Transportation Tuesday

March 19, 2024

TPA Florida Bicycle Month Ride


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
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March is Florida Bicycle Month


It's Florida Bicycle Month! Learn how you can get involved with the TPA or on your own at PalmBeachTPA.org/WalkBike. If you missed our Safe Bicycling Webinar, check out the Webinar playlist on our YouTube Channel, or click the button below!

Watch the Safe Bicycling Webinar recording
WPBGo Bike Valet service open to all bike users for two months only!

Downtown West Palm Beach Bike Valet



If you’ve ever thought about riding your bike to work, Florida Bicycle Month is the perfect time to start! WPBgo and OneParking are collaborating to provide free, secure valet bike parking service open to all bike users in Downtown West Palm Beach. Bikes will be stored in a secure, covered room within 360 Rosemary, and can be picked up anytime between 7:30 a.m. and 10 p.m. weekdays. The pilot program is planned to continue through April 30th.

Learn more about the Bike Valet pilot program
Children and attendees of the event being fitted for helmets along with a group photo and a photo of TPA Staff

Lake Worth Beach Helmet Fitting


The Florida Bicycle Month fun continues! The TPA co-hosted an event on March 13 with Safe Kids PBC, FDOT Southeast Florida, and the Lake Worth Beach CRA to properly fit helmets for free and give away bicycle safety equipment.

Group pictures of TPA board members during the Orlando site visit

TPA Board Orlando Site Visit



The TPA's Executive Director and Deputy Director of Multimodal joined members of the TPA Governing Board and other transportation leaders for a trip to Orlando in February to experience Brightline at Orlando International Airport, Beep, Inc., the Central Florida Transportation Authority, (LYNX) and SunRail. To review the presentations, go to PalmBeachTPA.org/OrlandoSiteVisit.

Presentations from the Orlando site visit
Safe Streets and Roads for All roundtable hosted by the TPA on April 4, 2024

Safe Streets & Roads for All Roundtable



You're invited to the TPA's Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Roundtable, a local discussion on the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) discretionary grant program! The event will bring SS4A grant awardees and potential applicants together to share lessons learned, provide plan development updates, and discuss implementation grants.


Applications are now open for the next round of SS4A grants, which aims to support communities in planning and implementing projects to reduce traffic-related deaths and serious injuries. Register at PalmBeachTPA.org/SS4ARoundtable to attend the workshop in-person or virtually.

Register for the SS4A Roundtable
The League of American Bicyclists Bicycle Safe America logo

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 businesses is June 5, for communities is July 25, and for universities is August 8.

Learn more about the BFA Program
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Long Range Transportation Plan Workshops



The TPA hosted Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) Mobility Workshops at our three advisory committee meetings this month! Members and the public had a chance to leave comments, suggestions, and work with TPA staff to learn more about the LRTP development process. Visit PalmBeachTPA.org/LRTP to leave your own comment and get involved!

Learn more about TPA committee meetings

Get Involved!



There's still plenty of time to get involved with the LRTP, known as Vision 2050! 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

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

Upcoming Events and Webinars

APA Gold Coast: Miami-Dade County

Multimodal Mobility Impact Fee Study & East West Corridor Transit Oriented Development

(TOD) Master Plan

March 20 Register


Human Transit: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives

March 21 Register


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

March 27 Register


People Over Parking: Advancing Affordable Housing and Walkability through Parking Reform

April 3 Register


Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program General Information

April 9 Register


Road to Zero Annual Meeting

May 13 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


Beeline Highway Reconstruction Project


Lake Worth Rd. at Haverhill Rd. Intersection Improvement Project


State Market Rd. Public Meeting & Open House


U.S. 1 Bridge Replacement Coffee with the Contractor


Brightline Construction Updates


South Florida Turnpike Weekly Advisory


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. Applications for the Planning and Demonstration Grants are due April 4, May 16, & August 29, and can be received by any of the three dates. Applications for the Implementation Grants are due May 16, but may also apply by August 29 if unsuccessful.


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. Applications are due June 17.

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

Palm Beach TPA Governing Board

Thursday, March 21 at 9 a.m.


Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)

Wednesday, April 3 at 9 a.m.


Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC)

Wednesday, April 3 at 1:30 p.m.


Vision Zero Advisory Committee (VZAC)

Thursday, April 4 at 9 a.m.


Transportation Disadvantaged Local Coordinating Board (LCB)

Wednesday, May 29 at 2 p.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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