Lynx (transportation)
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| Founded | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | 455 N. Garland Avenue, Orlando,FL |
| Locale | Orlando |
| Service area | Orange County, Seminole County, Osceola County |
| Service type | Local, limited-stop, and express bus service |
| Routes | 65[1] |
| Stops | 5,267[2] |
| Hubs | LYNX Central Station |
| Fleet | 290[3] |
| Daily ridership | 84,061[4] |
| Operator | Central Florida Regional Transit Authority |
| Chief executive | Linda Watson |
| Web site | Official Website |
LYNX is a bus system run by the Central Florida Regional Transit Authority, serving the Orlando area. Standard (Adult) one-way fare is $1.75 with free single transfers. LYNX runs the free Lymmo bus in downtown Orlando, connecting many downtown destinations to parking and the new LYNX Central Station, along a fully separate right-of-way. All LYNX buses except for the Lymmo have bike racks.
The Central Florida Regional Transit Authority was formed in May 1972 under the name Orange-Seminole-Osceola Transportation Authority. The bus service was originally named Tri-County Transit, or TCT for short. The authority changed its name in 1994. The name LYNX was chosen in a public naming contest that same year.
LYNX Central Station will be the primary Downtown Orlando station for Central Florida Commuter Rail, which will begin operation in 2010.
[edit] LYNX Trivia
- All LYNX bus routes are referred to as "Link(s)" hence the name of the system.
- The bus stops are designed with a lynx paw in place of the commonly-used bus stop sign flags.
- Due to tourists in the area who did not know the lynx paw signs were in fact bus stops, all the signs currently being installed still have a lynx paw, but it is smaller and portrayed on the center front of an outline of a bus, with the word "Lynx" appearing in the destination sign area.
