Elena, a student taking advantage of the Summer of Safety program, clutched her Smartcard. She was heading to Bonnet Springs Park for the AAPI Cultural Celebration, thankful she didn’t have to worry about finding parking. She checked her phone, using FindMyRoutes.com to see her bus’s real-time location.
As the doors hissed open, Elena was greeted by Mr. Henderson, a driver who had been with the Lakeland Area Mass Transit District for over a decade. He helped an elderly passenger onto the Paratransit lift with a patient smile. Citrus Connection - Progress in Motion ridecitrus
The midday sun beat down on the pavement at the Lakeland Downtown Terminal , where the bright orange and white buses of Citrus Connection hummed with life. For Elena, "Ride Citrus" wasn't just a tagline; it was her ticket to a bigger world. Elena, a student taking advantage of the Summer