September 16 Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization Meeting
Press release from Alachua County
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization (MTPO) for the Gainesville Urbanized Area will conduct a meeting at the Alachua County Administration Building (12 SE 1st St., Gainesville) in the John R. “Jack” Durrance Auditorium on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. The meeting begins at 3 p.m.
In-person public comment will be taken for the agenda items and the public will also have an opportunity to speak about items not on the agenda. Members of the public who wish to speak are asked to limit their comments to three minutes. Masks for vulnerable citizens are strongly recommended. 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 escalante@ncfrpc.org. Any questions regarding participation should be directed to the MTPO at 955-2200, extension 114.
Items of interest on the meeting agenda include:
- Transportation Improvement Program Amendment – Federal Transit Administration Low and No Emissions Grant Award
- Transportation Improvement Program Amendment – Roll Forward Projects
- Unified Planning Work Program Revision – Complete Streets Planning Study Rescheduling
- List of Priority Projects Amendment – Sweetwater Greenway Multi-Use Trail and Waldo Greenway Trail Rehabilitation
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Staffing and Voting Structure
- Alachua County Road Design Concepts
- State Road 26 (Newberry Road) Multi-use Concept Plan from Northwest 43rd Street to Southwest 38th Street
The MTPO 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 funds for transportation projects. Voting members consist of the five Alachua County commissioners and the City of Gainesville’s mayor and six commissioners. Non-voting members include the University of Florida president’s designee, a rural advisor designated by the MTPO and the Florida Department of Transportation District 2 secretary’s designee. Staff services are provided by the North Central Florida Regional Planning Council.