PRESS & MEDIA
Regional and national coverage of the project’s infrastructure vision, public-realm improvements, and impact on Central Florida.
EDITORIAL INDEX
Selected reporting and interviews. Links open on the publisher’s website.
Gateway 2040 will be presented at the International Property Show 2026 in Dubai, introducing regional investors to an Orlando infrastructure project structured around the EB-5 investment pathway.
Read articleJoshua T. Wallack discusses the Gateway 2040 vision, its presentation in Dubai, and how qualifying infrastructure investment may provide investors and their families with a pathway to US permanent residency.
Read articleThe Orlando Real highlights the proposed Gateway 2040 promenade and pedestrian bridge, designed to make International Drive more walkable, accessible, and competitive.
Read articleOrange County officials advanced a $20 million pedestrian promenade plan for International Drive, adding wider sidewalks, barriers and plazas for roughly 1,400 daily pedestrians, with construction targeted for 2028.
Read articleOrange County commissioners voted to continue negotiations on the promenade proposal, with renderings showing wider sidewalks, retaining walls, fountains and public art at the intersection.
Read articleMidway Ownership LLC's unsolicited $19.4 million proposal was presented to Orange County commissioners on August 25, drawing support from Mayor Jerry Demings alongside discussion of a related $35.6 million pedestrian bridge.
Read articleGateway 2040 LLC proposed a $19.4 million public-private partnership to build promenades at all four corners of the intersection alongside the already-approved pedestrian bridge, adding decorative walls, fountains, landscaping and public art.
Read articleA WESH Orlando video segment examines the proposed promenade and the pedestrian safety concerns driving the push to redesign the busy International Drive and Sand Lake Road intersection.
Read articleDeveloper Joshua Wallack discusses the $20 million Gateway 2040 promenade proposal near International Drive and Sand Lake Road, aimed at improving pedestrian safety and streetscape aesthetics.
Read articleGateway 2040 LLC's $20 million P3 proposal includes a 25,332-square-foot land donation valued at roughly $8.8 million, backed by a traffic study documenting 661 crashes at the intersection between 2017 and 2022, 13 involving pedestrians or cyclists.
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