The 60 mile SunRail commuter rail train from Deland to Poinciana is close to becoming reality.  It would run every half hour on weekdays and provide a crucial alternative to the automobile for Central Florida.  However, this issue needs your support!   

The environmental benefits from this project are as follows:
• Alternative growth trends, including a mature system of transportation alternatives with 
commuter rail, could protect nearly 780,000 acres from development, save taxpayers about $66 
billion in growth costs, and measurably enhance the region’s quality of life. 
• Fewer automobiles and trucks equal better air quality. 
• Rail travel consumes about a fifth of the energy per passenger‐mile as automobile travel.
• Rail transit emission reductions can be particularly large since transit‐oriented development 
tends to reduce short vehicle trips. 
• Current growth trends, without a developed rail system, will urbanize an additional 1.2 million 
acres of land in Central Florida by 2050, costing $104.7 billion (in contrast to SunRail's proposed 1.2 billion price tag).

For more information, see SunRail's website: www.sunrail.com.  Watch for an article about this issue in the May/June edition of the Sierran.

To show your support for this project, please contact your state representative!

You should also contact Senator Gary Siplin at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or (407) 297-2071 and Governor Charlie Crist at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or (850) 488-7146 .