Tri-Rail and Lake Worth's "Vision"

Tri-Rail, serves the state's most densely populated corridor running through Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties. We have a stop at Lake Worth Road. Also, Tri-Rail has never turned a profit since it started in 1989. The state subsidizes Tri-Rail with $34.6 million a year while passenger revenues cover only $10.4 million of the $64 million annual operating budget.

Those looking to develop Transit Oriented Developments want to keep Tri-Rail no matter what, no matter the cost. Wikipedia describes TOD's as: a residential or commercial area designed to maximize access to public transport, and often incorporates features to encourage transit ridership. A TOD neighborhood typically has a center with a transit station or bus stop, surrounded by relatively high-density development with progressively lower-density development spreading outward from the center. TODs generally are located within a radius of one-quarter to one-half mile (400 to 800 m) from a transit stop, as this is considered to be an appropriate scale for pedestrians.

This is part of the "vision" for Lake Worth. The only thing we can do is build higher and build on every square inch of land available. We are already the most dense city in Palm Beach County and beyond, but don't tell that to a developer. And don't tell that to this new visionary. Around the railroad tracks is land where most people do not prefer to live.