Mayor Dyer was instrumental in launching the region’s first commuter rail system, SunRail, and he’s also been instrumental in bringing a high-speed rail line between Orlando and Miami.

Additionally, Mayor Dyer has made Orlando friendlier to bicyclists with the introduction of the bike share program in 2015, and the expansion to more than 300 miles of urban trails, signed routes and lanes created specifically for biking and walking, with nearly 35 of these miles off-street paths.

Mayor Dyer is committed to working with Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings to make significant investments in expanding our region’s mobility options.

Under Mayor Dyer’s leadership, the city has made significant investments in affordable housing ensuring anyone who wants to live in the city, is able to live in the city. In the last five years, the City of Orlando has invested nearly $32 million to create or preserve housing options for residents. Currently, the city’s building or rehabilitating more than 1,400 existing multifamily rental units and more than 160 new units to provide an opportunity for residents who want to achieve the American dream of homeownership. In total, the city has initiated the creation of 14 affordable housing developments.

Mayor Dyer remains committed to working with regional partners and across jurisdictional lines to continue to address our region’s housing challenges and provide quality, affordable housing to our residents.

Mayor Dyer has served as one of the region’s leading voices on ending homelessness, guiding the collaboration among jurisdictions, service providers and community groups. Through the Housing First Initiative, 96% of chronically homeless persons placed into permanent supportive housing remain housed.

Through recycling, composting, energy efficiency and the planting of thousands of trees, the city is conserving more and wasting less, evolving into one of the Greenest Cities in America under Mayor Dyer’s leadership. Through a Bloomberg Climate Change grant, Mayor Dyer has made the bold commitment to achieve 100 percent renewable energy for municipal buildings by 2030, zero waste by 2040 and 100 percent renewable energy citywide by 2050.

Orlando is internationally-recognized for being a welcoming and inclusive city for everybody, regardless of gender, race, religion, nationality, sexual orientation and gender identity. Since Buddy Dyer took office, he has fostered an inclusive government that embraces equality, diversity and celebrates our cultures. For the last five years, Orlando has received a perfect score on the annual Municipal Equality Index by the Human Rights Campaign.

This year, Buddy Dyer created the first Multicultural Affairs Committee and became the first city in Florida to recognize LGBT-certifed businesses.

Mayor Dyer’s commitment to expanding police protection has helped continue to keep crime low. His commitment to the safety of residents has also helped make the Orlando Fire Department one of the most elite departments in the entire country. The Orlando Fire Department has an “ISO Rating” of 1, meaning they are one of the top 50 fire departments in America out of more than 55,000 departments.

Orlando leads the country in jobs grown and Mayor Dyer is leading the effort to diversify Central Florida’s economy and create a new breed of high-tech, high-wage careers for residents in cutting edge industries such as digital media, life sciences and biotechnology, modeling, simulation and training, and aviation and aerospace.

In just over a decade, Medical City has attracted cutting-edge health and training facilities, world-renowned hospitals and research centers and global headquarters to the southeast part of the city.

Now, under Buddy Dyer’s leadership we are transforming 68-acres of land into the Creative Village, an urban neighborhood dedicated to innovation, education and creativity. Anchored by the UCF-Valencia Downtown Campus, Creative Village is a magnet to attract new companies and new industries to Downtown

Additionally, the Main Street program, which has transformed neighborhoods into hubs of community events, unique restaurants and more than 1,000 small business openings.