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Central Florida SunRail Commuter Train Breaks Ground
State and Local Sunrail Supporters Bang in Ceremonial Rail Ties(Orlando, Florida) State and local officials joined supporters of Central Florida’s commuter train SunRail to break ground on the project...
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Mica Set to Unveil New Tolling Plan for Interstates Tuesday
U.S. Representatives Corrine Brown and John Mica(Orlando, Fla.) Congressman John Mica says he will unveil next Tuesday a major five-year transportation bill to allow more public private partnerships to...
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Biodiesel Producers Push to Raise Federal Production Limits
photo courtesy National Biodiesel Board / ZimmCommFresh from their annual conference in Orlando, biodiesel producers say they'll need help from lawmakers to open the throttle on fuel production.The...
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AUDIO: Mica's Constituents in the Dark About HR7
Park Avenue, Winter Park, FloridaListen:(Orlando, Fla -- WMFE) "I'm afraid I have not heard about the bill" one voter says. "It's a blank for me right now," another admits. "I have not a clue," a third...
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Florida Transportation Officials Plug Safety as Train Traffic Increases
(Orlando -- WMFE) With work beginning on SunRail, train traffic along the stretch of tracks running from Poinciana to Deland is expected to triple.Rail safety experts worry that could lead to an...
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Florida Ponders School Bus Ads
Blank Canvas for Advertisers?Florida's yellow school buses could be due for a facelift- if legislators sign off on a bill allowing advertisements to be placed on their sides.The Florida House of...
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Mica Takes Aim at "Bloated" TSA
The chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, John Mica, said airports that switch from all-federal security screening to private run security could save tax payers millions of...
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How Public Space, Urban Planning and Public Parks Play a Role in the Trayvon...
Protesters in Fort Mellon Park (photo by Matthew Peddie)(Sanford, Florida) Demonstrations in support of Trayvon Martin are filling parks and streets in Sanford.The green spaces in the central Florida...
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Space Shuttle Discovery Flies to Washington DC
The crew of Discovery's final mission to space (photo by Matthew Peddie)(Orlando - WMFE) Space shuttle Discovery flew Tuesday morning from Kennedy Space Center to Virginia where it will be displayed at...
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In Florida, Aging Population Struggles to Get Around
ITN driver John McCallister helps a client (photo courtesty of the Independent Transportation Network, Orlando)(Orlando, FL -- WMFE) With more than three million residents over the age of 65, Florida's...
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Date Set for First Commercial Spacecraft to Dock at International Space Station
Dragon Space Capsule (Photo CC by Flickr user nsub1)The first commercial spacecraft to perform a mission to the International Space Station is set to launch on May 19th. Commercial space company SpaceX...
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Companies to Offer Rides to Private Space Stations
Bigelow's Genesis II Space Habitat, launched in 2007 (Photo Courtesy of Bigelow Aerospace)The private space companies Space Exploration Technologies and Bigelow Aerospace are planning to offer rides to...
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Private Rail Company Says Orlando to Miami Service Possible in Two Years
Amtrak's Orlando station (photo by Matthew Peddie)(Orlando, FLA -- WMFE) The company that wants to begin a privately funded passenger rail service from Orlando to Miami says it expects to get millions...
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Failure to Launch for First Privately Owned Space Shuttle
Falcon 9 Rocket test firing engines on April 30, 2012. (Photo courtesy of SpaceX)(Orlando, Fla. -- WMFE) A launch abort has delayed the first attempt by a private company to fly a spacecraft to the...
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SpaceX Successfully Launches Historic Flight in Florida
Image Courtesy of Space X(Orlando, FL- WMFE) The supply ship built by Space Exploration Technologies is now in orbit and on its way to rendezvous with the International Space Station. With the...
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SpaceX Hopes to Fly Supply Mission to ISS this Summer
Dragon on a barge after splashdown in the Pacific (Photo Courtesy of SpaceX)(Orlando, FL -- WMFE) With the splashdown of a privately owned unmanned space capsule Thursday and a successful weeklong...
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Topping the Nation in Pedestrian Deaths, Orlando Launches Safety Campaign
Metro Orlando tops the national list of dangerous cities for pedestrians, according to Transportation for America. On average one pedestrian is killed every week and two are injured every day.Local...
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As in the 1800s, Bikes and Trains Could Boom Together in Florida
DeLand, Florida (Photo by Matthew Peddie)In central Florida the car rules. A network of wide highways link sprawling cities.But now two machines which saw their heyday in Florida more than a century...
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Orlando International Airport Could Link with Private Intercity Rail
Orlando International Airport (photo by Matthew Peddie)Orlando International Airport officials are working out a deal over a private rail company's proposed commercial rail service to Miami.The arrival...
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Will SunRail Change Central Florida's Driving Habits?
SunRail will run right through the center of Florida Hospital's Health Village campus (photo by Matthew Peddie)Listen to an audio version of this story hereDevelopers are building apartments along...
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