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I wonder if we can get @thelakelander from the MetroJax forums to get his opinion on the comparison. I don't have an account over there, but someone should reach out.

On the transportation side, that can also be accomplished by consolidating the current multi-county transportation organizations (Lynx, Sunrail, CFXA) and giving them dedicated sources of funding from each county. Consolidations in OC would likely result in an odd arrangement, like Jacksonville, where some cities aren't absorbed.

That hasn't been updated in a while. The Orange/Robinson project is only shown as proposed.

The 15 USD minimum wage is likely to occur very soon with the incoming stimulus. Its a part of the current proposal. Also of note, the current form of the stimulus would eliminate the disability minimum wage and the tipped minimum wage. These are some pretty significant changes that Americans will notice in their everyday lives.

While this doesn't go to downtown Deland, this is good that a decision has finally been made that the county is okay with. On the possibility of a downtown Deland station: The track spur that leads to downtown Deland is actually just short of the current station on the mainline. In the future, the extension to downtown can be completed with the only sunk cost being the station itself, which is downsized in this proposal. Only a small section of track would become unused. Also, the most likely scenario is the original station stays to serve those that drive to the station because the downtown Deland station would likely have limited parking due to lack of available land.

It feels like they just approved it a few weeks ago.

So I tend to steer clear of this thread, but this is just false. Honestly, your failure to know the difference is a bit alarming. Fascisim is a far-right ideology with significant authoritarian and ultranationalism. (ie. Nazis, Fascist Italy) Socialism is generally a left ideology, but its like saying that a light is on. How socialist is something? How bright is the light? Medicaid, Medicare, unemployment support, social services, public libraries, postal service, Amtrak, student loans, social security, veteran's affairs, student loans, government subsidies, corporate welfare (bailouts), etc. are all concepts that stem from socialism, yet the US is not what anyone who studies political and economic ideology would consider socialist. The light is dim. Socialism also means different things depending on the context. In Marxist theory, it's the transitionary ideology between capitalism and communism. This would be akin to the brightest light using my previous analogy. Lastly, just because someone calls themselves something doesn't make it true. The Nazis weren't socialist. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) isn't democratic or a republic.

Honestly needed. That road acts as a barrier for people staying on either side of I-Drive.

What is this in reference to?

Space has always done better when its not a partisan topic. I personally appreciate Biden's lack of comment during the election cycle, but at this point I would expect some more details on his policy going forward. Based on the official policy's, I expect they'll continue Artemis but push the landing to a more reasonable 2028. That's where it was for most of Trump and Obama.

Surprisingly, this is a very good overview of why NASA is in most places. Why does Huntsville have so much space and aerospace in the first place? Politics.

Generally yes, but Huntsville is a huge area for aerospace and, specifically, space. People will locate there to work on those projects in spite of the location.

EDIT: I read this wrong at first. There's a study by Lynx for premium transit on 50, but the connection to I-Drive is from the old light rail proposal from about two decades ago. A more likely scenario is the I-Drive and 50 portions are built independently, but may eventually link up in the future. Honestly, any LRT options are going to be pushed off until the next large-scale fed infrastructure bill, so its the waiting game for now.

Time for another look at this stuff. @smileguy I partially used .KMZ data from your previous map fyi. This pretty much compiles a lot of the current proposals and/or studies into a single map. This takes into account the US 192, SR 436, and SR 50 studies from Lynx for routing. Green is inspired by one of the alternatives in the OIA Connector study. Blue is inspired by the old light rail proposals, the SR 50 study, and the I-Drive circulator proposals. Sunrail East/West comes from a proposal from Brightline that will be presented to the CFRC in February. Brightline comes from Brightline. OBX is the Orange Blossom Express proposal from about a decade ago. Here is a link to the Google Map overlay: Ideal Orlando Transit 2021 - Google My Maps Light Orange - CR Sunrail Dark Orange - CR Orange Blossom Express Yellow - Brightline (Sunrail East/West is next to this in Orange from Disney to Innovation Way) Blue - LRT UCF / Downtown / I-Drive Green - LRT I-Drive / OIA / Lake Nona Pink - BRT Apopka / Altamonte / OIA Purple - BRT West Colonial Red - BRT US 129 LRT = Light Rail Transit BRT = Bus Rapid Transit CR = Commuter Rail

Well, Good Samaritan laws can compel a bystander to aid the officer. If they don't, the penalty is typically just a fine. I don't know if this law exists in DC though.

Let's do the colors of Cinderella's Castle in Magic Kingdom!

Two things: Can we all agree that Uptown has become North Quarter? People I talk to have begun using it as if its common parlance. In that vain, @bic or @sunshine should rename this thread to fit. ("North Quarter / Uptown") What park serves North Quarter? I have never lived there, but I have noticed that there does not seem to be a convenient park for such a residential area. Should there be one created or a nearby one expanded to fit? What property could it be located in (Orlando Sentinel, Vertical Medical City, etc.)?

The Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFXA) is currently compiling their 2045 Masterplan. They are accepting comments from the community through March 21st, 2021 at this link: Master Plan | Central Florida Expressway Authority (cfxway.com) (click "Take Survey"). I was sure to state my preference for investment in new technologies. Also, I prefer they optimize the current system before expanding it any more with the exception of some specific projects (408 eastward being the main one). Lastly, I emphasized the need to welcome and (if possible) help fund alternative forms of transportation through their corridors.

I'm not arguing that service isn't a priority, but its subordinate to increasing the property value. The expansion to Orlando will bring passenger traffic and attention that will increase the current property values in South Florida even more.

If you're referring to other priorities for Brightline, then they have been public about at least one of them. The original purpose, and arguably still the main purpose, of Brightline was to increase the value of the FEC properties along the mainline. The Miami Station largely capitalized on this.

I actually like it more than a normal garage ramp. They make it easier to exit and decrease oncoming traffic in the garage.

Interesting info on the clubs. I'm not sure where you got that 1.8 acres from as the article you linked mentions 1.3 acres (56628 sqft). That 1.3 acres also includes Eola House, so the actual usable park space is less (about 46000 sqft). That ends up at about 185 USD/sqft. The corner property is 700 USD/sqft, so about 3.7 times as expensive per area unit. For property that is closer to the CBD and at a major intersection, I don't think this is that extreme. I agree that those portions of the park are underutilized. However, that is more a lack of vision on the city's part. If the road is the problem, which it definitely is, then make the park feel more separated from the road. A row of shrubbery/hedges or a berm would fix that but the balance here is between making the park accessible, peaceful, and safe. I personally would put a see through fence, like on Eola Drive. It makes it safer to use the park with kids near the road, but it also keeps line-of-sight to ensure security and safety. Your last points show the difference in our opinions well. I am okay with gaining something small in route to the larger goal, but you do not believe that the larger goal is reasonable or even possible in the short term. The result being something that neither of us want, which is the pocket park pictured. This is the first project of the Orlando Land Trust, and I hope that in the future they improve. Part of this would be having commitments or, at least, verbal agreements that all of the lots are purchasable before buying the first one. This may have occurred for this project, but I honestly do not know. I am okay with a bumpy ride and hope all involved use this as a learning experience that will advise future purchases.

Ignoring the clear generalization, this package includes the omnibus spending for the government in 2021, which includes USAID programs. It's how the US keeps allies and supports our interests abroad. Is the idea that USAID should end? Because that could be a disaster for foreign policy. Also, correct me if I am wrong but that was a GOP request that Trump has not endorsed it.

Pardon my lack of knowledge, but do these woman also own the Rosalind Club? Also, the price of the land is hardly a reason not to expand the park. No park in any urban setting would ever be able to fully serve the community if city governments did not expand them as the city grew. Why would the unwelcomeness of the intersection effect the viability of this purchase? This logic is the reason why most transit systems fail. The beginnings of a solution are presented, but because they do not fully solve the problem the solutions are disregarded. The problem then stays because any full and immediate solution is too expensive. The expansion of the park further opens it to the CBD and provides additional recreational facilities for downtown workers and residents. If the intersection is unwelcome, then say it should be fixed. The whole Rosalind corridor next to the park is unwelcome, and that should change. A pedestrian scramble, like Bungalower suggested, is one way improve this. I don't understand how a hard transition between the park and the CBD is bad. Any downtown park in any city has a hard transition: Central Park in NYC, Centennial Park in Atlanta, Bayside in Miami, etc. Oak trees or similar could also maintain the street wall effect at the intersection if that is of concern.

The design is pretty common in Miami. Another notable example is Dadeland Station in... Dadeland.