By Nicole Rodriguez TC PALM
The Coast Guard will hold open hearings with public comment... more
NEWS ABOUT ALL ABOARD FLORIDA
Published: Sunday, November 2, 2014 - 8:30am
By Sally Swartz Opinion Zone
The parking lot at Stuart’s Kane Center is full; the extra cars land in a lot across the street and in a swale beside... more
Published: Saturday, November 1, 2014 - 12:30pm
Rich Campbell: Did federal railroad officials hear concerns of Martin County residents? Who can say?
Published: Friday, October 31, 2014 - 4:45pm
By Rich Campbell. Full Article at TCPalm
The Federal Railroad... more
Published: Friday, October 31, 2014 - 4:30pm
Published: Friday, October 31, 2014 - 11:00am
All Aboard Florida-related companies and officials spent more than $3.5 million on campaign contributions and lobbying fees at the state and national level in the last five years, a Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers investigation found.
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Published: Thursday, October 30, 2014 - 12:15pm
Published: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 - 6:15am
IF YOU OPPOSE - PLEASE WRITE LETTERS HERE: http://bit.ly/1t5nn6KAND ATTEND THE UPCOMING MEETINGS- SEE LIST BELOW Few ask technical questions; many want work contracts or jobs. By John Lantigua Palm... more
Published: Sunday, October 26, 2014 - 12:00pm
Published: Sunday, October 26, 2014 - 11:45am
By George Andreassi Full Article at TC Palm
ABOUT THIS... more
Published: Friday, October 24, 2014 - 12:30pm
Public forums to discuss All Aboard Florida’s impact on communities settled along the Florida East Coast Railway tracks begin Monday, but opponents of the passenger rail project say the format of the federally organized gatherings restricts... more
Published: Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 8:30am
By Lydia Dinkova Miami Today
All Aboard Florida, the rail line that is in a few years to link Miami and Orlando, has expanded its funding... more
Published: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 3:30pm
By Dave Berman - Florida Today
The Brevard County Commission this afternoon supported a financing plan... more
Published: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 3:30pm
By Kim Miller Palm Beach Post
Miami-Dade County Commissioners approved in an 11-0 vote this morning a measure that clears... more
Published: Saturday, October 18, 2014 - 2:00pm
3 BREVARD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS VOTED YES TO ALL ABOARD FLORIDA FINANCING PLAN - Comm. Bolin Lewis, Andy Anderson, and Robin Fisher voted yes. The Brevard County Commission tsupported a financing plan to help All Aboard Florida develop its... more
Published: Saturday, October 18, 2014 - 9:00am
1. Cost to taxpayers/communities
The public has known that AAF is pursuing a Railroad Rehabilitation and... more
Published: Saturday, October 18, 2014 - 8:15am
Nancy Smith: Sunshine State News
Few Floridians know All Aboard Florida (AAF) has found "a super-secret"... more
Published: Friday, October 17, 2014 - 7:00am
All Aboard Florida will not consider expanding its passenger rail service to Tampa or adding other stops along its Miami-to-Orlando route until its express trains begin running in 2017, the company’s President and Chief Development Officer... more
Published: Friday, October 17, 2014 - 7:00am
Published: Thursday, October 16, 2014 - 5:30pm
VERO BEACH, Fla.-- Governor Rick Scott breaks with the Treasure Coast elected officials' opposition to All Aboard Florida, today announcing his support for the high-speed rail that will eventually add 32 trains to Treasure Coast railways. We... more
Published: Thursday, October 16, 2014 - 8:30am
Published: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 - 1:15pm
LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER FINANCING FIASCO FOLLOWING IN THE... more
Published: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 - 6:15am
From Huffington Post NOW IS THE TIME TO PROTEST THE EIS DRAFT - SEND LETTERS AND EMAIL HERE: ... more
Published: Sunday, October 12, 2014 - 8:30am
SEND LETTERS TO PROTEST ALL ABOARD FLORIDA HERE
On top of billions of dollars in tax incentives that state and local governments offer... more
Published: Sunday, October 12, 2014 - 8:15am
Published: Thursday, October 9, 2014 - 7:15am
ALL ABOARD FLORIDA TO INCREASE RAIL TRAFFIC, FOIL EMERGENCY RESPONDERS, SAYS CARE, FL. Tell us your thoughts on this issue & Protest the EIS here - dozens of email letters, paper letters, contact information and more:... more
Published: Wednesday, October 8, 2014 - 4:45pm
All Aboard Florida is seeking $1.75 billion in tax exempt bonds to pay for its express passenger rail service, an abrupt departure from the federal loan the private company had sought and a jolt to people working to derail the project.
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Published: Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 1:15pm
By Jennifer Sorentrue Palm Beach Post
All Aboard Florida’s express passenger train... more
Published: Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 1:00pm
By Kim Miller Palm Beach Post
All Aboard Florida has changed its plan to pay for its... more
Published: Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 12:45pm
Dear Bill: As you are the chairman of Citizens Against Rail Expansion in Florida (CARE FL), I’d like to share Martin Health System’s position on All Aboard Florida’s potential impact to our patients, physicians, and caregivers. Martin Health... more
Published: Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 6:30am
Boynton Beach could become the first local government in Palm Beach County to approve a contentious railroad crossing agreement with All Aboard Florida that details who is responsible for paying for safety upgrades and future maintenance... more
Published: Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 6:00am
Published: Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 6:00am
Full Article by Dave Berman at Florida Today
All Aboard Florida has modified its financing plan for its... more
Published: Monday, October 6, 2014 - 4:15pm
TCPalm Editorial
EYES TRAINED ON REPORT: U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy this week raised concerns about the draft Environmental Impact Statement for the All Aboard Florida high-speed rail project in connection with its application for a $1.6... more
Published: Sunday, October 5, 2014 - 4:00pm
Click on the PDF download to read the letter from Bob Solari to FECI's Rusty Roberts.
Published: Sunday, October 5, 2014 - 1:00pm
Published: Saturday, October 4, 2014 - 11:30am
Early Observations on the E. I. S. By Tom Monahan September 26, 2014 Here in South Florida, we have to wonder if government officials hundreds of miles away in Washington realize how much we look to them to protect us from abuses. By living... more
Published: Friday, October 3, 2014 - 5:30pm
By Nancy Smith, Sunshine State News When Barack Obama took office in 2008, a lot of people -- some of them in Florida -- thought they were going to make a... more
Published: Friday, October 3, 2014 - 5:30pm
WASHINGTON — High-speed rail was supposed to be President Obama’s signature transportation project, but despite the administration spending nearly $11 billion since 2009 to develop faster passenger trains, the projects have gone mostly nowhere... more
Published: Friday, October 3, 2014 - 4:30pm
MEDIA ADVISORY: CARE FL, First Responders to Host Press Conference at Jupiter Medical JUPITER, FL – Citizens Against Rail Expansion (CARE FL) and first responders will hold a press conference, Tuesday, October 7 at 10:30 a.m. at the Jupiter... more
Published: Friday, October 3, 2014 - 2:45pm
Letter by: Richard V. Neill, Fort Pierce TC Palm CSX Transportation is one of only five Class One railroads in the United States. CSX currently furnishes passenger rail service between Miami and Orlando via Amtrak. If high-speed rail is such a... more
Published: Friday, October 3, 2014 - 8:45am
By Arnie Rosenberg TC Palm September 30, 2014
Rep. Patrick Murphy is casting doubt on the facts in the All Aboard Florida draft Environmental Impact Statement and challenging the remedies the railroad proposes for a raft of... more
Published: Friday, October 3, 2014 - 6:45am
Here are the days left to file a protest: Click here to send protest letters... more
Published: Friday, October 3, 2014 - 6:30am
Calling the movement of crude oil by rail an “imminent hazard” to the public, the federal Department of Transportation said on Wednesday that railroads would be required to notify local emergency responders whenever oil shipments traveled through... more
Published: Monday, September 29, 2014 - 4:15am
Published: Saturday, September 27, 2014 - 3:45pm
Letter By Christopher Cordova, Jupiter
Numerous officials have given numerous reasons for the numerous benefits All Aboard Florida will bring to our communities, not to mention the projected number of riders and the projected number of... more
Published: Saturday, September 27, 2014 - 2:45pm
Rich Campbell says: Peek behind the curtain and glimpse the process federal officials used in creating the draft Environmental Impact Statement on the proposed project.
Because the Federal Government does not have enough money to pay for... more
Published: Thursday, September 25, 2014 - 12:00pm
Social justice is defined by Matthew Robinson* as "... promoting a just society by challenging injustice and valuing diversity." According to John Rawls* social justice is about assuring the protection of equal access to liberties, rights... more