Metropolitan Planning Organizations Florida Transportation Commission March 1, 2012 Kathleen Neill Florida Department of Transportation
Metropolitan Planning Organizations MPO responsibilities Designation of MPOs Upcoming isses 2
The Decision-Making Framework Federal Fnds/Policies State Federal State/Federal Fnds Project Implementation Policies & Priorities Local Fnds Metropolitan Areas Policies & Priorities Other Areas Local Fnds 3
Metropolitan Planning Organizations Reqired by Federal Law Mst designate metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) for rbanized areas with 50,000+ in poplation Comprised of local elected and other officials Condct "contining, comprehensive and coordinated" (3- C) transportation planning Develop regional agreement on mltimodal transportation investment priorities Allocated fnds from the federal Highway Trst Fnd for MPO planning activities Primary sorce commonly called PL fnds Can be fnded by local government contribtions, other sorces 4
Metropolitan Planning Organizations Develop 20+ year long range transportation plan and 5-year transportation improvement programs Develop pblic participation plan Annally sbmit transportation priorities to FDOT (state law) 26 in Florida today 5
Florida Urbanized Areas 1970 ~ 2000 Sorce: US Censs Brea and FDOT. 6
Florida Urbanized Areas 1970 ~ 2000 * Newly qalified Urbanized Area Sorce: US Censs Brea and FDOT. 7
Florida Urbanized Areas 1970 ~ 2000 * Newly qalified Urbanized Area Sorce: US Censs Brea and FDOT. 8
Florida Urbanized Areas 1970 ~ 2000 * Newly qalified Urbanized Area Sorce: US Censs Brea and FDOT. 9
What Is the Florida Transportation Plan? Florida s long range transportation plan A plan for all of Florida Provides policy framework for expenditre of state and federal transportation fnds Identifies implementation strategies 10 10
Overview: Jrisdictions and Agencies 411 Mnicipalities 67 Conties 26 Metropolitan planning organizations 28 Fixed rote transit systems 11 Regional planning concils 11 Transportation athorities 7 FDOT districts and 2 enterprises Conty and Mnicipal, Censs Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Regional Planning Concils, FDEP Ecosystem Management Districts, Water Management Districts, FDOT Districts, Stattorily created transportation athorities, regional visioning initiatives 11
Monroe Regional Governance: Sotheast Florida Miami-Dade Broward Palm Beach Martin St. Lcie Indian River Miami Urbanized Area Port St Lcie UA Vero UA MPO MPO MPO MPO TPO MPO FDOT District VI Sotheast Florida Transportation Concil Treasre Coast Transportation Concil FDOT District IV MDX Florida Rail Enterprise Florida Trnpike Enterprise Soth Florida Regional Transportation Athority / Tri-Rail MCT MDT BCT Palm Tran COAM COASL SRA Soth Florida Regional Planning Concil Treasre Coast Regional Planning Concil 12
21 st Centry Governance Model Create statewide vision Integrate transportation with other isses; provide geographic perspective on ftre development and investment Link regional visions to accomplish statewide goals and bild Florida s megaregions Enhance regional coordination and decision making Transition Florida s MPO strctre to focs on regional and metropolitan scale transportation isses Strengthen regional transportation planning and priority setting in rral areas Develop a governance strctre to promote integrated regional transit Strengthen regional coordination among modal partners and operating agencies 13
Designation of MPOs Federal law and rle: Designate a MPO for each rbanized area 50,000 or more (as defined by Censs) To extent feasible, only one MPO per rbanized area and grop of contigos rbanized areas More than one MPO may be designated de to size and complexity MPO designation/redesignation based on agreement between Governor and local elected officials Designation of an existing MPO remains in effect ntil the MPO is redesignated 14
Designation of MPOs, cont. State law: MPO voting membership: between 5 and 19 members - Exact nmber determined on eqitable geographic-poplation ratio by Governor, based on agreement among affected local governments - Other MPO voting memberships provisions: minimm nmber of conty commissioners, alternate members, etc. Governor reviews MPO membership in conjnction with decennial censs and reapportion it as needed - Special provisions: charter conty over 1 million in poplation After each censs, existing MPOs: Reassess their metropolitan planning area bondaries, voting membership 15
Upcoming Events/Isses The U.S. Censs Brea to release the list of rbanized areas based on the 2010 Censs by Spring 2012 If new rbanized area identified, a MPO mst be designated to represent it Can be an existing MPO Review changes to rbanized bondaries Shold some existing MPOs merge? Planning area bondaries need to change? Changes to voting membership needed? 16
Upcoming Events/Isses Next steps Reach agreement on planning bondaries of MPOs and enhanced regional coordination/planning - Based on new, expanded, merged rbanized areas Reqest MPOs board membership apportionment plans and interlocal agreement be prepared/sbmitted - For Governor approval: ensre compliance with state and federal reqirements Revise formlas for federal MPO planning fnds - FDOT prepares in consltation with MPOs 17
Think Safety, Bckle Up 18