Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #282FY0102
Belz Intermodal Station
Requester:		Byron Brooks			Organization:		Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority
Project Title:		Belz Intermodal Station			Date Submitted:		1/16/2002 2:12:17 PM
Sponsors:		Randy Johnson
Statewide Interest:
This Project has statewide signifcance as it will address capacity needs along the I-4 Corridor. This project will positively impact employment and economic opportunities to business and residents of Osceola and neighboring counties.
Recipient:		Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority			Contact:		Frankie Callan
		445 West Amelia Street, Suite 800			Contact Phone:		(078) 412-2793 115
		Orlando 32801-1128
Counties:		Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia
Gov't Entity:		Yes	Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):
Project Description:
The Belz Intermodal station will provide for connectivity between multiple service modes and service providers, more efficient transit scheduling, safe and attractive passenger facilities while mitigation congestion along Internation Drive and adjacent I-4 corridor. With the realization of the Belz Intermodal Station, LYNX will be able to channel numberous services into the facility. The Station will be attractive to customers as a convenient and safe place to transfer while providing a location where up to eight buses can converge at one time, facilitation consolidation of trips to known activity centers and places of employment. The ability to merge these trips while redirecting routes to less congested roadways will improve the capacity to I-Drive, mitigate congestion on I4 and shorten the customer's trip.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
More efficient and direct transit service between major regional activity centers. Improved connectivity to the regional transit network for the I-Drive Circulator and I-Ride Trolley. Access to future regional high capacity transit service. Improves commuter choice options by co-location of bus, car, bicycle, van pool, parking, I-Drive circulator, and I-Ride trolley. Improves efficiency via consolidation of non-local trips onto cross-town service thus elimination the "local" character of the trip through I-Drive. Serves as a regional hub to consolidate regional trips and local trips to realize efficiencies of scale. Increased tax base by increasing person-trip capacity on surrounding roadways thus supporting additional commercial development.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$650,000
Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:
Specific Appropriation Title:
Amount to be reduced:			$
Total cost of the project:			$650,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
What type of match exists for this project?					Local, Private, Federal
	Cash Amount:		$10,000,000		In-Kind Amount:		$2,000,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?							No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$5,000,000
	Purpose for future year funding:					Non-recurring Construction
	Will this be an annual request?						Yes
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?							No
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							No
Is there a documented need for this project?							Yes
	Documentation:		FDOT approved - LYNX Transportation Development Plan, Rail Systems Plan, 2020 Long Range Plan, MPO
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Seminole and Orange County Legislative Delegations
	Meeting Date:		10/19/2001