Controversial Commuter Rail's Surprising Backer
SunRail would serve 4,300 daily riders providing half-hour headways during commute hours. Operating shortfalls would be subsidized by the federal government for the first seven years. Mica has...
View ArticleFlorida Businesses Counting on SunRail
While Florida's high-speed rail got the kibosh, The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has given the go-ahead for the SunRail project and is projecting a 2013 opening.Angela Cotey...
View ArticleSunRail Phase II Receives $93.4 Million FTA Grant
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View ArticleBig Transit Happenings Expected for the Sun Belt in 2016
Andrew Keets provides a snapshot of the Sun Belt cities expecting major transit upgrades in 2016. Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, El Paso, Dallas, New Orleans, Jacksonville, and Orlando make the list,...
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Will New Transportation Technologies Affect Lower Income Households?
Purchasing an electric vehicle (EV), or, when they become available, an autonomous vehicle (AV), clearly will be out of the realm of those who may have dPublication Date: Tue, 08/02/2016
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Fatalities Mount from Brightline, South Florida's New Higher-Speed Train Service
Both of the recent fatalities, the earlier one being a 32-year-old pedestrian, resulted from attempts to "beat the train" through grade crossings in Publication Date: Wed, 01/17/2018
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Orlando SunRail Opens Southern Expansion
The SUnRail commuter rail line has completed the southern portion of its Phase 2 expansion. "Four new stations have been built on the extension: Meadow Woods in Orange County as well as Tupperware,...
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