Magnolia Avenue downtown is two-way from South Street to Livingston Street

Magnolia Avenue in downtown Orlando now carries two-way traffic between South Street and Livingston Street. The city's release says: "The improvements convert Magnolia Avenue from South Street to Livingston Street from one-way to two-way traffic, while adding more than 100 on-street parking spaces". Spectrum News 13 reported on Sept. 22 that "Magnolia Avenue, which has been one-way since 1956, is officially two-way again".

What changed

• Traffic: one-way to two-way, from South Street to Livingston Street.
• The LYMMO lane: the city's project page says the work would "remove most of the dedicated LYMMO bus lane, integrate bus operations into regular traffic". News 6 reported that "LYMMO buses will travel with regular traffic instead of using a dedicated lane".
• Parking: the city counts "more than 100 on-street parking spaces". News 13 says the project "adds 92 on-street parking spaces to bring the total along Magnolia to 103".

When

• Done: the city scheduled an event for Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, to "mark the completion of Phase 1 of the Magnolia Avenue streetscape improvements", and Spectrum News 13 reported on Sept. 22 that the street "is officially two-way again".
• Next: the city's downtown projects page lists Magnolia Avenue Improvements Phase 2 as proposed, on the same stretch, including the "elimination of remaining dedicated bus lanes", with an estimated start in the second quarter of 2027. News 6 reported in August that "The second phase is expected to be completed by the end of 2027".

Where

• Magnolia Avenue in downtown Orlando, from South Street to Livingston Street.

What it means if you live here

• Driving: the stretch now runs in both directions.
• Riding LYMMO: buses run in regular traffic where the dedicated lane was removed, which the city's project page puts at most of it; Phase 2 would remove the rest.
• Parking: there is more on-street parking along Magnolia.
• Cost: the city's project page lists a Phase 1 budget of $2.8M.