Seminole County drivers say traffic is worsening, survey finds
MetroPlan Orlando's latest survey found 2,536 drivers frustrated most by congestion and unsafe behavior, with one Seminole commuter citing the Lake Mary exit.
One commuter singled out the Lake Mary exit as an especially bad pinch point. MetroPlan Orlando posted its 2026 Regional Transportation Survey on June 17. The survey found 2,536 people in Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties are still most troubled by congestion and unsafe driving.
The survey was open from March 9 through April 10 and drew 1,274 online-panel responses, 1,111 public-survey responses and 151 in-person interviews. MetroPlan surveys the three-county region because transportation affects access to medical care, employment, education and community services, and the 2026 results will feed into long-range planning and funding priorities.
About 35% of respondents said sidewalks are missing where they are needed, nearly 59% said there are not enough bike lanes, and many said they do not feel safe sharing the road with drivers. 42% of Lynx bus riders found arrival and departure times inconvenient.
In MetroPlan's 2026 survey, one in five respondents said texting and driving is acceptable. The 2024 survey found nearly half of respondents routinely drove 10 mph over the speed limit or faster and 14% felt it was OK to text and drive. MetroPlan adopted its first Vision Zero Safety Action Plan on Sept. 11, 2024, saying nearly 300 people die and thousands more are seriously injured each year on Central Florida roads. The plan included 34 actions and was backed by a $3.79 million federal Safe Streets and Roads for All grant.
Serious injury and deadly crashes fell from 1,543 in 2018 to 1,076 in 2024, a 30.3% reduction, and MetroPlan received another $2.12 million SS4A grant in 2026 to keep the work going. Projects must be in the 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan to qualify for federal and state funding, and the plan is updated every five years.
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