March 2 Transportation Planning Organization Meeting
Press release from Alachua County
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Gainesville and Alachua County Transportation Planning Organization (TPO), formerly known as the Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization (MTPO) for the Gainesville Urbanized Area, will hold a meeting in the Grace Knight Conference Room at the Alachua County Administration Building (12 SE 1st St., Gainesville) on Monday, March 2, 2026, at 3 p.m.
Items of interest on the meeting agenda include:
- Adopt a List of Priority Projects
- Bike/Ped Master Plan Update
- New Unified Planning Work Program 2026-2028
- Regional Transit System (RTS) Report
In-person public comment will be taken on agenda items, and the public will also have an opportunity to speak on items not on the agenda. Members of the public who wish to speak are asked to limit their comments to three minutes. The meeting can be viewed on Cox Channel 12, the AC TV app (Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV), the county’s Facebook and YouTube sites, and the county’s Video on Demand website. The public is encouraged to submit any written or photographic documents one business day before the meeting to amoss@alachuacounty.us. Any questions regarding participation should be directed to the TPO at 352-374-5249.
The TPO is responsible for the continuing, comprehensive, and cooperative urban transportation planning program for the Gainesville Metropolitan Area. This planning program is required to receive federal and state transportation funds. Voting members consist of the five Alachua County commissioners, the City of Gainesville’s mayor and six commissioners, one Gainesville-Alachua County Regional Airport Governing Board representative, one School Board of Alachua County representative, and one Alachua County rural municipality representative.
Should be a short meeting…….Fix the damn roads! And by that I mean fix the ones with potholes FIRST!
As you can see from the agenda and the organizations title, the MPO has “planning” duties involving multiple sources of funds, multiple partners for the area – now all of Alachua County – out into the future for 5 & 10 years, and more means than just roads.