For Immediate Release:
 March 28, 2006

Media Contact:
Manuel Palmeiro
[email protected]
 305-218-3682



Miami-Dade Transit Seeks Community Input to North Corridor Station Area Planning

Providing Opportunities for Meaningful Community Participation


(Miami-Dade County, FL) -- Miami-Dade Transit  is sponsoring a series of design workshops that will give local community members a voice in early planning efforts for the new stations on the Metrorail North Corridor extension project. Part of the People’s Transportation Plan (PTP), the North Corridor project involves development of 9.5 miles of rail line and a proposed seven stations.

The upcoming design workshops will be focused on the communities one-half mile around the proposed Metrorail stations at the Ali-Baba Avenue and NW 119th Street station areas. As part of a week-long process, local residents, businesses, and the public are invited to attend presentations of transit-oriented development, community design and emerging land use concepts for the station areas, and will be given the opportunity to comment on various design alternatives. The workshops will be led by Miami-Dade Transit along with designers, engineers, permitting authorities, and other key project experts.

Using Transit-Oriented Development to Shape a Better Future for Local Neighborhoods

Community input will be important to realizing Miami-Dade Transit’s objectives for developing areas around stations in a way that ensures long-term benefits to local neighborhoods.  In urban areas nationwide, transit-oriented development is not only providing better transportation alternatives to people who depend on public transit but also proving an effective means to improve the quality of life and stimulate economic growth through commercial and residential development.

Voicing opinions and concerns during the planning phase of development will give people a chance to play a meaningful role in shaping the future of their communities to reflect their needs and values. 

Miami-Dade Transit
North Corridor workshops
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Ali-Baba Avenue and NW 119th Street Station Area Workshops

Location: Miami-Dade College:  North Campus
                MJ Taylor Lounge
                11380 NW 27th
                Miami, FL

Saturday, April 22, 2006, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.: Help shape the look and feel of your community around future Metrorail stations at a hands-on design workshop.

Tuesday, April 25, 2006, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.: Review and comment on design alternatives in progress.

Wednesday, April 26, 2006, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.:  Help select a preferred design alternative.

Thursday, April 27, 2006, 7:00 p.m. -9:00 p.m.: Comment on the preferred design alternative developed during the week of workshops.

For additional information, please call Michelle Simmons, Public Involvement coordinator, at 305-375-4625.
 

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