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Crist to Sign Rail Legislation Downtown Orlando

On Wednesday, December 16th at 1:00 pm, Governor Charlie Crist, Mayor Buddy Dyer, members of the Central Florida Commuter Rail Commission and other elected officials in Downtown Orlando to celebrate the passage a comprehensive statewide rail plan.  This legislation will allow for the creation of SunRail, Central Florida’s first commuter rail line, and pave the way for a future statewide rail transportation network.

sounder6.249105501_stdGovernor Crist will visit the historic Church Street Station to sign this landmark legislation into effect.  This statewide rail transit program also sets the stage for Florida to leverage billions of federal dollars to build high speed rail lines, the first of which would connect Orlando to Tampa.

Beyond providing Floridians with desperately needed transportation alternatives, this groundbreaking rail plan will spur the creation of hundreds of thousands of jobs at a time when they are desperately needed in our state.

SunRail, specifically, will create nearly 10,000 jobs almost immediately.  Over the next 25 years SunRail will create more than 250,000 jobs and create more than 8 billion dollars in economic impact.

Passage of this policy framework for rail in our state represents a pivotal moment for our Orlando community and the entire state of Florida.

This groundbreaking accomplishment is a testament to the cooperation and partnership that began in Central Florida with historic, unanimous support for SunRail and ultimately developed between communities and elected leaders around our state who shared our vision for the transformational power of rail transit.

WHAT:        Governor Charlie Crist to sign landmark legislation that creates a comprehensive statewide rail plan

WHEN: Wednesday, December 16th at 1:00 p.m.

WHERE: In Downtown Orlando on Church Street between Garland Avenue and Orange Avenue (near the 55 West development)

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