Public Hearing on the Draft Environmental Assessment for the Intermodal Center and People Mover

Broward County's Port Everglades and Aviation Department held a Public Hearing to discuss the Draft Environmental Assessment on the Intermodal Center and People Mover System. About 35 people attended the event.

View the presentation (PDF 7.48 MB)

Date
Thursday, June 25, 2009

Time
6 -7 p.m. Review Exhibits and Oral Comments (in private)
Members of the project consultant team, staff from Port Everglades and the Aviation Department, and the Florida Department of Transportation staff were available to answer questions during this period. Individuals could also record their comments in private.

7 - 8 p.m. Presentation and Public Comments

Location
Aviation Department's Auditorium
100 Aviation Blvd
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315

Review and Comment
The public is invited to review and comment on the Draft Environmental Assessment before July 10, 2009 to become part of the official record. See below for locations to view the document. Individuals can comment in two ways.

1. Submit written comments by mail to Sambit Bhatta, P.E., Lea + Elliott, 5200 Blue Lagoon Drive, Suite 250, Miami, FL 33126

2. E-mail comments to Sambit B. at sambitb@leaelliott.com

Draft Environmental Assessment
Project Document Structure (PDF - 42 KB)
Administrative Action (PDF - 38 KB)
Chapter 1 - Purpose and Need (PDF - 628 KB)
Chapter 2 - Alternatives Considered (PDF - 1.94 MB)
Chapter 3 - Environmental Impacts (PDF - 4.05 MB)
Chapter 4 - Transportation Impacts ((PDF - 303 KB)
Chapter 5 - Financial Analysis (PDF - 213 KB)
Chapter 6 - Evaluation Alternatives (PDF - 2.16 MB)
Chapter 7 Consultation and Coordination (PDF - 232 KB)
Appendix A - List of Acronyms (PDF - 6.39 MB)

Engineering Report
Preliminary Engineering Report (PDF - 154 KB)
Part 1 of 4 (PDF - 3.45 MB)     
     Chapter 1 - Executive Summary
     Chapter 2 - Purpose and Need
     Chapter 3 - Introduction
     Chapter 4 - Existing Conditions
     Chapter 5 - Design Controls and Standards
     Chapter 6 - Traffic
Part 2 of 4 (PDF - 7.8 MB)      
      Chapter 6 - Traffic (continued)
      Chapter 7 - Corridor Analysis
Part 3 of 4 (PDF - 7.7 MB)      
     Chapter 7 - Corridor Analysis (continued)
Part 4 of 4 (PDF - 8.96 MB)     
      Chapter 8 - Alternative Analysis
      Chapter 9 - Preliminary Design Analysis

Locations to Review Document
The actual document is available to review at the following locations:

Broward County Aviation Department
Community Outreach Office
550 NW 10th Street
Dania Beach, FL 33004
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday (954-359-6977)

Broward County Port Everglades Department
1850 Eller Drive
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
(954-523-3404)

Broward County Main Library
100 South Andrews Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
(954-357-7444)

CD versions of the document are available at the following library branches:

Dania Beach Paul DeMaio
255 East Dania Beach Blvd.
Dania Beach, FL 33004
(954-926-2420)

Fort Lauderdale
1300 East Sunrise Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
(954-765-4263)

Hollywood
2600 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, FL 33020
(954-926-2430)

North Regional/BCC
1100 Coconut Creek Blvd.
Coconut Creek, FL 33066
(954-201-2600)

Northwest Regional
3151 University Drive
Coral Springs, FL  33065
(954-341-3900)

Alvin Sherman Library at Nova University
3100 Ray Ferrero Jr., Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314
(954-262-5477)

South Regional/BCC
7300 Pines Blvd.
Pembroke Pines, FL 33024
(954-201-8825)

Southwest Regional
16835 Sheridan Street
Pembroke Pines, Blvd. 33331
(954-538-9996)

West Regional
8601 West Broward Blvd.
Plantation, FL 33324
(954-382-5860)

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Directions

To access the new BCAD offices from the north, stay on US1 southbound, proceed past the airport entrance, and make a right turn on Griffin Road. Turn right at the next intersection (Perimeter Road). Follow Perimeter Road to the intersection of Aviation Boulevard (approximately ½ mile). Turn left on Aviation Boulevard, then an immediate right, and another left into the parking lot.

To access the facility from I-95, exit at Griffin Road east and turn left at the last traffic light before the railroad tracks. Then proceed as outlined above.

Please click here to see attached map.