Public Workshop and Hearing for December Proposal
Event Date(s)
October 20, 20146:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Our Board of Directors (BOD) will vote on the service change proposal at their 1 p.m. Nov. 13 meeting in the LYNX Central Station 2nd Floor Board Room.
Major changes proposed will be the elimination of both the Xpress 204 and the Link 505. Lake County and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) have notified us they will no longer fund either of these routes.
Bay assignments at LYNX Central Station will change for Links 3, 11, 13, 15, 51, 54, 102, 104, 125, 313 and FastLink 17-92.
Additional efficiencies proposed include Links 8, 20, 21, 26, 36, 38, 55, 57, 104, 107, FastLink 418, 426, and 434.
On Link 111 a time point will be added at Destination Parkway.
The public comment period will begin Oct. 10. Comments will be accepted at public hearings and workshops.
PUBLIC WORKSHOPS
DATE / TIME: Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014 / 6-7 p.m.
LOCATION: Winter Springs City Hall
1126 E. State Rd. 434
Winter Springs, FL 32708
*Passengers should use Link 434.
DATE / TIME: Monday, Oct. 20, 2014 / 6-7 p.m.
LOCATION: Kissimmee City Hall
101 Church St.
Kissimmee, FL 34741
*Passengers should use Links 10, 18, 26, 55, 56, 57, 108, Xpress 208, FastLink 441 and NeighborLink 632.
DATE / TIME: Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 / 4-6 p.m.
LOCATION: LYNX Central Station
2nd Floor Open Space
455 N. Garland Ave.
Orlando, FL 32801
*Passengers should use any of the 34 Links serving LYNX Central Station.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
DATE / TIME: Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014 / 7-8 p.m.
LOCATION: Winter Springs City Hall
1126 E. State Rd. 434
Winter Springs, FL 32708
*Passengers should use Link 434.
DATE / TIME: Monday, Oct. 20, 2014 / 7-8 p.m.
LOCATION: Kissimmee City Hall
101 Church St.
Kissimmee, FL 34741
*Passengers should use Links 10, 18, 26, 55, 56, 57, 108, Xpress 208, FastLink 441 and NeighborLinks 632.
DATE / TIME: Tuesday, Oct.21, 2014 / 6-7 p.m.
LOCATION: LYNX Central Station
2nd Floor Open Space
455 N. Garland Ave.
Orlando, FL 32801
*Passengers should use any of the 34 Links serving LYNX Central Station.
**There will be an additional trip for Xpress 204 passengers following the public hearing.
Public comments also will be accepted through 5 p.m. Oct. 24 at www.golynx.com on the “contact us”page, by mail or delivered to:
LYNX Central Station
455 N. Garland Ave.
Orlando, FL 32801
Attention: Service Change
Interested parties may view the proposed service change information at the LYNX Central Station 1st Floor Security Guard Post 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. For additional information contact Tony Rodriguez, manager of service planning, at (407) 841-2279.
Maps and schedules are being drafted and once complete will be posted on www.golynx.com.
The next service efficiencies are scheduled to take place April 19, 2015.
Dec. 14 Service Proposal*
ELIMINATED SERVICE:
- Xpress 204 – Clermont Xpress (Lake County) – Lake County will no longer fund service.
- Link 505 – Longwood/Winter Springs (Seminole County) – The Florida Department of Transportation will no longer fund service.
ADJUSTED SERVICE:
- Link 8 – West Oakridge Road/International Drive (Orange County) – Daily time adjustments.
- Link 20 – Malibu Street/Pine Hills (Orange County) – Arrival time at LYNX Central Station (LCS) will be adjusted to :50.
- Link 21 – Universal Studios (Orange County) – Arrival time at LYNX Central Station (LCS) will be adjusted to :05 and :35 on Weekdays only. Weekday time adjustments also will be made between time points.
- Link 26 – Pleasant Hill Road/Poinciana (Osceola County) – Adding a weekday and Saturday 9 p.m. southbound trip leaving the Kissimmee Intermodal Station.
- Link 36 – Lake Richmond (Orange County) – Rerouting from L.B. McLeod Road, to President Barack Obama Parkway, looping through the Parke 33 Industrial Park before returning to L.B. McLeod Road and resuming the existing routing at Willie Mays Parkway.
- Link 38 – Downtown Orlando/SeaWorld (Orange County) – Weekday arrival and departure times will change. A 6:30 p.m. trip from LCS will be added. Off-peak departure times at LCS will be moved to :30 and arrival times to :35.
- Link 54 – Old Winter Garden Road (Orange County) – Arrival time at LYNX Central Station (LCS) will be adjusted to :20. Departure time will be adjusted to :45. Will move to LCS Bay R.
- Link 55 – U.S. 192 Crosstown (Osceola County/Lake County) – Rerouting to and from Kissimmee Intermodal Station via Main Street to Vine Street (U.S. 192).
- Link 57 – John Young Parkway (Orange County/Osceola County) – Daily time adjustments.
- Link 104 – East Colonial (Orange County) – Rerouting from LCS to Fashion Square Mall outbound by way of Amelia Street, Orange Avenue, Robinson Street and Maguire Boulevard. Trips to LCS will be routed by way of Maguire Boulevard, Robinson Street, Roseland Avenue and Livingston Street. Will move to LCS Bay X.
- Link 107 – U.S. 441/Orlando Florida Mall (Orange County) – Weekday time adjustments. Adding additional weekend service.
- Link 111 – OIA/SeaWorld (Orange County) – A time point will be added at Destination Parkway. Departure time from Sea World will move to :30 on Saturday only.
- Link 418 – Florida Mall/Meadow Woods/ Lake Nona (Orange County) – Daily time adjustments. Routes will start their trips from The Florida Mall SuperStop and Medical City at :30.
- Link 426 – Poinciana Circulator (Osceola County) – A 10 p.m. trip will be added from the Poinciana Walmart.
- Link 434 – SR 434 Crosstown (Seminole County) – Service will be rerouted from downtown Oviedo. The new routing will utilize Mitchel Hammock Road to Alafaya Trail. Passengers going into Oviedo will transfer to the NeighborLink 622 at the Oviedo Mall. Will now service the Longwood SunRail Station at State Road 434 and Ronald Reagan Boulevard.
NEW BAY ASSIGNMENTS:
- Link 3 – Bay S.
- Link 11 – Bay W.
- Link 13 – Bay T.
- Link 15 – Bay T.
- Link 51 – Bay W.
- Link 54 – Bay R.
- Link 102 – Bay V.
- Link 104 – Bay X.
- Link 125 – Bay U.
- Link 313 – Bay T.
- FastLink 17-92 – Bay S.
* Subject to change.