FL-AL TPO Pedestrian/Bicycle Master Plan call for projects

PENSACOLA — The Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization initiated an effort to incorporate facility improvements and Complete Streets policies into an updated Pedestrian/Bicycle Master Plan in February, 2017. The ultimate goal of this plan is to develop a non-motorized system that addresses the needs of all users and encourages the use of alternate modes of transportation.

As part of the update process, TPO staff has re-opened a call for projects. Municipalities within the Florida-Alabama TPO planning boundary are invited to prioritize and submit up to 10 projects. A project form must be submitted for each pedestrian/bicycle facility project suggested. Completed forms should be submitted to Kristen Barre. If a municipality has a project that is of interest, and it was already included in the 2010 Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan, staff is asking that the project be re-submitted to ensure that it is included in the updated plan.

The deadline to submit projects is close of business August 10. However, applications submitted during the first call for projects, originally initiated January 4, 2018, do not need to re-submitted.

TPO staff will rank eligible projects based on the prioritization methodology. The preliminary scores will then be presented to the Pedestrian Bicycle Advocacy Working Group for review of rankings and feedback. Final rankings will be included in the updated Florida-Alabama TPO Pedestrian/Bicycle Master Plan.

For questions or concerns, please contact Kristen Barre at kristen.barre@wfrpc.org.

This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: FL-AL TPO Pedestrian/Bicycle Master Plan call for projects