FORBES Magazine lists Orlando as the 4th worst US city for commuters.
(Orlando Magazine)
LYNX served over 26 million passengers so far this year. Seventy
five percent of the riders are going to work, and 65% of these passengers
say they cannot get to work any other way. (LYNX)
Last year the Central Floria region added 100,000 jobs...40% of
those jobs paid less than $27K a year. (LYNX)
LYNX ridership has increased 6%, after a fare increase of
17%. (LYNX)
77% of corporations rate access to public transportation as
an extremely important factor in selecting corporate locations.
(Center for Transportation Excellence)
Urban expressways cost up to $100 million per mile, while
rail facilities cost an average of $15 million per mile. (Center
for Transportation Excellence) The 61 mile Commuter Rail project
is estimated to cost $615 million.(Florida Department of Transportation)
This averages to slightly more than $10 million per mile.
Public transportation users save over $8K per household each
year, based on gas costing $3.90 a gallon. These savings are
more than the average household spends on food in a year. (American
Public Transportation Association, July 31, 2008 report)
Commuter Rail is expected to move as many commuters as one
lane of I-4 during peak hour. (Florida Department of Transportation)
Every $10 million invested in public transportation results
in a $30 million gain in sales for local business. (Center for
Transportation Excellence)
By 2018 operations and maintenance costs for Commuter Rail
will become the responsibility of the local funding partners.
(Florida Department of Transportation)
