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Brightline is going bankrupt.
We helped pay for it. We should own it.
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Tell Florida's leaders to use our tax dollars to buy Brightline and make it public.
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Brightline is facing bankrupcy.
It carries more than 3 million riders a year between Miami and Orlando, but billions in high-interest private debt forced its holding company into bankruptcy. Brightline's future should be decided by Floridians, not its creditors.
Buying Brightline could spark a statewide rail system that one day runs from Pensacola to the Keys. This is a rare chance to solve a problem every Floridian faces and build something that serves the Sunshine State for generations.
Florida should buy Brightline and run it for Floridians, not shareholders. We deserve affordable, accessible ways to travel move through our state.
By the numbers
$0.5
Billion
To support Brightline
Public dollars Floridians have already invested.
$16
Billion
In Florida's reserves
Money the state is sitting on right now.
$2.2
Billion
To buy it outright
The projected cost for Florida to own Brightline.
Our plan
Step 1
Study buying Brightline
Get the state legislature to pass legislation directing state agencies to study how buying Brightline would work and support regional public transit plans.
Step 2
Pass the Buy Brightline Act
The law would direct the state use its reserves to buy Brightline.
Step 3
Operate rail like our roads
Fund and maintain the rail as public infrastructure, just like our highways, with fares working Floridians can afford. One day, expand the rail statewide, from Pensacola to the Keys.
Why we want to buy Brightline
“I'm moving to Orlando in August and was looking forward to using the Brightline until I saw the prices. I have spent time in New Jersey and used their transit system almost daily because it was so affordable. Everyone wants this to work. We just need it to be accessible first!”
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