Transportation Tuesday

August 6, 2024

FY 2024 Completed Projects


Many projects were completed in Fiscal Year 2024, including several from the TPA's Transportation Alternatives program. Take a look at the progress across Palm Beach County in our latest blog post at PalmBeachTPA.org/Blog.

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2025 Safe Streets Summit


The Palm Beach TPA is excited to host the next Safe Streets Summit in West Palm Beach! This regional event, co-hosted with the Miami-Dade TPO and Broward MPO, provides a local, yet regionally-connected, approach to prioritizing and implementing Complete Streets throughout southeast Florida. Save the date to attend on February 6 and 7. For more information, visit SafeStreetsSummit.org.

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Regional Transportation Events


The TPA collaborated with regional partners in July to learn about transportation initiatives in Central Florida and present on local mobility options, including a presentation on mobility options in Palm Beach County to the Climate Smart Floridians Program and participating in Palm Beach County Planning Congress tour on Brightline to Orlando to experience the new Beep HOLON Mover Autonomous Vehicles. 

WPBgo & Palm Tran Pilot Program


Do you work in downtown West Palm Beach? You may be able to ride Palm Tran to work for free as part of a new pilot program with FDOT's South Florida Commuter Services. WPBgo will offer bus passes to eligible employers starting in September for one to three months.

Learn more about the program

Long Range Transportation Plan

(LRTP) Workshop



Join the TPA for a virtual workshop on August 14 to view the Draft Cost Feasible Plan for the 2050 LRTP. Learn about projects included in the LRTP and what can be funded with available revenue. Review the Call for Projects submissions and find more resources about the LRTP process at PalmBeachTPA.org/LRTP.

Register for the workshop

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
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Bicycle Friendly Designations



The Bike League’s Bicycle Friendly America (BFA) program provides communities, businesses, and universities with assistance in building more bicycle-friendly places. The BFA program is a tool to make bicycling a real transportation and recreation option for all people, sets standards for what constitutes a real bicycling culture and environment, and recognizes those doing it well. The BFA program deadline for universities is August 8 and businesses is October 30.

Learn more about the BFA Program

Best Workplace for Commuters



Applications for the 2025 list of Best Workplaces for Commuters is officially open! Complete the online application by selecting the membership type and indicate primary and supporting benefits offered by your organization. Applications will be accepted through November 30.

Apply to be a Best Workplace for Commuters

Upcoming Events and Webinars

Road Safety Champion Program 7-Part Webinar Series

August 8 - August 29


Using Data to Effectively Tell Your Community's Story

August 15


Reconnecting Communities Institute Grant Writing Clinic

August 16


RCP Capital Construction Webinar

August 20


Progress & Pitfalls: A Real Talk on Equity in Roadway Safety

August 20


Non-Motorized Traffic System Program

August 20


Better Streets for Every Body

August 20


Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program Office Hours

August 22


The Power of Walkability: Success Stories, Impacts and Assessment Tools

August 28


When Driving is Not an Option

September 6


2055 Florida Transportation Plan (FTP) Webinar

Watch Recording


Unpacking Key Actions to Revolutionize Roadway Safety - Vision Zero 101

Watch Recording

Traffic Impacts & Meetings Near You

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


I-95 NB Off-Ramp to Indiantown Rd. Improvements Project


I-95 at PGA Blvd. Southbound Entrance Ramp Project


Beeline Highway Reconstruction Project


Lake Worth Rd. at Haverhill Rd. Intersection Improvement Project


Full Closure - Lawrence Rd.


Full Closure - State Market Rd.


Full Closure - Conners Highway


SR 5/N Federal Highway Milling & Resurfacing


SR 80/US 27 Rail Crossing Rehabilitation


Districtwide Rumble Strips Improvements Project


Brightline Construction Updates


South Florida Turnpike Weekly Advisory


Palm Beach County Weekly Road and Bridge Construction List


FDOT Palm Beach County Construction Projects


FDOT District 4 Public Meetings


Full List of FDOT Upcoming Lane Closures

Funding & Grant Opportunities

Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program is aimed at supporting communities in planning and implementing projects to reduce traffic-related deaths and serious injuries. The next application deadline is August 29.


TRAIL-GO Local Trail Management Grant provides funding to local governmental entities for the operation and maintenance of trails located within the Florida Greenways and Trails System (FGTS). Local governments may request up to $200,000. Applications may be submitted by August 31.


Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program provides funding for highway-rail and pathway-rail grade crossing improvement projects that focus on improving the safety and mobility of people and goods. Applications are due September 23.


Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Program helps reconnect communities previously cut off from economic opportunities by transportation infrastructure. The goal of the program is to advance community-centered transportation connection projects that improve access to daily needs such as jobs, education, healthcare, food, nature, and recreation, and foster equitable development and restoration. Applications are due September 30.

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 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.


Organizational Safety Culture Self-Assessment Toolkit: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration created a toolkit for transportation agencies to determine their level of organizational road safety culture and identify opportunities for improvements. 

Governing Board & Committee Meetings

Transportation Disadvantaged Local Coordinating Board (LCB)

Wednesday, August 28 at 2 p.m.


Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)

Wednesday, September 4 at 9:30 a.m.


Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC)

Wednesday, September 4 at 1:30 p.m.


Vision Zero Advisory Committee (VZAC)

Thursday, September 5 at 9:30 a.m.


Palm Beach TPA Governing Board

Thursday, September 19 at 9:30 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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