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Altamonte Springs commuters can now get help from the city to pay for part of their Uber rides. While Tampa launched a similar program to help commuters get to bus stops, Altamonte’s program is designed to boost SunRail ridership.
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Congressman John Mica says federal dollars are on the way to fund the southern expansion of SunRail. A little more than $63 million dollars will help build stations and signals along the new four-stop extension stretching from Sand Lake Road to Kissimmee.
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Congressman John Mica is urging central Florida municipalities to work together to bring smart technology to the region’s stop lights. Mica has found federal dollars for software that can program traffic lights based on real-time traffic flow.
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Congressman John Mica says Orange City should be considered as the next SunRail stop in Volusia County. SunRail failed to land a federal grant to bring the train to DeLand.
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Construction to expand the SunRail commuter train will start this year. That’s thanks to a $93 million federal grant.90.7’s Renata Sago reports, transportation officials say new stops will relieve traffic woes and boost the regional economy.
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Federal transportation officials will greenlight a $93 million grant today to help expand central Florida’s commuter train seveneteen miles south.90.7’s Renata Sago reports, the news means the Sunrail expansion can get underway before the end of the year.
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Officials behind Central Florida’s commuter train, Sunrail, say growing ridership is the only way for the one-year-old service to stay on track. New data show the number of passengers fluctuates each month, with the highest number of riders so far in March.
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Congressman John Mica has announced that he expects full funding for the next phase of SunRail by the end of next month. Mica said the Federal Transit Administration notified him that Congress is receiving the plan and the full funding agreement.
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Renovations are now complete on the city’s historic Sligh Street Amtrak Station.
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Central Florida’s commuter rail system relied heavily on state subsidies during its first year of operation. Fares paid for about one fifth of SunRail’s operating costs.