Poor people aren't the only ones hurt by Orlando's weak bus system
Next time you’re out under the blazing sun or in a rainstorm waiting for your Lynx bus, here’s something to think about: Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) has three times more buses than Lynx has in its fleet. Lynx has about 330 buses. OCPS has 900. And no, we can’t use school buses for Lynx. That’s not what school buses were designed for. Don’t hate on the local public schools. They need all those buses to get 69,000 children to school every morning within a short period of time, so classes can begin on time. Lynx also has an incredibly important mission. Lynx provides 83,000 rides daily across Orange, Seminole, and Osceola counties, in addition to small portions of Lake and Polk counties. By comparison, SunRail provides about 3,200 rides every weekday and does not operate on the weekends. Lynx is the main artery for Orlando’s lifeblood that has enriched this community as the vacation and convention capital of the United States. If you ride Lynx you al...