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Guest Column:
Commissioner Chris Caputo
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 |  | Life’s Just Better in the Island City! In April, the National Civic League selected Wilton Manors as a finalist for its 2024 All-America City Award. This award highlights Wilton Manor’s commitment to creating a safe, sustainable, and welcoming community for all to enjoy. The award also recognized the transformation of Wilton Dr with pedestrian-friendly, complete street amenities. Residents and tourists from around the world visit Wilton Dr for its many stores, restaurants, and nightclubs, as well as annual events such as the Stonewall Pride Parade and Street Festival. However, Wilton Manors is much more than Wilton Dr. Our City is composed of charming neighborhoods, thriving business districts, vibrant parks, and community facilities. The City has long imagined itself as a walkable, bicycle-friendly community. To do so, it faces the challenge of integrating increasing vehicular traffic flowing throughout the Island City. Starting in January 2023, the city was fortunate to receive technical assistance from the Broward MPO to develop the City’s first Transportation Master Plan. Over the next eighteen months, city staff worked directly with Broward MPO City Services to develop a plan that identified program-ready projects intended to improve safety, walkability, quality of life, and economic development. In addition to being data-driven, the plan was developed based on feedback from frequent public engagement and collaboration with partners such as Broward County and FDOT. Wilton Manors appreciates all the time and input from the stakeholders. The City recently adopted the TMP, which identifies the necessary improvements to the transportation network in order to provide a safe and convenient multimodal transportation system. We are eager to continue collaboration with our partners to implement over $60 million worth of locally supported transportation projects to benefit all of the residents and visitors to Wilton Manors.
Sincerely,
Commissioner Chris Caputo
City of Wilton Manors
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Last Chance to Register:
Our Route to 2050 E-Townhall Happens Tomorrow!
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Join the Broward MPO on July 30 for an interactive e-townhall event as we craft the future of our community together through our Route to 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP). Your voice is crucial in shaping a transportation network that enhances connectivity, fosters sustainable growth, and meets our region's needs for the next three decades. Whether you're a daily commuter, a business owner, or simply invested in Broward's future, your insights can drive positive change. Don't miss this opportunity to contribute to a vision that propels us toward a more vibrant, accessible, and efficient Broward. Register now to be part of this transformative conversation! | |
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Broward MPO to Host
National Highway Institute Course
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The Broward MPO is hosting a National Highway Institute (NHI) Course, Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL), on October 1-2, 2024. The two-day instructor-led course will focus on how integrating PEL into the transportation planning and environmental review processes promotes more informed decision-making and accelerated project delivery. As a participant, you will learn and discuss the success of PEL practices, the benefits of PEL, the interfaces between planning and environmental review processes, PEL approaches using authorities associated with planning and environmental review, and how to inform, use or adopt planning information in the environmental review process. Additional topics include general considerations for using any PEL approach, the methods for developing purpose and need during planning for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), screening and eliminating unreasonable alternatives during planning, the role of consultation, coordination, and public involvement in PEL, documentation in a PEL approach, and action strategies to advance PEL in your State or region. The fee to attend is $530 per participant. | |
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Join Us at the City of Miramar
Pedestrian Bridge Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
| CSLIP Program Accepting Applications for Cycle 9 | The Complete Streets and Other Localized Initiatives Program (CSLIP) is now accepting applications for Cycle 9. Local partners are encouraged to submit applications before the deadline on September 4, 2024. Applicants must have participated in a pre-application meeting with the MPO earlier this year to be eligible. This program provides funding for small local transportation projects to enhance safety and mobility. For more details and to submit your application, visit the CSLIP Application Portal. Additional information can be found on the CSLIP home page by clicking here. | Register Now for the Route to 2050 Summit | |
Registration is open for the Broward MPO’s Route to 2050 Summit: A Journey of Innovation, Community, and Mobility, which will take place on Thursday, September 12, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The Summit will highlight future transportation technologies, how these technologies will support the Metropolitan Transportation Plan's focus areas, and the partnerships needed to make this a reality. Join us for this exciting event! Seating is limited. | | | | |
