/tags/brightline Brightline en-US WLRN Fri, 12 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /business/2024-07-12/brightline-rail-transit-miami-orlando-profits Brightline saw revenue jump thanks to service between Miami and Orlando. As it shifts focus to long distance riders, local efforts for commuter rail pick up steam. Fri, 12 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /business/2024-07-12/brightline-rail-transit-miami-orlando-profits Tom Hudson /transportation/2024-05-03/palm-beach-quiet-zones-train-safety Quiet zones are happening in northern Palm Beach County — except in Lake Park. Fri, 03 May 2024 19:53:40 GMT /transportation/2024-05-03/palm-beach-quiet-zones-train-safety Elisabeth Gaffney | Stet News /transportation-development/2024-01-16/brightline-crashes-florida The three deaths in Melbourne this week mark at least 108 since Brightline began operations in July 2017. Tue, 16 Jan 2024 15:19:09 GMT /transportation-development/2024-01-16/brightline-crashes-florida Freida Frisaro | Associated Press /transportation-development/2024-01-12/tri-rail-downtown-miami After years of planning and logistical mishaps, Tri-Rail expands into downtown Miami. The new service begins Saturday. Fri, 12 Jan 2024 23:23:57 GMT /transportation-development/2024-01-12/tri-rail-downtown-miami Wilkine Brutus /transportation-development/2023-12-21/ridership-of-high-speed-rail-service-brightline-is-on-the-rise Brightline saw an increase in ridership of 101% from November of 2022 to November of 2023. Thu, 21 Dec 2023 15:19:43 GMT /transportation-development/2023-12-21/ridership-of-high-speed-rail-service-brightline-is-on-the-rise Marian Summerall /transportation-development/2023-12-20/new-river-crossing-fort-lauderdale-tunnel-bridge-resolution The city has long backed a tunnel as their preferred solution for a drastic increase in train traffic crossing the river in the coming years, while Broward has favored a bridge. But city commissioners now voted 3 to 2 in favor of a resolution that would accept a bridge. Wed, 20 Dec 2023 15:42:06 GMT /transportation-development/2023-12-20/new-river-crossing-fort-lauderdale-tunnel-bridge-resolution Gerard Albert /transportation-development/2023-12-11/brightline-advances-orlando-to-tampa-plans-transportation-florida A $50 million proposal was submitted to the Florida Legislature for the next legislative session that would go toward rail improvements in the I-4 corridor. Mon, 11 Dec 2023 22:00:00 GMT /transportation-development/2023-12-11/brightline-advances-orlando-to-tampa-plans-transportation-florida Jim Turner - News Service of Florida /transportation-development/2023-12-07/bridge-new-river-crossing-fort-lauderdale-broward Broward County is counting on commuter rail — with multiple stops in densely populated areas — to be the centerpiece of new transit improvements over the next decade. There’s just one issue to resolve — how will trains cross New River, which splits the city of Fort Lauderdale. Thu, 07 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /transportation-development/2023-12-07/bridge-new-river-crossing-fort-lauderdale-broward Gerard Albert /transportation-development/2023-10-23/tunnel-bridge-fort-lauderdale-mayor-broward-river-crossing Broward's biggest city and Broward commissioners have argued and debated for years in trying to decide the future of the New River Crossing. Mon, 23 Oct 2023 12:00:00 GMT /transportation-development/2023-10-23/tunnel-bridge-fort-lauderdale-mayor-broward-river-crossing Gerard Albert /business/2023-10-18/u-s-transportation-secretary-touts-bidens-infrastructure-investments-on-south-florida-trip The money for infrastructure and rail projects comes from President Biden's $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which Congress approved nearly two years ago. Wed, 18 Oct 2023 12:00:00 GMT /business/2023-10-18/u-s-transportation-secretary-touts-bidens-infrastructure-investments-on-south-florida-trip Julia Cooper, Gerard Albert