Transportation Tuesday

February 20, 2024

image detailing the four ways to get involved in Florida Bicycle Month including, municipal proclamations, safety webinar, bike ride, and hosting your own event!

March is Florida Bicycle Month!


March is Florida Bicycle Month! Learn how you can get involved with the TPA or on your own at PalmBeachTPA.org/WalkBike.

Get Involved in FL Bicycle Month

Safe Bicycling Webinar


The Palm Beach TPA is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, March 12 from 9 – 10 a.m. for participants to learn more about the benefits of bicycling, bicycle safety laws, and resources available. To register for the event, visit PalmBeachTPA.org/WalkBike.

Register for the Safe Bicycling Webinar

TPA Florida Bicycle Month Ride


March is Florida Bicycle Month! Save the date for the Palm Beach TPA’s annual Florida Bicycle Month bike ride. The ride will begin at 8 a.m. on Friday, March 29. To register for the event, visit PalmBeachTPA.org/Ride.

Register for the TPA Bicycle Ride

2024 TPA Executive Committee


We are excited to welcome our newly appointed members to the TPA Executive Committee! Congratulations to our Governing Board Chair & Palm Beach Gardens Mayor Chelsea Reed, Governing Board Vice Chair & Palm Beach County Vice Mayor Maria Marino, Village of Wellington Vice Mayor Michael Napoleone, City of West Palm Beach Commissioner Christy Fox, and City of Boca Raton Council Member Yvette Drucker.

Learn more about the TPA Executive Committee

Get Involved!



The development of the 2050 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), known as Vision 2050, is underway! Public input during this process will help shape the future of transportation in Palm Beach County over the next 25 years. Provide feedback on the Public Comment Map, review the Call for Projects submissions, and more at PalmBeachTPA.org/LRTP.

TPA Vision 2050 Page
Picture of the Welcome to PBI sign at the entrance of the Palm Beach International Airport

PBI Awarded $7M FAA Grant



The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) a $7 million grant as part of their FY2024 Airport Terminal Program. PBI plans to use the funds for their Concourse B expansion and rehabilitation project. Read more here.

Learn more about FAA improvement programs
All of the 2024 Safe Streets Award Nominees listed for Palm Beach County

Palm Beach County Safe Streets

Awards Nominees


Congratulations to the Safe Streets Awards nominees for Palm Beach County! The Safe Streets Awards are nominated in three categories: People's Choice Award for Best Project, Complete Streets Champions, and Complete Streets Communities. Palm Beach County has a total of 14 nominations across the categories! The winners will be announced at the annual Safe Streets Summit next week on Feb. 29 in Miami, FL. Learn more about the event at SafeStreetsSummit.org.

View the full nominations list

2024 Safe Streets Summit


The Palm Beach TPA, Miami-Dade TPO, and Broward MPO are gearing up for the annual Safe Streets Summit conference on Feb. 29 and March 1 in Miami, FL! The theme for the Summit is “Embracing Bicycle and Pedestrian Mobility” in Southeast Florida with the goal of transforming our communities with safe, sustainable, and accessible streets. Learn more about the event at SafeStreetsSummit.org.

2024 Safe Streets Summit

2050 Regional Transportation Plan Survey


Help shape the future of transportation in the Southeast Florida region! Watch the new video about the 2050 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and take the survey to share how you get around the tri-county region. Your feedback will help us refine a vision for the future! Visit SEFTC.org to learn more.

SEFTC RTP 2050 Homepage

America Walks: 2024 Walking College


The Walking College is an online educational program geared toward advocates eager to organize in their communities to expand access to walkable, vibrant, safe, and accessible places. Over the past eight years, over 200 Walking College Fellows have completed the program and gone on to help spur important change in their communities. Applications close Feb. 29. To apply for the Walking College, click here.

Learn more about the Walking College

Upcoming Events and Webinars

A Safe Systems Approach: Working Across Disciplines to Improve Safety and Health Equity Outcomes

February 22 Register


TPA South Florida Transportation Roundtable

February 26 Register


Funding for Active Transportation: What You Need to Know

February 27 Register


Assessing Cool Corridor Heat Resilience Strategies for Human-Scale Transportation

March 14 Register


Equity in Roadway Safety Webinar Series: Tools and Strategies for Equitable Design

March 27 Register


TPA Safe Streets and Roads for All Roundtable

April 4 Register


1000 Friends of Florida Webinars

Ongoing Register

Traffic Impacts & Meetings Near You

U.S. 1 Town of Jupiter Replacement Project - Bridge Full Closure


I-95 at PGA Blvd. Southbound Entrance Ramp Project


Temporary Closure- Park & Ride Lot at Turnpike and PGA Blvd


Lake Worth Rd. at Haverhill Rd. Intersection Improvement Project


Brightline Construction Updates


South Florida Turnpike Weekly Advisory


FDOT District 4 Public Meetings


Full List of FDOT Upcoming Lane Closures

Funding & Grant Opportunities

Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) is a popular discretionary grant program that helps communities and sponsors at the state and local levels, including municipalities, Tribal governments, counties, and others complete critical freight and passenger transportation infrastructure projects. Applications are due February 28.


AARP Livable Communities - 2024 Community Challenge Grant Program is aimed at improving the quality of life for people of all ages in communities nationwide by providing small grants to fund quick-action projects. In 2024, the program is accepting applications across three different grant opportunities: Flagship grants, Capacity-Building microgrants, and Demonstration grants. Applications are due March 6.


The Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program is a new competitive grant program created by the Federal Highway Administration that will fund projects to provide safe and connected active transportation facilities that integrate with transit services.

Transportation Resources

FHWA’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) website serves as a one-stop shop for FHWA’s implementation of the law, including information on funding, assistance, education, and guidance.


U.S. DOT’s Equity website provides plans and resources for delivering a more equitable transportation system.


DOT Navigator helps communities understand the best ways to apply for grants and plan for and deliver transformative infrastructure projects and services.


U.S. DOT Equitable Transportation Community (ETC) Explorer is an interactive web application that uses 2020 Census Tracts and data to explore the cumulative burden communities experience as a result of underinvestment in transportation.


U.S. DOT Intersection Safety Challenge is transforming intersection safety through the development of innovative intersection safety systems that identify, predict, and mitigate unsafe conditions involving vehicles and vulnerable road users.


Safe Mobility Coalition Resources: Whether you are an older adult, family member caregiver, aging service provider, or safety advocate, you will find helpful educational materials and information to help improve the safety, access, and mobility of Florida's aging road users.


Electric Bicycle (E-Bike) Resources: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is advancing research on e-bikes to better understand trends and impacts, and how jurisdictions around the country are managing them.


E-Scooter Safety Toolbox: A new resource guide, informed by and developed as part of a Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Project, that offers concise, evidence-based recommendations to help state and local agencies deliver e-scooter safety programs.


Florida Statewide Transit Survey: The marketing firm BowStern has created a survey for anyone in Florida to complete; both riders and non-riders.


Target Zero Resources: Target Zero was established in the Strategic Highway Safety Plan to provide a framework for how Florida’s communities work to achieve the national vision of zero fatalities and serious injuries.


Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices: On December 19, a final rule adopting the 11th Edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) for Streets and Highways was published in the Federal Register, which includes a number of updates to improve safety for pedestrians, bicyclists, and all road users.

Governing Board & Committee Meetings

Transportation Disadvantaged Local Coordinating Board (LCB)

Wednesday, February 28 at 2 p.m.


Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)

Wednesday, March 6 at 9 a.m.


Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC)

Wednesday, March 6 at 1:30 p.m.


Vision Zero Advisory Committee (VZAC)

Thursday, March 7 at 9 a.m.


Palm Beach TPA Governing Board

Thursday, March 21 at 9 a.m.


Meeting details and agendas are posted at the links above one week in advance, along with an online comment form as an option for public comments before or during each meeting.


To view a calendar of scheduled TPA meetings, visit PalmBeachTPA.org/Calendar

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Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, or family status. Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals are requested to telephone the Florida Relay System at #711. For complaints, questions, or concerns about civil rights or nondiscrimination; to request special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), or to request translation services at least five business days prior to a meeting (free of charge); please contact the Palm Beach TPA at Info@PalmBeachTPA.org or 561.725.0800.
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