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Anti-rail group slams federal study of All Aboard Florida

Published on September 23, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Ryan Ray

A representative of Citizens Against Rail Expansion in Florida, or CARE FL, denounced a new federal report on the likely environmental impact of proposed construction to implement All Aboard Florida, a private passenger transit system that aims to connect Orlando and Miami via train. CARE FL Treasurer Brent Hanlon said on Wednesday a recent report by the Federal Railway Administration — which by and large gives the rail project the a-okay — “isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on.” “It never straightforwardly addresses the real concerns…

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Personnel note: Melissa Shuffield joins All Aboard Florida as VP of public affairs

Published on September 21, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Phil Ammann

Communications specialist Melissa Shuffield has joined All Aboard Florida as senior vice president of public affairs. Shuffield, a Miami native, will lead communications and government affairs for the privately owned passenger rail project seeking to connect Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Orlando. She most recently worked in business development for Miami real-estate firm EWM. “We are thrilled to have Melissa join our team,” said All Aboard Florida President Michael Reininger. “Her top-notch credentials are a perfect blend of…

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Heat, lightning in the air as economic development dollars shift

Published on June 7, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Ryan Ray

Two $10 million dollar line items were at issue in today’s meeting of Transportation & Economic Development budget conference panel, the third this weekend as lawmakers from both chambers of the Legislature sit down to hash out their considerable budget differences. The controversial public-private “All Aboard Florida” rail plan favored by Gov. Rick Scott made progress in securing full funding, as $10 million was agreed to for a “Quiet Zone Improvements Grant Program” that would help mitigate noise along the proposed…

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Anti-train group rails against All Aboard Florida

Published on April 16, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Ryan Ray

During a conference call late Thursday morning, the anti-rail group Citizens Against Rail Expansion in Florida inveighed against a plan backed by Gov. Rick Scott to build more rail lines in the Treasure Coast and Palm Beach County areas. Its main bone of contention is an April poll conducted by Mason-Dixon that CARE says offers stark evidence that the public-private deal between the state of Florida and private engineering firms to add Miami-to-Orlando high speed passenger rail service — All Aboard Florida — is…

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