Those who live in Orlando: Lynx Bus Transportation

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Hi. Does anybody in Orlando use public bus transportation?

If so, I want to know what is the bus station look like? Are there any remote bus stations for the main bus station?

In StarMetro in Tallahassee, there's a display on the front of the bus (hard to see) and the display on the side of the bus (it can be easy to see, but some displays are quite dark on text, on which I really have to ask the bus driver, like if this bus takes me to TCC (Tallahassee Community College). However, I do get off the bus near my apartment, but I made it easier for the bus driver to know where TCC is located.

So, how to Lynx transportation work?

I noticed the bus routes and it's really complex, but that's to be expected because Orlando is large. However, I'm not that afraid of large cities, so as long as I get around Orlando just fine, I won't have any problems. Of course, I (and my family) did travel to Orlando a lot, mostly for Disney trips.

Update: I am able to figure out that the route # (also referred to link #) is 15 if I take a bus to Valencia Community College East campus. Since I'm going to be living in an apartment south of Valencia, walking about one mile shouldn't be a problem, as long as I keep track of the schedule. So, if I want to go to Osceola Mall, that'll be Link #4, since I believe Osceola Mall is in Kissimmee, FL, right?

In Link 12, one thing I noticed is there are clockwise/counterclockwise circulators. I've never seen this before, since Tallahasse is so simple to navigate. Plus, why am I not seeing Lynx Central Station? Why doesn't all the links meet at the central station for people to get to other buses from there?

I won't let complexity stop me from living in big cities... Heh!

I'll probably don't need help from those who live in Orlando until I move there (can't give a specific date), so thanks.
 
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well...I don't know anything about Florida's transit system...but all I can say...you'll be super lost using the transit here in Seattle area. There's hundreds of different bus routes that can go almost anywhere you want to go.
 
Perhaps I need to check out the public bus transportation for Seattle, then.

Tallahassee is not that complex.

Here's the routes in Tallahassee: StarMetro Routes - Talgov.com

But my topic is generally focused in Orlando.
 
Yes, I have been ride on Green bus in Orlando. It alike same as my hometown's city bus. It was my last time go to Florida last June on our honeymoon. :) In Orlando have different service of Green, Red, Lynx and other. You have to check it out at google maps which is the bus station available in metro area. You see the link with google maps show up. You can go to City bus website to check it out.
 
The VIA city bus system in San Antonio is pretty complex. There's so many routes, and San Antonio is a very huge city. I do use the VIA city buses but only in my side of town, and sometimes downtown, as I don't know the rest of San Antonio well. It would take two or more hours just to get to the opposite side of town from where I am. Thank goodness Medicaid pays for taxi cabs for me to go to all my doctor's appointments, as they are across town. Easier for me.

I used to live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and their city bus system was very easy to navigate! Milwaukee is not nearly as big as San Antonio. And it only took me about 1 hour or less to get most anywhere in Milwaukee.

Here is a list of all the bus routes for San Antonio: VIA

And for Milwaukee: MCTS
 
LuciaDisturbed said:
I used to live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and their city bus system was very easy to navigate! Milwaukee is not nearly as big as San Antonio. And it only took me about 1 hour or less to get most anywhere in Milwaukee.
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I agree with Lucia about Milwaukee County's Transit System (MCTS). MCTS was rated as one of the best bus systems in the U.S. I've had many experiences riding MCTS and one of the things I like most about their system is the fact that you don't have to wait longer than 45 minutes for a bus. (The average waiting time is 15 minutes) There is a bus stop on almost every corner of the city -- including suburban areas. In fact, bus service extends 15 miles outside of downtown Milwaukee. If someone lives in the suburbs, they can reach the lakefront (downtown) in an hour or less by taking one or two buses. Another aspect of MCTS I like is the fact that all buses with the same route number travel east/west or north/south making it easy to remember which bus goes where. When I visited Tucson, AZ several years ago, I had the chance to use their bus system and it was completely different from MCTS. All routes had a different bus number and because Tucson is so spread out, it took at least an hour to get from one side of the city to the other.
 
It's been about two months since I haven't posted in a long time when I'm looking for the route/link number that will take me to Valencia Community College West that I'm transferring to. Thanks, everyone, for letting me know about other bus systems.

Now if only I can figure out which route number the bus will take me to Valencia Community College from Waterview Club Apartment complex or Lake Mann Apartment (located near Lake Mann lake) to Valencia Community College West using the GoLynx.com website...
 
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