Kevin Spear
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The Orlando Economic Partnership’s Alliance for Regional Transportation warns that the region’s economy is doomed without bold improvements in all modes of transportation. The alliance issued its long-awaited report this week, specifying seven priorities for improvements. Key among them are establishing transportation funding and a creating a home for SunRail and Lynx. The alliance is warning of a gloomy future without the improvements in transportation.
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Brightline is building a tunnel under Goldenrod Road at Orlando International Airport as part of extending its high-speed passenger rail tracks to West Palm Beach. Construction involves pushing a huge concrete box under the road, a method pursued widely in Europe by the company Petrucco but not in North America until recently.
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Orlando’s airport was barely able to cling to its international status during the depths of the pandemic’s worldwide hit on air travel in the spring, but the region’s nonstop links to foreign cities are tiptoeing back to life.
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The name Brightline Trains is returning to replace the short-lived Virgin Trains brand. The Virgin empire of trains, planes and cruise boats has been in distress with the COVID-19 pandemic, according to media accounts.
