-requests-400-million-in-bonds-for-tampa-expansion/ https://www.ainvest.com/news/brightline-florida-400m-bond-sale-riding-rails-urban-infrastructure-growth-2507/

It was turquoise, and it had a metal grate as the surface of the road that you could see through to the bay below, which made a crazy noise as you drove over it. This was especially scary as a kid after the shipwreck that took out one of the spans. They eventually re-opened the bridge, diverting the traffic over to the one remaining span. I remember crossing as a kid after this happened. My grandma used to close her eyes the whole way over the top of the bridge because she didn't want to look down and see the water.

Tommy Haugh is gonna "Run it Back" https://www.si.com/college/florida/basketball/haugh-to-forgo-draft-return-to-florida-01jsn9r7tytk

SO GREAT! It was awesome to see the grit of that team of mostly castoffs and non-recruited guys band together as a true team and win it all. Also amazing to see the Rowdy Reptiles fan support throughout both the SEC and NCAA tourney and then pandemonium in Gainesville after the win. It reminded me of my own college days at UF in the O-dome, watching Mike Miller and Udonis Haslem take us to the National Championship game for the first time. I remember waiting in line for student section free entrance when Billy D was just a recent hire, and he bought all the students in line pizza for our support. When we won a game in the Final Four, the students didn't know what to do, so they went to Florida Field and tore down the goalposts and paraded them out of the stadium into the street, LOL. Somehow I feel like we were kinda a small little part of making UF into a true "basketball school" those years. Good times. https://www.wesh.com/article/florida-gators-ncaa-mens-basketball-championship-rally/64417069

They didn't specify if that image is a representation of the person I mentioned. (or a representation of any Real Life person at all). That was pure speculation on my part, seeing an unfinished image. Hence the "maybe". Apologies for that.

That's what I thought as well. Maybe https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/mae-jemison-first-african-american-woman-space/#:~:text=Mae Jemison is an engineer,African American woman in space.

Another new large mural taking shape on the eastward facing side of 1 S. Orange Avenue along Central.

I think they also know that a train from MCO to them would be a much preferred option for travelers compared to the antiquated "Magical Express" bus service. They were acting like "we don't need a train from the airport, we have buses already" but everybody I know would prefer to just hop on a train than deal with the buses.

They were always going to do this. It was just bullcrap posturing that Disney usually does to try to "get their way".

There is the 4 story League of Cities Building on Colonial. It's actually quite tall and looks good for that corridor, IMHO.

https://thepineryorlando.com/

I would pick Lake House if I were you. Ivanhoe Village is a nice area that is like a mini Downtown, but nicer. It's a walkable area with a lot of restaurants and bars close by, some with live music, and a decent park for your "front yard". Plus another large park area just north of there with the Museum area. Close enough to "actual" downtown if you want to walk or ride a bike, and closer to where you work.

It was a public RFP with a "Federal Agency" listed as the end-user.

Here's another one highlighting the new DeLand station.