LYNX to Participate in 8th Annual FDOT Mobility Week

The Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (LYNX) will join the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) in its Mobility Week Oct. 27- Nov. 4.

The agency will host or support events throughout the week highlighting FDOT’s grassroots effort to promote awareness of safe and sustainable transportation choices.

To kick off the week on Oct. 30, the official groundbreaking for the highly anticipated Pine Hills Transfer Center will take place at 1:30 p.m. Attending the event will be former U.S Rep. Val Demings, FDOT District 5 Secretary/LYNX board member John Tyler, Orange County Mayor/LYNX Chair Jerry Demings and LYNX CEO Tiffany Homler Hawkins. This project has been years in the making.  Once complete, this $15 million facility will offer the community a convenient way to make connections in the community rather than transfer downtown.  The facility will have eight bus bays, a custom canopy similar to LYNX Central Station, integration of the Pine Hills Bike Trail, reconstruction of Belco Drive and an administrative building that could house customer service and safety.  Other features will include CCTV, customer information and sustainability elements.

On Nov. 2 all rides will be fare-free for bus, NeighborLink and SunRail services on Try Transit Day. This will be an unlimited opportunity for current and potential riders to try LYNX and SunRail transportation options and save money on daily travel.

Other Nov. 2 events will include LYNX CEO Tiffany Homler Hawkins appearing on the Orlando Business Journal Transportation Roundtable.  The city of Orlando will host Mastering Your Urban Journey where select seniors in Downtown Orlando will have the opportunity to learn about and ride LYNX and SunRail. The annual safety fair will be 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the LYNX Central Station (LCS) terminal where local agencies will be handing out information to help passengers travel safely throughout the tri-county region. FDOT will once again host a multimodal workshop in the LCS 2nd floor open space room, 1-4 p.m.

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