Transportation Tuesday

May 14, 2024

May is National Bike Month!



May is National Bike Month and this week is Bike to Work Week! Find resources and plan events for your community to get involved at BikeLeague.org/BikeMonth.

Bike Month events and resources
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Love to Ride Challenge



Join the TPA in participating in the American League of Bicyclists' Love to Ride Challenge all month long! Download the app, log your trips, and help improve the infrastructure around you. Learn more at LoveToRide.net.

Learn more about the Bike Month Challenge

Long Range Transportation Plan Workshops



Join the TPA for an upcoming workshop to review projects included in the LRTP! Attend in-person or virtually. TPA staff will share outcomes from the call for projects, which yielded over 600 project submissions and will highlight how to provide your input, how this feedback will be resourced, in combination with other performance-based measures, to develop a proposed list of cost-feasible and illustrative projects this summer. To register for the workshops, visit PalmBeachTPA.org/LRTPWorkshop to attend in-person or PalmBeachTPA.org/VirtualLRTPWorkshop to attend virtually.

More information about the workshops
Images from the TPA walk bike safety audit in Delray along NE 4th St. and N Swinton Ave.

Riviera Beach & Lake Park Walk Bike

Safety Audit



The TPA hosted a Walk Bike Safety Audit along Silver Beach Rd from Old Dixie Hwy to 6th St in the Town of Lake Park and City of Riviera Beach. Staff from the Town and City, Florida Department of Transportation, Palm Beach County, and Safe Kids PBC helped evaluate walking and bicycling conditions along the corridor, and provided a community perspective to help us identify improvements. Interested in attending a future audit? Visit PalmBeachTPA.org/Audit.

Attend a future TPA Walk Bike Safety Audit
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National Bike & Roll to School Day



National Bike & Roll to School Day on May 8 was a success at Forest Park Elementary School in Boynton Beach and Calusa Elementary School in Boca Raton! Thank you to the schools for allowing the TPA to join, along with our partners. In total, 12 schools in Palm Beach County participated in National Bike & Roll to School Day, of the total 2,326 schools nationwide!

Learn more about Bike & Roll to School Day
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Move & Mingle Palm Tran Challenge


Palm Tran is hosting a Let's Get on the Bus Challenge now through May! The TPA's Executive Director and Palm Tran Transit Champion, Valerie Neilson, is hosting a Move & Mingle event on Friday, May 17, from 2 - 4:30 p.m. from the Mall at Wellington Green to Okeeheelee Park. You can sign up for the challenge and a Paradise Pass at PalmTran.org/Rider-Challenge!

Sign up for the challenge
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National Association of City Transportation Officials - Designing Cities 2024



The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) held its annual conference "Designing Cities" in Miami, FL. TPA Governing Board Chair Chelsea Reed presented on a panel at the conference, highlighting Transit Oriented Development in the City of Palm Beach Gardens to achieve a more sustainable future. Congratulations to the City of Boca Raton for being announced as a new NACTO Member City at the conference!

Learn more about NACTO
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NACTO Walkshops



The TPA's Executive Director and Deputy Director of Multimodal participated in walkshops last week as part of NACTO 2024. The Boca Raton Rails to Trail to Transit Oriented Development tour included a trip on Tri-Rail, a bicycle ride on El Rio Trail and a walk through Mizner Park. Thank you to Deputy Mayor Drucker and Council Member Nachlas for leading the tour and to Commissioner Woodward for attending!


The Northward Bound Open Streets Walking Tour featured a ride on the Metromover and Brightline to downtown West Palm Beach to see Clematis St. and Rosemary Ave., the Waterfront and Flagler Ave., and the protected bicycle and trail network. Thank you to NACTO for featuring your neighbors to the north!

Learn more about the walkshops
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Palm Tran Annual Report



Palm Tran published their 2023 Annual Report, which features the Palm Beach TPA (pages 38 - 41). The report highlights the Regional Transportation Plan, 561 Plan, Okeechobee Blvd. & SR 7 Multimodal Corridor Study, and more! Click the button below to view the report.

Palm Tran's 2023 Annual Report
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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 businesses is June 5, for communities is June 25, and for universities is August 8.

Learn more about the BFA Program

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

Intersection Operation Strategies for Improving Pedestrian Safety

May 15 Register


Turning Data into Policy with the Atlas of Sustainable City Transport

May 15 Register


Engaging and Including Students with Disabilities in Safe Routes Programs

May 15 Register


Road Safety Audits 3-Part Webinar Series

Thursdays May 16-30 Register


Mobility and Equity in Safety for the Next Generation of Road Users

May 22 Register


Expanding Transportation’s Role in the Clean Energy Transition

May 22 Register


Equity in Roadway Safety Webinar Series: Equitable Data Analysis

May 22 Register


Centering Safety & Equity

May 23 Register


Setting Appropriate Speed Limits for All Road Users

May 23 Register


SMART Grant FY24 Stage 1 NOFO: How to Apply

May 28 Register


Vision Zero 101: Shifting the Paradigm for Safety & Equity

May 29 Register


From the Perspective of Those Left Behind

June 4 Register


Bicycle and Pedestrian Count Data Gathering and Reporting

June 11 Register


A Plan of Action for Walking & Cycling

June 13 Watch

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


Lindell Blvd. Public Meeting


Barwick Road Public Meeting


Lake Worth Rd. at Haverhill Rd. Intersection Improvement Project


Full Closure - Lake Worth Road Roundabout


Full Closure - State Market Rd.


Full Closure - Conners Highway


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. Applications for the Planning and Demonstration Grants are due May 16 & August 29, and can be received by any of the 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 (FHWA) that will fund projects to provide safe and connected active transportation facilities that integrate with transit services. Applications are due June 17.


Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program is a two-stage grant program providing funding to eligible public sector agencies to conduct demonstration projects focused on advanced smart community technologies and systems in order to improve transportation efficiency and safety. Applicants must have received a Stage 1 grant to apply to Stage 2. Applications are due July 12 by 5 p.m.

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, May 16 at 9:30 a.m.


Transportation Disadvantaged Local Coordinating Board (LCB)

Wednesday, May 29 at 2 p.m.


Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)

Wednesday, June 5 at 9:30 a.m.


Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC)

Wednesday, June 5 at 1:30 p.m.


Vision Zero Advisory Committee (VZAC)

Thursday, June 6 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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