Florida’s MPO Alliances – A Model for Regional Planning and Project Implementation.

Jeff Kramer, AICPCenter for Urban Transportation Research

Background

• Over time:• UZAs have been combined• New UZAs have been

designated• UZAs have become

contiguous• large projects impacted

multiple MPO areas

• MPOs were asked to consider consolidating or improving regional coordination

Background

• MPOs, recognized the value of improved coordination across MPO boundaries

• But wanted to maintain autonomy for a variety of reasons

• So, MPOs formed formal alliances of two or more MPOs working together on issues of joint interest

MPO Regional Alliances

• 22 of Florida’s 26 MPOs have entered into formal arrangements to coordinate regional transportation planning activities with one or more neighboring MPOs

• Resulting in:• Regional planning activities

and studies• Support and programming

for larger projects important to multiple MPO areas

Florida's MPOs Participating in Regional Alliances

Florida’s Largest MPO Alliances

Summary of MPO Alliances   West Central Florida Chairs Coordinating

Committee (CCC)Central Florida MPO Alliance

(CFMPOA)Southeast Florida Transportation

Council (SEFTC)

Number of MPOs 6 6 3

Voting Membership

7 (One representative from each MPO & 1 Representative from Citrus TPO)

18 (3 representatives from each MPO)

3 (1 representative from each MPO)

Non-Voting Membership

8 (FDOT Districts 1 & 7, Florida Turnpike Enterprise, Central Florida RPC, Southwest

Florida RPC, Withlacoochee RPC, Tampa Bay RPC, & TBARTA)

3 (FDOT District 1 & 5, & Florida Turnpike Enterprise)

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Meeting Frequency Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly

MPO Staff Director Meeting Frequency

Bi-Weekly As Needed Monthly

Committees

JCAC, Multi-Use Trails, & Technical Review Team

No RTTAC, Modeling Subcommittee, Regional Freight Subcommittee, &

Regional Public Involvement Management Team

Regional LRTP Yes Yes Yes

Regional Project Priorities ListYes Yes Yes

Staffing

TBARTA provides staff support and the meeting chair rotates between members

MetroPlan Orlando provides staff support

Staff support is provided by a consulting firm

West Central Florida MPO Chairs Coordinating Committee (CCC)

Map of CCC Member MPOs

• Document/Activity• 2035 Regional Long Range

Transportation Plan• CMP List• FDOT District 1 and District

7 TRIP Priorities List• High Priority Regional

Transportation Initiatives List• Regional Multi-Use Trails

Element• Regional Public Participation

Plan

West Central Florida MPO Chairs Coordinating Committee (CCC)

Map of CCC Member MPOs

• Construction Projects• North River Road

intersection improvements• S.R. 52 and Prospect Road

Intersection Improvements• U.S. 19 channelization, turn

lanes, and access improvements

• Widen Bruce B. Downs to 6 Lanes from Pebble Creek Rd. to County Line Rd.

• Suncoast Parkway Trail• Courtney Campbell

Central Florida MPO Alliance (CFMPOA)

Map of CFMPOA Member MPOs

Document/Activity• 2025 Regional Long Range

Transportation Plan• Legislative Priorities List• Myregion.org• Regional Prioritization

Priorities and Process• Regional Tracking the

Trends Document

Central Florida MPO Alliance (CFMPOA)

Map of CFMPOA Member MPOs

• Construction Projects• Expansion of LYMMO• I-4 Ultimate Master Plan• SunRail• Wekiva Parkway Project

CCC & CFMPOA

Map of CCC & CFMPOA

• Annual joint meeting to discuss issues in the broader I-4 corridor• 11 of Florida’s 26 MPOs

• Coast-to-Coast Trail –connecting existing multi-use trails to create a 275 mile continuous trail stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean

• Close the Gaps initiative – a regional recreational trail project that completes the Heart of Florida Loop and would connect to the Coast to Coast trail

Southeast Florida Transportation Council (SEFTC)

Map of SEFTC Member MPOs

• Document/Activity• 2035 RLRTP• 2040 Regional

Transportation Plan• Annual Prioritized List of

Regional Transportation Projects

• Cargo 2040• Regional Greenway Plan• Regional Performance

Standards• Regional Public Involvement

Plan

Southeast Florida Transportation Council (SEFTC)

Map of SEFTC Member MPOs

• Construction Projects• Flamingo Road /Red Road/

SR 823 Widening Project • I-75 Express Lanes• I-95/I-595 Express Lanes• Miami Intermodal Center• Palm Avenue Widening

Project• Port of Miami Tunnel• Repaving and Minor

Widening of Krome Avenue• S.R. 826/Palmetto Express

Lanes

Questions?