The MPOverview

April 2025

ARTICLES

• 2050 Long Range Transportation Plan Workshops - Next Week (LRTP)
• GoLine Highlighted in Business View Magazine
• Korky's 100th Birthday Celebration
• Notice of Lane Shift U.S. HWY 1 at 21st Street
• Updated: CR 510 at U.S. HWY 1 PDE Public Hearing (April 30th)
• Safety Message - Distracted Driving Month

2050 Long Range Transportation Plan Workshops - Next Week (LRTP)

The MPO is kicking off its public involvement for the 2050 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) in April. The LRTP is perhaps the most important document that we produce at the MPO. The LRTP guides the feasibility of the work program for the next 25 years.

If you care about the roads you drive on, the placement of new proposed roads, and/or wish to advocate for new transportation improvements, we would love to see you at one of our 5 workshops.

The 5 workshops are scheduled at a variety of times and locations to enable input from the largest proportion of the community possible. This plan is your plan, but you can only help shape it if you engage with us!

If you can't make it to one of the workshops, please email MPO@indianriver.gov with any thoughts you may have.

We look forward to seeing you next week.

GoLine Highlighted in Business View Magazine

GoLine and its operator, the Senior Resource Association (SRA), was recently featured in Business View magazine. We are delighted to see all of the hard working folks who ensure that our public is able to access mobility options across our community be recognized.

The article is artfully written and provides insight into the human side of transit. Often public transportation is conflagrated to be a narrow logistical operation, yet it was wonderful to read how SRA frames their human impact. One specific section of the article, "Transit as a Community Connector: Vision for the Future," was especially provoking:

The impact of public transportation isn’t just about moving people from point A to point B. “One of the things people don’t think about is that public transportation is vital to keeping communities connected and economies thriving,” Stephenson reflects. “Even people who don’t rely on public transportation rely on people who do.”

This ripple effect makes transit systems like GoLine essential infrastructure for community vitality. “Whether it’s a big urban system or a smaller, very specific system like ours in Indian River County, whenever public transportation delivers economic opportunity, whenever it’s functioning at its highest, it can be transformative to communities,” says Stephenson. “I like to say public transportation is a vehicle for change,” he adds.

For Deigl, the mission remains deeply personal. “My statement has always been that I want to be able to provide transportation so individuals have a better quality of life,” she says. This drives her forward-thinking approach: “We are always thinking ahead, thinking what is the need in the community? How can we better provide services to the community?

Please consider reading more about their work via the button below.

A recently retired member of the MPO's Citizen Advisor Committee (CAC), Clarence "Korky" Korker, just celebrated his 100th Birthday! Korky represented the City of Fellsmere on the CAC for over two decades, which is a further example of a life lived in service to his community and country at large.

Frequent visitors to the CAC may recognize Korky from his distinctive U.S. Navy ball cap which commemorates his eight years of service in the U.S. Navy.

Happy Birthday to Korky from the MPO. Cheers to many more!

Notice of Lane Shift U.S. HWY 1 at 21st Street

As part of the SR 5/US 1 Resurfacing project, crews will close the eastbound U-Turn lane on 21st Street, before SR 60/ 20th Place, overnight, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., Monday, April 7 through Tuesday, April 8, to install traffic loops in the U-Turn Lane. If weather or unforeseen circumstances occur, the closure of the U-Turn Lane will occur from Wednesday, April 9 through Thursday, April 10.

• Eastbound motorists wanting to make a U-Turn will be detoured via southbound SR 5/US 1, eastbound SR 60/20th Place, northbound 6th Avenue, and westbound SR 60/ 20th Place to 8th Avenue.

• Access to businesses and residences will be maintained at all times throughout construction.

• For more information about the project including progress photos, lane closures, and project-specific information, please visit https://tinyurl.com/4pb7rxus.

Updated: CR 510 PD&E Study from 58th Avenue to East of US-1 PDE Public Hearing (April 30th)

Late last month FDOT had to postpone the previously advertised public hearing. FDOT has now revised the time and date with two options to attend:

Virtual: Persons who do not wish to attend the Public Hearing in person can join the hearing virtually at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. To register for the Public Hearing, please use the following link https://bit.ly/CR510PDE-PublicHearing. You will receive an email with a link to log in the day of the virtual meeting. If using a mobile device, the free “GoToWebinar” application is required to attend. Please allow adequate log-in time to view the presentation in its entirety. The Public Hearing will begin at 5:30 p.m. with an open house. A formal presentation will begin at 6:00 p.m., followed by a public comment period.

In-Person: The Public Hearing will be held at the Hampton Inn & Suites Vero Beach Downtown located at 611 20th Place, Vero Beach, FL 32960 on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. The Public Hearing will begin at 5:30 p.m. with an open house. A formal presentation will begin at 6:00 p.m., followed by a public comment period.

All meetings, unless otherwise posted, will meet in Conference Room B1-501, County Administration Building B, 1800 27th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960

MPO Meeting: April 9, 2025 – 10:00 am

TDLCB Meeting: May 22, 2025 – 10:00 am

TAC Meeting: May 30, 2025 – 10:00 am

CAC-BPAC Joint Meeting: June 3, 2025 – 2:00 pm

Indian River County Metropolitan Planning Organization

1801 27th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960

772-226-1455 / Email / Website

For complaints, questions or concerns about civil rights or nondiscrimination or for special requests under the American with Disabilities Act, please contact: Cynthia Stanton, Title VI Coordinator at (772) 226-1287 or cstanton@indianriver.gov.

Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability or family status. Persons who require special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or persons who require translation services (free of charge) should contact Brian Freeman at (772) 226-1455 or bfreeman@indianriver.gov at least seven days prior to the meeting.