December 2024 Service Change Proposal

September 27, 2024

We have proposed making system-wide efficiencies effective Dec. 8.

The LYNX Board of Directors will vote on the service proposal at the Oct. 26 meeting in the LYNX Central Station 2nd Floor Board Room.

The December proposal will include the following:

• New Link 705 to be added in West Orange County.
• Links 155 and 612 will be discontinued.
• Schedule adjustments on Links 7, 10, 23, 25, 26, 104, 108 and NeighborLink 812.
• Schedule improvements on Link 56.
• Service reductions on Links 60, 61 and 62.
• Route and schedule improvements on Links 49 and 125.
• Route changes on Links 9, 37, 44, 48, 49, 105, 301, 302, 303, 311, 443 and NeighborLink 813.
• Route number changes on NeighborLinks 601, 604 and Link 443.

There will be information sessions throughout the service area to discuss this proposal.

Information Sessions

DATE/TIME:            Thursday, October 3
                               6-7 p.m.

LOCATION:              Orange County Multicultural Center
                                Florida Conference Room, 2nd Floor
                                7149 West Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL, 32818

Passengers should use Links 37 or 105.

DATE/TIME:             Monday, October 7
                                1-2 p.m.

LOCATION:              Kissimmee City Hall
                                Florida Conference Room, 2nd Floor
                                101 Church St., Kissimmee, FL, 34741

Passengers should use any of the Links serving Kissimmee Intermodal Station or SunRail.

DATE/TIME:             Monday, October 7
                                1-2 p.m.

LOCATION:              Pine Hills Community Center
                                6408 Jennings Road, Orlando, FL, 32818

Passengers should use Link 48 or NeighborLink 813.

DATE/TIME:             Tuesday, October 8
                                1-2 p.m.

LOCATION:              LYNX Central Station
                                Main Lobby
                                455 N. Garland Avenue, Orlando, FL, 32801

Passengers should use any of the Links serving LYNX Central Station, LYMMO (Orange and Lime Lines) or SunRail.

DATE/TIME:             Tuesday, Oct. 8
                                6-7 p.m.

LOCATION:              Virtual (more information will be available on golynx.com.)

DATE/TIME:             Wednesday, Oct. 9
                                1-2 p.m.

LOCATION:              Altamonte Springs City Hall
                                201-211 Newburyport Ave., Altamonte Springs, FL, 32701

Passengers should use Link 436N or SunRail.

DATE/TIME:             Tuesday, Oct. 15
                                1-2 p.m.

LOCATION:              Valencia College Lake Nona Campus
                                12350 Narcoossee Rd., Orlando, FL, 32832

Passengers should use Link 612.

DATE/TIME:             Wednesday, Oct. 16
                                6:30-7:30 p.m.

LOCATION:              Buenaventura Lakes Library
                                405 Buenaventura Blvd., Kissimmee, FL, 34743

Passengers should use Links 18, 155, 407 or NeighborLink 831.

DATE/TIME:            Wednesday, Oct. 16

                               1-2 p.m.

LOCATION:             Beardall Senior Center

                               800 Delaney Ave., Orlando, FL, 32801

Passengers should use Links 3, 7, 11, 18, or LYMMO Lime Line.

The public comment period will begin Sept. 30.  Comments will be accepted at the public workshop and hearing.

Public Workshop/Hearing

DATE/TIME:            Thursday, Oct. 17
                                4-5 p.m. (Workshop), 5-6 p.m. (Hearing)

LOCATION:              LYNX Central Station
                                2nd Floor Open Space
                                455 North Garland Avenue
                                Orlando, FL, 32801

Virtual Meeting (more information will be available on golynx.com.)

Passengers should use any of the Links serving LYNX Central Station, LYMMO (Orange and Lime Lines) or SunRail.

Public comments also will be accepted through 5 p.m. October 22 at golynx.com/contactus and select Customer Comment Form and then other, via mail or delivered to:

 LYNX Central Station

 455 N. Garland Avenue

 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 Bruce Detweiler, manager of service planning, at (407) 254-6136.

Maps and schedules are being drafted and once complete will be posted on golynx.com.

December Service Proposal*

NEW LINK

• Link 705 – West Colonial Drive/Winter Garden (Orange County) – Route will operate between the West Oaks Mall SuperStop and Colonial Drive and Park Avenue in Winter Garden, replacing Link 105 service. Will operate from West Oaks Mall via Clarke Road, Colonial Drive, Blackwood Avenue, Old Winter Garden Road, Bluford Avenue, Colonial Drive, Carter Road, Story Road, 9th Street, Colonia Drive to Park Avenue. From Park Avenue will operate along Colonial Drive to West Oaks Mall. Route will run every 60 minutes Monday-Saturday from 6 a.m.-9:40 p.m.  

DISCONTINUED SERVICE

• Link 155 – The Loop/Buena Ventura Lakes/Osceola Parkway (Osceola County) – Route will be discontinued.
• Link 612 – Narcoossee Road (Osceola County/Orange County) – Route will be discontinued.

SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENTS

• Link 7 – S. Orange Avenue/Florida Mall (Orange County) – Minor weekday schedule adjustments.
• Link 10 – E. U.S. 192/St. Cloud (Osceola County) – Minor daily schedule adjustments.
• Link 23 – Winter Park/Rosemont/Springs Plaza (Orange County/Seminole County) – Minor weekday and Saturday schedule adjustments.
• Link 25 – Mercy Drive/Shader Road (Orange County) – Minor weekday and Saturday schedule adjustments.
• Link 26 – Pleasant Hill Road/Poinciana (Osceola County) – Minor daily schedule adjustments.
• Link 104 – E. Colonial Drive (Orange County) – Minor weekday and Sunday schedule adjustments.
• Link 108 – S. U.S. 441 (Orange Blossom Trail)/Kissimmee (Osceola County/Orange County) – Minor daily schedule adjustments.
• NeighborLink 812 – Winter Garden (Orange County) – schedule adjustments on weekdays.

SCHEDULE IMPROVEMENTS

• Link 56 – W. U.S. 192/Magic Kingdom (Osceola County/Orange County) – Adding daily trips from Kissimmee Intermodal Station at 4, 4:30 and 5 a.m. and from Disney University at 5:20 and 5:50 a.m. on weekdays and 5:17, 5:47 and 6:17 a.m. on weekends.  

SCHEDULE REDUCTIONS

• Link 60 – LYMMO Orange Line (City of Orlando) – Changing weekday frequency 7 a.m.-7 p.m. to every 12 minutes and 7-9 p.m. to every 16-20 minutes.  Ending service daily at 9 p.m.
• Link 61 – LYMMO Lime Line (City of Orlando) – Changing weekday frequency to 20 minutes. Beginning weekday service at 7 a.m. and ending service at 6 p.m. Discontinuing Saturday and Sunday service.
• Link 62 – LYMMO Grapefruit Line (City of Orlando) – Changing weekday frequency 7 a.m.-6 p.m. to every 12 minutes and 6-9 p.m. to every 16 minutes.  Ending service daily at 9 p.m.

ROUTE AND SCHEDULE IMPROVEMENTS

• Link 49 – W. Colonial Drive/Pine Hills Road (Orange County) – Extending route into the new Pine Hills Transfer Center. Changing service on Indian Hill Road and North Lane to bi-directional. Extending route to Rosemont SuperStop via Pine Hills Road, Clarcona Ocoee Road and Orange Blossom Trail. Daily schedule adjustments. Adding Sunday 9:10 p.m. trip from Rosemont Superstop and 10:15 p.m. and 11:15 p.m. trips from LYNX Central Station. 
• Link 125 – Silver Star Road (Orange County) – Extending into the new Pine Hills Transfer Center via Belco Drive. Changing weekday service to operate every 20 minutes 5 a.m.- 6 p.m.

ROUTE CHANGES

• Link 9 – Winter Park/Rosemont/Pine Hills (Orange County) – Extending route from North Lane via Pine Hills Road, Belco Drive to the new Pine Hills Transfer Center. Discontinuing service on Pine Hills Road north of North Lane, Clarcona Ocoee Road, and Long Road.  Discontinuing weekday 11 p.m. trip from Rosemont SuperStop to Winter Park. Change Sunday service to operate every 60 minutes. Daily schedule adjustments.
• Link 37 – Pine Hills/Kirkman Road/Florida Mall (Orange County) – Extending route from Silver Star Road/Hiawassee Road via Silver Star Road and Belco Drive to the new Pine Hills Transfer Center. Daily schedule adjustments.
• Link 44 – Hiawassee Road/Zellwood/Apopka (Orange County) – Extending route from Silver Star Road/Hiawassee Road via Silver Star Road and Belco Drive to the new Pine Hills Transfer Center. Discontinuing service on Hermit Smith Road, Harry Street, Janet Street, Willow Street, Holly Creek Road, George Martin Road and Mohawk Drive. Weekday and Saturday schedule adjustments.
• Link 48 – W. Colonial Drive/Powers Dr. (Orange County) – Discontinuing service on Silver Star Road west of Powers Drive. Extending route to the new Pine Hills Transfer Center via Silver Star Road and Belco Drive. Daily schedule adjustments.
• Link 105 – W. Colonial Drive (Orange County) – Changing route to operate between LYNX Central Station and Blackwood Avenue/ Old Winter Garden Road. Daily schedule adjustments.
• Link 301 – Disney Direct/Pine Hills (Orange County) – Extending to the new Pine Hills Transfer Center. Will operate via Silver Star Road, Hiawassee Road and West Colonial Drive then operate along current route south of West Colonial Drive. Daily schedule adjustments.
• Link 302 – Disney Direct/Rosemont (Orange County) – Discontinuing service between Rosemont SuperStop and North Lane/Pine Hills Road. Will operate on North Lane, Powers Drive, Indian Hill Road, Pine Hills Road and Belco Drive to the new Pine Hills Transfer Center. Then route will travel along Pine Hills Road, Colonial Drive and Mercy Drive to the current routing. Daily schedule adjustments. Discontinuing 2:15 p.m. daily trip from Rosemont SuperStop to Disney Springs.
• Link 303 – Disney Direct/Washington Shores (Orange County) – Extending route to the new Pine Hills Transfer Center via John Young, West Colonial Drive, Mercy Drive, Silver Star Road and Belco Drive.  Daily schedule adjustments.
• Link 311 – Disney/Orlando Int’l Airport/Destination Parkway Express (Orange County) – Adding a stop on John Young Parkway at South Park Circle.
• Link 443 – Winter Park/Lee Road/Pine Hills (Orange County) – Extending service from Silver Star Road/Hiawassee Road via Silver Star Road and Belco Drive to the new Pine Hills Transfer Center. Daily schedule adjustments. Renumbering route to Link 43.
• NeighborLink 813 – Pine Hills (Orange County) – Extending service to the new Pine Hills Transfer Center.

ROUTE NUMBER CHANGES

• Link 443 – Winter Park/Lee Road/Pine Hills (Orange County) – Renumbering as Link 43.
• NeighborLink 601 – Poinciana (Osceola County) – Renumbering to 801.
• NeighborLink 604 – Intercession City/Campbell City (Osceola County) – Renumbering to 804.

*Subject to change.