2.1 COMMUNITY & STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT OVERVIEW
Conversations surrounding the planning of commuter rail in Northeast Florida have circulated among stakeholders and throughout communities along Florida’s first coast for over a decade. Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) concepts were introduced in prior commuter rail studies as potential rail station areas were identified for consideration along proposed rail corridors. This First Coast Commuter Rail TOD Planning Study (TOD Study) advanced the dialogue about potential TOD opportunities at select station areas. This TOD Study provided the community with a distinct focus on the various forms of community placemaking involved in TOD, from site conditions and readiness to potential land use integration. This chapter summarizes project activities undertaken to share TOD concepts for the specific station areas and describes the strategies implemented to engage stakeholders and community participants in a dialogue to guide future station area planning and design.
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