Transportation Tuesday

May 28, 2024

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Transportation Disadvantaged Public Workshop


Join the Palm Beach Transportation Disadvantaged (TD) Annual Public Workshop tomorrow from 1:30 - 2 p.m. to learn about Palm Tran Connection services and provide input. The workshop will be followed by a TD Local Coordinating Board (LCB) quarterly meeting. Attend in-person at the TPA office (301 Datura St. West Palm Beach, FL) or virtually. Click the button below to learn more!

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Congratulations to the City of Boca Raton!



The City of Boca Raton was recently awarded a Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation in the amount of $4M to improve safety and help prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries. In this round of SS4A grants, the City of Boca Raton was one of two recipients in Florida, and the only awardee in Palm Beach County. These grants help communities develop safety action plans, inform improvements along corridors with safety issues, use quick-build strategies to test out safety features such as separated bicycle lanes or curb extensions at intersections, and more. The final deadline for FY24 SS4A grants is August 29, 2024.

Learn more about SS4A
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Palm Tran's Move & Mingle Event



The Palm Beach TPA and Palm Tran celebrated TPA Executive Director, Valerie Neilson's Move & Mingle event on May 17 for the Get On The Bus Challenge! Participants rode the bus from the Wellington Mall to the Okeeheelee Park Golf Course. Thank you to Palm Tran for hosting and to all who attended the event. There's still time to join the challenge! Join Valerie's team and ride Palm Tran through June 15 at palmtran.org/rider-challenge.

Register for the challenge
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Westlake Walk Bike Safety Audit



The TPA led a Walk Bike Safety Audit in the City of Westlake to observe conditions on Seminole Pratt Whitney Rd. around Seminole Ridge Community High School. Thank you to the City, Palm Beach County Department of Engineering & Public Works, the School District of Palm Beach County and Seminole Improvement District for your participation! Interested in attending a future audit? Visit PalmBeachTPA.org/Audit.

Attend a future TPA Walk Bike Safety Audit
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Bike Immersion Program



Palm Beach TPA Executive Director Valerie Neilson and Governing Board Members Mayor Michael Napoleone and Commissioner Christy Fox participated in a Bike Immersion Program organized by the Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) and the Dutch Cycling Embassy. The delegation included representatives from across South Florida that experienced various types of bicycle facilites and learned how the Netherlands has been able to transform their transportation network to create healthier and more livable communities for people of all ages and abilities.

Learn more about the Dutch Cycling Embassy

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.


The TPA hosted an in-person workshop to review projects included in the LRTP on May 23. Missed it? Visit our YouTube channel to watch the virtual workshop recording!

Learn more about the LRTP

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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Love to Ride Challenge



Join the TPA in participating in the American League of Bicyclists' Love to Ride Challenge all month long! The challenge ends May 31, so don't forget to 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
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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

Upcoming Events and Webinars

Vision Zero 101: Shifting the Paradigm for Safety & Equity

May 29 Register


DOT Climate Change Center 2024 Webinar Series: Climate Adaptation and Resilience in Transportation

May 30 Register


Streets are for People! Livable Streets 2.0 and Five Decades of the Conflict, Power and Promise of our Streets

May 31 Register


From the Perspective of Those Left Behind

June 4 Register


A SMART Approach to Transportation Technology for Accessibility

June 4 Register


People Over Parking

June 5 Register


Dangerous by Design: How Street Design Contributes to the Pedestrian Safety Crisis

June 6 Register


Bicycle and Pedestrian Count Data Gathering and Reporting

June 11 Register


Innovations in Accessibility

June 11 Register


A Plan of Action for Walking & Cycling

June 13 Watch


DOT Climate Change Center 2024 Webinar Series: Climate Adaptation and Resilience in Transportation

June 18 Register

Traffic Impacts & Meetings Near You

25th St. Complete Streets Project Community Meeting


North Dixie Hwy Lane Repurposing Public Workshop


North Shore Pedestrian Bridge Public Meeting & Open House


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


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 August 29. Applications for the Implementation Grants 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

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.


Palm Beach TPA Governing Board

Thursday, June 20 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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