Biodiversity and Climate Action Committee Carbon Friendly Conference Transportation

Join ASLA Florida members and leadership in making a sustainable choice! Opt for eco-friendly transportation options such as Brightline/Carpooling to reduce your carbon footprint en route to our conference. If every attendee from last year chooses mass transportation, we could collectively avoid 20 metric tons of carbon emissions—equivalent to the annual absorption of 900 mature trees. Let's unite in making choices that nurture our planet and make a significant collective impact. See you on board!

Rather than taking individual Ubers or Lyfts from Orlando International Airport | MCO, those who have flown or taken the Brightline to Orlando can use some of the following options to transfer from MCO to the conference hotel at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld:

• Multi-person shuttle from MCO to hotel via JayRide (needs to be booked ahead of time)
• • Shuttle for 10 people as low as $16.50
  • https://www.jayride.com/
• Brightline transfer via Mears (needs to be booked ahead of time)
• • $16.65 per person if traveling as 8 or $26.50 if a group of 5
    
  • https://www.gobrightline.com/offers/mears
    
• Mears shuttle through hotel recommendation (reservation required)
• • Mears Shuttle Service fee: 20 USD (one way)
  • https://www.mearstransportation.com/
• UberX shared uber with others along you same route (20 minute ride)
• Public Transit via #111 bus 25 stops to Westwood Blvd and Wilkow Dr with a 9 minute walk to follow (1 hour travel time)

For those taking the Amtrak to the conference hotel the following options are available:

• UberX shared uber with others along you same route (20 minute ride)
• Public transit via #40 bus for 13 stops to W Michigan Street and S Orange Blossom Trail then 64 stops on #08 bus to 27/g12 – Renaissance (1.5 hour travel time)

Coordination is key when trying to travel as a larger group. To lower our collective carbon footprints via travel to the conference, coordinating with fellow attendees will allow more people to transfer in one vehicle rather than each person in a car alone. Be proactive and reach out to others you know will be attending the conference and plan to arrive in Orlando at similar times to transfer to the hotel as a group.