{"id":57399,"date":"2025-08-22T18:34:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T22:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=57399"},"modified":"2025-08-22T18:34:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T22:34:34","slug":"citrus-connection-and-sun-n-fun-aerospace-expo-announce-strategic-transportation-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/08\/22\/citrus-connection-and-sun-n-fun-aerospace-expo-announce-strategic-transportation-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Citrus Connection and Sun \u2018n Fun Aerospace Expo Announce Strategic Transportation Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Citrus Connection, Polk County\u2019s public transit authority, and SUN \u2018n FUN Aerospace Expo, one of the largest aviation events in the world, are proud to announce a new pilot partnership aimed at enhancing transportation options for attendees and supporting sustainable access to the weeklong aerospace celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"eaebdc\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eaebdc;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"397\" height=\"204\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Citrus-Connection-2-png.webp?resize=397%2C204\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50600 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Citrus-Connection-2-png.webp?w=397&amp;ssl=1 397w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Citrus-Connection-2-png.webp?resize=300%2C154&amp;ssl=1 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The collaboration will provide dedicated shuttle services and expanded transit routes between key areas in Lakeland and the SUN \u2018n FUN Expo Campus at Lakeland Linder International Airport during the 2026 SUN \u2018n FUN Aerospace Expo, Red, White and Blue at 52!, scheduled for April 14-19<sup>th<\/sup>, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis partnership is an exciting opportunity to share our joint commitment to increasing accessibility and improving mobility for the local community and visitors alike,\u201d said Sara Roberts McCarley, Board Chair of Citrus Connection. \u201cWhether you&#8217;re a local resident, a visitor, or part of the aviation industry, getting to the second largest fly in the country just became a whole lot easier.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The enhanced transit service will include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Special event shuttles<\/strong>\u00a0from downtown Lakeland, major hotels, and park-and-ride locations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Extended service hours<\/strong>\u00a0to accommodate early arrivals and late departures.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ADA-compliant vehicles<\/strong>\u00a0to ensure accessibility for all guests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SUN \u2018n FUN Aerospace Expo draws more than 200,000 visitors each year and supports educational initiatives through the Aerospace Center for Excellence. The partnership with Citrus Connection strengthens community ties and ensures residents and visitors can experience the world-class event with greater convenience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information on routes and schedules, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ridecitrus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.ridecitrus.com<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flysnf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.flysnf.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Citrus Connection, Polk County\u2019s public transit authority, and SUN \u2018n FUN Aerospace Expo, one of the largest aviation events in the world, are proud to announce a new pilot partnership&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":50600,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"7254","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":true,"token":"eyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvaTAud3AuY29tXC9sYWtlbGFuZGdhemV0dGUuaW5mb1wvbmV3c1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMTBcL0NpdHJ1cy1Db25uZWN0aW9uLTItcG5nLndlYnA_Zml0PTM5NyUyQzIwNCZzc2w9MSIsInR4dCI6IkNpdHJ1cyBDb25uZWN0aW9uIGFuZCBTdW4gXHUyMDE4biBGdW4gQWVyb3NwYWNlIEV4cG8gQW5ub3VuY2UgU3RyYXRlZ2ljIFRyYW5zcG9ydGF0aW9uIFBhcnRuZXJzaGlwIiwidGVtcGxhdGUiOiJoaWdod2F5IiwiZm9udCI6IiIsImJsb2dfaWQiOjE2MzA0MDY2MX0.Xq72kHaOVYVt15SIUGvFgQLFDi3BtKb6xyHq1pJtKG8MQ"},"version":2,"attached_media":[{"id":50600,"url":"http:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Citrus-Connection-2-png.webp","type":"image\/png"}]},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[7254],"tags":[12025],"class_list":["post-57399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sun-n-fun","tag-citrus-connection-and-sun-n-fun-aerospace-expo-announce-strategic-transportation-partnership"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57399"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57399\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57400,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57399\/revisions\/57400"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}