ORLANDO, Fla. Central Floridas bus system, LYNX, will receive $2.8 million in federal funding to replace buses and update the public transportation system that services three counties.
LYNX will use the funding to modernize its fleet including purchasing electric buses for the bus lines that circulate in downtown Orlando.
According to a news release, electric buses are less costly to operate and create less noise.
The LYNX system provides public transport to Orange, Seminole and Oseola counties, about 2,500 miles of territory.
The tax would have helped fund improvements to Central Floridas public transportation, according to the mayor.