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According to the following report, SunRail ambassadors to help riders at SunRail stations will return around mid-November:
SunRail ambassadors will staff all stations
October 14, 2014
By Mike Lafferty
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/sunrail/ride-with-me/os-sunrail-ambassadors-at-all-stations-20141014-post.html
The stations of DeBary, Winter Park, Lynx Central and Sand Lake Road will be staffed also during off-peak hours, all other stations only during peak hours:
In addition, there was an interesting press report recently not only about the question if "Phase 2 North" to DeLand will include two miles of single track (possibly limiting future capacity) or double-tracked, but also an exchange about the funding for any future expansions of SunRail commuter rail service:
Volusia County, state take up SunRail-to-DeLand link
October 4, 2014
By Mark Harper
http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20141004/news/141009674?p=all&tc=pgall
Finally, Kissimmee is preparing for the start of SunRail service in 2016, including projects for pedestrians and to encurage the use of public transportation:
Pedestrian parkway bridge taking shape
October 10, 2014
By Charlie Reed
http://www.aroundosceola.com/?p=11946
Now some might still be interested to follow how the whole process about the addition of quiet zones in certain cities of the SunRail corridor will play out, and which cities will add them soon, and which ones won't...
SunRail ambassadors will staff all stations
October 14, 2014
By Mike Lafferty
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/sunrail/ride-with-me/os-sunrail-ambassadors-at-all-stations-20141014-post.html
The stations of DeBary, Winter Park, Lynx Central and Sand Lake Road will be staffed also during off-peak hours, all other stations only during peak hours:
SunRail officials said this week that one platform attendant will be on duty at each station during peak travel hours in the morning and late afternoon, when trains run most frequently.
An ambassador also will be on duty during off-peak hours at the rail system's four busiest stations - DeBary, Winter Park, Lynx Central and Sand Lake Road - when fewer trains are running. The staffing levels could change based on ridership levels, SunRail says.
In addition, there was an interesting press report recently not only about the question if "Phase 2 North" to DeLand will include two miles of single track (possibly limiting future capacity) or double-tracked, but also an exchange about the funding for any future expansions of SunRail commuter rail service:
Volusia County, state take up SunRail-to-DeLand link
October 4, 2014
By Mark Harper
http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20141004/news/141009674?p=all&tc=pgall
Finally, Kissimmee is preparing for the start of SunRail service in 2016, including projects for pedestrians and to encurage the use of public transportation:
source:The [pedestrian] bridge over the parkway also represents the kind of pedestrian-oriented infrastructure Kissimmee is moving toward to reduce traffic and build ridership on public transportation, said Craig Holland, director of Development Services for the city of Kissimmee.
“The world is not going to get any less congested traffic wise,” he said. “We’re not anti-car but at a point there’s no way to really relieve it. The roads are going to be crowded.”
Holland said the city is working with Lynx to establish a circulator bus that would connect the city’s major employers including Osceola Regional Medical Center, Florida Hospital, Valencia College and the city and county administration buildings.
With Kissimmee’s SunRail station scheduled to open in 2016 alongside the Lynx “super stop” bus station downtown, the city is expected to become a hub for public transportation, he said.
Pedestrian parkway bridge taking shape
October 10, 2014
By Charlie Reed
http://www.aroundosceola.com/?p=11946
Now some might still be interested to follow how the whole process about the addition of quiet zones in certain cities of the SunRail corridor will play out, and which cities will add them soon, and which ones won't...