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This Downtown station, located in the urban heart of Orlando’s central jobs and entertainment core, is a regionally significant destination for the entire corridor.

Given the intensity and diversity of surrounding land uses, this station will provide an important transportation alternative, allowing car-free access to City Hall, Sun Trust Center, and the many events throughout the year at both the Amway Center and the proposed Performing Arts Center. The daily coming and going of SunRail trains, shuttling commuters and visitors alike, will add activity, vitality, and desirability to surrounding businesses and residences. Co-location with the existing historic rail station will support and preserve the historic and pedestrian-oriented character of the Church Street Historic District.

A unique infill redevelopment site, the corner of South Street and Garland Avenue provides an opportunity to highly integrate the transit platform with new development. Over time, other surface parking lots in the area may become redevelopment opportunities, as well. Streetscape and pedestrian improvements, especially along South Street, Church Street, and Garland Avenue will improve pedestrian safety and facilitate connection and crossings under I-4.

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The Church Street station will serve as a front door to Orlando’s civic, cultural and entertainment center. The station area will be one of two downtown scale TODs along the SunRail corridor. The density allowed around the station is the greatest of any SunRail station. The City of Orlando’s Downtown Development Board (DDB), as the agency responsible for the revitalization of the City’s core area, has the tools, staff and experience to leverage the coming of SunRail. In addition to the information presented earlier in the report, next steps in TOD planning for Church Street might include:

• Shaping and enhancing access to a number of vacant and under-utilized parcels in the immediate station area.

• Moving to transit-friendly parking ratios on future development parcels to help leverage access to SunRail. District parking, a technique which allows phasing and reducing parking over time, may be quite appropriate here.

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