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11 minutes ago, jrs2 said:
i'm thinking...based on what you wrote...Diz would get into an ad war with Uni and all Sunrail trains would have wraps on them from both of these juggernauts.
It would be interesting to see who would win that ad war. Brightline would need to match pricing to Sunrail since technically, they are sharing tracks on the Sunshine Corridor.
Why would you take Brightline to Universal when you could take Sunrail for cheaper?
I don’t know much but I assume Brightline along that route will travel at the same speed as Sunrail due to frequent stops, so it’s not like the “high speed” spin works here. -
On 2/20/2022 at 9:15 AM, JFW657 said:
Re: the open plaza....
On the plus side you get an expansive view of the DPAC from Orange Ave and the two e/w side streets.
On the negative side, you've got a big suburban front lawn in the middle of DTO
Makes the entire thing look unfinished.
I crossed the front lawn of that wasteland around 3pm today. I’ll never make that mistake again.
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Sunrail to Disney Springs will have a legit boost to the entire system. In a way, I like the idea of Sunrail - Disney and Brightline - Universal. I’m sure both companies would market the hell out of each respective system.
Who knows, Disney might even design “Magical Disney Express” style train cars to whisk passengers over on an express route.
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Hyatt Regency tower feels taller than Suntrust.
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4 hours ago, orange87 said:
DeSantis Will Be ‘Getting Involved’ In Effort To Defeat Marijuana Measure On Florida Ballot
He must be the life of a party.
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1 hour ago, aent said:
You make it sound like it ever made economic sense. Remember, the city already gave massive subsidies here.... first, they subsidized the rent the entire time they were building the new arena, then after subsidizing the rent for years, they kicked everyone out and knocked down what was a reasonable looking city block with street level retail and parking above, rebuilt the facilities such as the police department elsewhere for many millions that probably didn't need it. And then they sold it to the Magic at a subsidized price. If they just did nothing, it would have still looked like a perfectly reasonable city block instead of a blighted empty lot. Its not like there was trash here before they got involved, it was reasonable... yeah, it wasn't great, but it wasn't anything anyone would really call awful.
Edit to add a street view link of this area a decade ago: https://www.google.com/maps/@28.5401728,-81.3832778,3a,90y,287.03h,86.59t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sn-9CCzuTyvhvso_JMoxRDA!2e0!5s20140301T000000!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu
Over time the former garage may have likely improved in appearance making for a decent city block. The MEC could have easily filled in the adjacent lot to the west or even some of the parking lots around Central / Amelia.
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Awarding the Florida Black History museum to Eatonville over St. Augustine should be a no brainer. Never underestimate those Tallahassee politicians though…
Eatonville closes gap in rankings to host Florida’s Black history museum
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16 hours ago, codypet said:
I heard about that yesterday!
Doesn't the Yard have a public parking garage?
Also I heard demo is starting for Phase III
I was half hoping phase III would be sold to another developer to add some architectural variety but it seems it’ll be more of the same.
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4 hours ago, jliv said:
The Parliament House is coming to Ivanhoe! Where TF are all these people going to park?
https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2024/04/19/parliament-house-doubles-plans.html
The Advent garage right by Sunrail is 24 hours and a short walk over.
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What seems to have completely stalled, which I think was Orlando’s forte for condo units, is the smaller niche style townhouse infill projects that people seem to gravitate to in downtown Orlando neighborhoods. This helped to fill out the Main Street districts nicely with a mix of residential styles.
A perk for high rise living is have a prized view to gaze out at. Orlando just doesn’t have that and never will. That is why we tend to see the taller developments pop up around lakes, whenever they do materialize.-
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1 hour ago, orange87 said:
DeSantis signs bill requiring civilians to be at least 25 feet away from police in order to legally record them in public; the bill also limits authority of civilian boards to investigate police
As if that will hold up in court. DeShameless appears to have a legitimate authoritarian edge over Trump.
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23 hours ago, jrs2 said:
you're the one that's out of touch.
Trump has the same platform he had when he first ran, which is America first, not China first, not Ukraine first. More jobs and a strong economy and a strong US Dollar. And enforcing the laws so society doesn't crumble before our eyes (which it is) so that our number one focus then becomes getting high.
Your point of view is NOT representative of the average American. Maybe the average leftist or member of Urban Planet, but not the average American that has a pulse and pays attention to what's going on.
I agree with you that Trumps platform is designed to create fear mongering amongst a weary voting population. Case in point — you.
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Does he own the land?
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5 minutes ago, orange87 said:
Governor Youngkin has been doing a lot of damage in Virginia. He recently vetoed a gradual increase of the minimum wage to $15/hr by 2026, vetoed an assault weapon ban and vetoed recreational marijuana sales (marijuana is already legal in Virginia, but selling it is currently not legal).
The plan he was aligned with to move the Capitals to VA was squashed. How much political will does he really have among VA voters?
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7 minutes ago, orange87 said:
I would agree with you, but ballot measures in Florida need 60% to pass. 50% seems like a slam dunk for marijuana legalization in Florida, but 60% will be tough.
I think it’ll pass. Those Villagers, who vote en masse, will surely be aligned with legalization. That would offset any other conservative bloc.
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Doubt it - DeSantis is wholly out of touch with the average American. While Trump just attaches himself to whatever view he believes will get him elected, DeSantis has shown that he actually believes that his platform is somehow in touch with voters.
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Given how lopsided and mismanaged it has been, I would not be surprised at all if the State came in and used the money elsewhere.
Not that I trust the state of Florida to use it for anything other than partisan projects.
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Kissimmee has run out of new land -- all new development will now be considered redevelopment. I personally think this is a best case scenario as the city can correct the mistakes made in past as it looks to the future.
‘New development to redevelopment:’ Kissimmee changes tack as it runs out of land
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The "lawn" of the performing arts center was not completed as per the original vision. Given that it is quite literally the front lawn for Orlando, I think it deserves attention it is not getting.
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I happened to be in New Rochelle NY over the weekend and was getting envy from what they’ve accomplished over the last few decades.
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Completion of the vision for the performing arts center should be a priority before expansion of Lake Eola.
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4 hours ago, jrs2 said:
I forgot about Dockery. But Dockery was in Tampa. And if she was GOP, so was Mica, who got Sunrail going for his district. She didn't want that money going to benefit CSX and namely only Orlando while Tampa got left out of the mix. Straight up regionalism.
"Led largely by"- well, Sunrail did need City of Orlando as a partner with its 4 stations. How many total stations are there again? Dyer did his part, but it was mainly because of Mica and CSX and a Republican governor which made this happen.
But, you don't have to respond to my prior post. I didn't expect a response; only to set the record straight as to who the players are and where peoples' ire should be directed...if anywhere.
You are so hung up on who is Red or Blue that you forget details. Or maybe you don’t, I wouldn’t know.
For the record, if DeSatan was a Democrat I’d probably be an Independent myself. This statement has nothing to do with what actual party I choose to support — just sayin’
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Who is many? Your rarely back up your statements.
As you said yourself, it’s uncommon. That doesn’t translate to typical rail.