Riders in Orange and Osceola counties could lose a shuttle route and see fewer bus trips under a LYNX proposal scheduled to take effect Dec. 13, 2026. The plan would discontinue Link 701, the Orange Technical College shuttle, while changing service on routes serving Winter Park, Kissimmee and Orlando International Airport.
The proposal would remove Link 701, eliminate selected trips on several other lines and alter routes and schedules across Central Florida, according to WFTV. LYNX has said NeighborLink 811 and NeighborLink 812 could provide replacement service for Link 701. The changes would affect both regional connections and neighborhood service used for daily commutes.
Which Routes Lose Trips and Service
Among the proposed weekday and weekend reductions, Link 1 would lose all Saturday service as well as two evening trips from Winter Park SunRail. Link 10 would remove early-morning and late-evening trips between Kissimmee Intermodal Station and U.S. 192/Live Oak, and Link 56 would drop two early-morning weekday trips between Plaza del Sol and Kissimmee Intermodal Station.
The plan would also remove the 5:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Link 426 trips from the Poinciana Walmart. LYNX lists trip reductions on Links 1, 10, 56, 102 and 426; those changes do not mean the routes themselves would be eliminated. Schedule adjustments are also proposed for Links 13, 18, 20, 23, 26, 36, 42, 51, 57 and 107.
Airport and Theme Park Routes Would Shift
On Link 407, the proposal would change how the route serves the Kissimmee-to-airport corridor and reduce its daily service to Lake Nona. The route would use local stops between Kissimmee Intermodal Station and Orlando International Airport and would be rerouted via Landstar Boulevard, Meadow Woods SunRail and Wetherbee Road. The corridor also has LYNX FastLink 407 service, according to the agency's routes and schedules page.
Other proposed routing changes include moving Link 311's eastbound path from Tradeshow Boulevard to Universal Boulevard. Link 6 would no longer run between Colonial Plaza SuperStop and Lakemont Avenue/Aloma Avenue, while LYNX also proposes changes to Links 43 and 311.
Some Routes Would Gain Service
The proposal includes targeted increases as well. Saturday service on Link 48 would run every 30 minutes until 7:45 p.m., and Link 49 would operate at that frequency until 7:30 p.m. Link 49 would also add a 12:15 a.m. Saturday and Sunday trip from LYNX Central Station to Rosemont SuperStop.
How to Weigh In Before the Vote
LYNX plans public information sessions Sept. 21 in Kissimmee and Sept. 22 in Orlando, including a virtual session that evening. A public workshop and hearing is scheduled for Sept. 29 at LYNX Central Station. Public comments will be accepted from Sept. 18 through 5 p.m. Oct. 12, before the LYNX Board of Directors is scheduled to vote Oct. 22 at LYNX Central Station. LYNX has said the proposal is subject to change.
The proposal comes after a similar restructuring in Seminole County, where eight LYNX routes were fully eliminated beginning Jan. 11, according to WESH. Officials cited low ridership and high operating costs, and Link 1 was shortened to run only between Winter Park SunRail and Maitland Center. Seminole County reported that its annual cost for LYNX service rose from roughly $7 million in 2019 to nearly $17 million, according to News 13. The county introduced an on-demand van service called Scout in place of the eliminated routes; News 13 reported that it drew more than 20,000 riders in its first month of testing.
What the broader numbers show
The available systemwide figures provide scale but do not by themselves show how ridership, operating costs or local funding changed in Orange and Osceola counties since 2019. LYNX reported 21,476,203 passenger trips in FY25 and listed an FY26 annual operating budget of $217,008,696.
On-demand service has also produced different levels of reported use across the region. MetroPlan Orlando reported that Seminole County launched Scout in October 2025 to replace much of its LYNX bus service; 27% of Seminole County survey respondents said they use microtransit, compared with 7% in Orange County and 9% in Osceola County, according to MetroPlan Orlando.
