• Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said it could take some time for transportation in Central Florida to recover after the pandemic. Dyer’s comments came during the announcement of the Orlando Economic Partnership’s blueprint for the region’s transit future.
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• Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings and the Board of County Commissioners met today for the first of two work sessions to consider a penny sales tax for transportation. The county collected more than 11,000 surveys from residents on transportation in the region
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• The one hour comment period was dominated by resident concerns that the county already had money for public transportation.
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• There will be two new rideshare hubs opening in Orlando this spring.
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• Uber has partnered with former competitor Mears Transportation Group, the first agreement of its kind in the United States between the ride-sharing company and a taxi service. Under the agreement announced today, Mears will provide its fleet of luxury vehicles to support the Central Florida launch of Uber’s premium service, UberBLACK.
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• Three percent of registered voters who didn’t participate in the 2016 election said it was because they didn’t have transportation to the polls.
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• Mayor Andrew Gillium’s running mate Chris King joined Intersection to talk about the gubernatorial campaign. King says he and Gillum want to “build a more fair economy” for Floridians.
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