On a ragged stretch of downtown Fort Lauderdale straddling the railroad tracks, a rebirth is coming.
All Aboard Florida, the company that plans to launch Orlando-to-Miami roundtrip passenger rail service, has been quietly assembling land in downtown Fort Lauderdale.
The scope of its deals — covering a large swath north of Broward Boulevard near the train tracks — has officials and activists saying the area’s blight could be erased. Though details have been scarce, the company has said it plans a passenger rail station downtown, and will surround it with new development. Hotel rooms, housing, retail, office space and a new courthouse and government center are among the possibilities.
The company, a subsidiary of Florida East Coast Industries based in Coral Gables, declined to talk about its specific plans.
