Message From Executive Director, Greg Stuart | |
 |  | As we usher in the holiday season, we often find ourselves rushing from place to place, excited to reconnect with our loved ones, go shopping or dine out. It's also a time when we see an influx of traffic on our roadways with our snowbirds coming back to town, and that also means busier roads. Let's extend our southern hospitality by being patient, allowing for extra travel time, and remembering that everyone wants to arrive at their destinations safely. Anticipation and awareness are key to safe travel this holiday season. Always plan your routes ahead, ensuring that you account for traffic congestion, weather, and roadway conditions. With our South Florida winters being so pleasant, many will choose to walk or cycle. For our enthusiastic cyclists and dedicated walkers, visibility is key. If possible, wear bright colors, use reflective gear, and stay in well-lit areas, especially when it gets dark early in winter. Always stick to the sidewalks and crosswalks where motorists expect to see you. While we, at the Broward MPO, strive to deliver safer, smarter, and more efficient transportation services to our communities, we depend on you to prioritize safety, follow the rules of the road, and be patient with others. Enjoy the holidays, celebrate the season safely with family and friends, and make safety your number one priority.
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Addressing the Impacts of Climate Change
and Planning a Resilient Future
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Another emphasis area of the Broward MPO’s Route to 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) is resiliency. Resiliency is defined as “the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties.” In a transportation system, this means that roadways, transit, and their supporting infrastructure, can quickly return to service or endure temporary and long-term environmental changes. We have already felt the impacts of the changing climate in Broward, from higher than ever ocean tides to record rainfall and elevated temperatures. These are issues that the MPO is working to address now, for the next 25 years, and beyond, as part of the MTP.
In our last MTP, known as Commitment 2045, eight corridors were identified for resiliency studies, based on prior work documented in both the South Florida Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Pilot Project and Extreme Weather and Climate Change Risk studies. Since the adoption of Commitment 2045, the MPO has developed its Transportation Resilience Framework Study, which establishes a process for systematically identifying, assessing, and responding to risks within our transportation infrastructure. The MPO is currently applying this process to Hollywood Boulevard and a portion of US-1 in Fort Lauderdale. You can find more information here. The goal is to work with the community to understand how the corridors’ vulnerabilities impact their lives, identify alternatives to address the vulnerabilities, and fund community-supported improvements. For the Route to 2050 MTP today, the prior studies were expanded upon through the application of a system-level approach that considered extreme heat and future groundwater elevation, in addition to sea level rise and flooding. Vulnerability was assessed based on three factors: sensitivity (bridge condition), exposure (to the stressors), and adaptive capacity (how many travelers are affected and the detour length). This information will be used in the MTP’s project prioritization process to increase the scores of projects proposed on the most vulnerable corridors. It will also ensure that the MPO’s partners are aware of the resiliency needs to be addressed in the project’s development and implementation.
The results of this analysis will also be used to identify corridors and specific projects for inclusion in the MTP’s needs plan. Depending upon available funding, one or more of these projects will be included in the Route to 2050 Cost Feasible Plan. As more funding becomes available, through a federal grant, such as PROTECT (Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation), additional corridor studies and projects will be advanced. Along with safety and emerging technologies, this focus on resiliency is one more example of how the MPO is progressing on the Path to 2100.
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City of Fort Lauderdale Lights up the Holidays with Four Remaining Events | |
The City of Fort Lauderdale lights up the holidays with several, family-friendly events including Light Up Lauderdale, Light Up the Galt, Light Up the Beach, Light Up Sistrunk, the Menorah Lighting Celebration, and Light Up Carter Park. Ring in the season with dazzling light displays, holiday concerts, cozy delicious treats, a jolly family zone, and so much more! There is still plenty of time to share the Fort Lauderdale holiday spirit as we have four remaining “Light Up” events to go! Click here to learn more. | |
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Butterfly World Hosts Holiday
Fantasy of Lights Drive-Thru Event
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Treat yourself and your family to a beautifully illuminated ride though 3.5 miles of holiday light displays at Butterfly World in Coconut Creek. Click here to purchase tickets and learn more. | |
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FDOT District Four to Host
Two Upcoming Public Meetings
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Virtual Public Meeting and In-Person Construction Open House State Road (SR) A1A Advanced Transportation Management System (ATMS) Implementation Project
November 29, 2023
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
ArtServe Center
1350 East Sunrise Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
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Public Information Meeting Broward Commuter Rail (BCR) South Along the Florida East Coast Railway from the Aventura Station in Miami-Dade County to southern Fort Lauderdale in Broward County Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study
Monday, December 4, 2023
In-Person (Only): The Public Information Meeting will be held at the City of Hollywood City Hall located at 2600 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Florida 33020 on Monday, December 4, 2023. The Public Information Meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m. Free on-site parking will be available at City Hall Circle and in the overflow parking at Broward library.
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Virtual (Only): Persons who prefer to attend a virtual meeting can attend at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. To register for the Public Information Meeting, please click here. You will receive an email with a link to log in the day of the virtual meeting. If using a mobile device, the free “GoToWebinar” application is required to attend. Please allow adequate log-in time to view the presentation in its entirety.
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