The 2013 Review of Florida’s MPO Long Range Transportation Plans
The twenty-six metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) in Florida develop unique long range transportation plans while fulfilling the requirements of both federal and state law. At the request of the Florida Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council (MPOAC), a statewide discussion forum and policy education organization for MPOs, and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at the University of South Florida (USF) has conducted a comparative review of all Florida MPO long range transportation plans (LRTPs) in 1997, 2002, 2008, and, most recently 2013. The reviews are aimed at gaining a comprehensive understanding of the issues being assessed and documented in MPO plans, as well as to document examples of outstanding planning practice. In addition to making observations of current practice relative to past practices, these reviews suggest several technical, methodological, and policy improvements for future long range transportation plans. This paper, based on the 2013 LRTP Review, is a continuation of the series and looks at a plan from each MPO or combination of MPOs in Florida that was adopted between 2008 and 2012. Plans reflected changes in federal and state LRTP requirements while tackling increasingly complex planning issues in an organized manner. Funding challenges, coupled with public desire for more travel choices, are guiding planning efforts to be more strategic. Plan development is increasingly interwoven with other planning efforts, particularly those of the larger region. Detailed studies such as freight and hurricane evacuation serve to more clearly define certain needs. The paper includes suggestions for improved planning during the next LRTP cycle.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADA20 Metropolitan Policy, Planning, and Processes. Alternate title: Florida’s Metropolitan Planning Organization Long-Range Transportation Plans: 2013 Review.
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Corporate Authors:
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Authors:
- Seggerman, Karen
- Kramer, Jeff
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Conference:
- Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting
- Location: Washington DC
- Date: 2014-1-12 to 2014-1-16
- Date: 2014
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Pagination: 13p
- Monograph Title: TRB 93rd Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Long range planning; Metropolitan planning organizations; Reviews; State of the practice; Strategic planning; Transportation planning
- Geographic Terms: Florida
- Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01516673
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: 14-2192
- Files: PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Mar 1 2014 6:12PM