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23 MILES 11 LINKS 3 SUPERSTOPS 2
Why SR 436? OIA Highest 18K employees 1M Ridership 436S has the highest 45M annual passengers Concentration annual ridership of all 30-minute headway routes Central Florida residents on SR 436 https://www.golynx.com/core/fileparse.php/14 Source: American Community Survey 2011-2016, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_International_Airport 3255/urlt/2017-Annual-Ridership-by-Link.pdf residential density by Census Tract 3
Why now? Addressing safety for all Premium transit is vital to Other regions are investing users is imperative compete for high-tech jobs in premium transit; Central and talent Florida cannot be left behind 4
Short-term Recommendation Limited-stop bus from OIA to SunRail ▪ Maintain existing local service • Extend local 436S to SunRail to match ▪ Operate as FastLink ▪ Use existing shelters ▪ 30-minute headways 5 https://www.flickr.com/photos/traveling- around/34344544416
Long-term Recommendation Bus Rapid Transit from OIA to SunRail Simple, fast, reliable ▪ Frequent buses (15 mins) ▪ Premium buses ▪ Faster ride • Fewer stations, farther apart • Exclusive or semi-exclusive lanes • Smart signals: bus communicate with signals for faster ride ▪ Shorter stopping times • Off-board tickets • Level boarding ▪ Premium stations: real-time bus arrival info, shelter, seating 6
Long-term Recommendation Bus Rapid Transit from OIA to SunRail Supported by ped/bike infrastructure and land use policies ▪ Wider and shaded sidewalks ▪ More crossings ▪ Less speeding ▪ Transit-supportive patterns: connected streets, mix of uses, healthy densities, managed parking ▪ Affordable multi-family housing 7
How much do we need to build & operate BRT? $60M-$80M Using existing auxiliary lanes BAT Lanes or curbside exclusive Capital (no widening) Repurposing a travel lane $250M+ Median exclusive Widening into the (widening) median Operating $4M Annually (LYNX’s annual operating expenses is $160M) 8
What could we achieve? Up to 8,800 corridor riders BRT riders save 30 to 45 minutes daily 9
Thanks for your time! lynxsr436.com
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