Bicycle/Pedestrian Corridor Area of Interest Analysis

Greenways and trails offer tremendous benefits to communities, especially in Florida. The concepts embraces the interconnectedness of the needs of conservation supporters, recreation groups and economic organizations. In ths FY 2010/2011 – 2011/2012 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), the St. Lucie Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) established the need to review, update, and implement the St.… Continue Reading Bicycle/Pedestrian Corridor Area of Interest Analysis

Bike Rack Plan

The intention of the plan is to identify general locations for bicycle racks in public right-of-way adjacent to bus stops in residential and commercial activity centers. Therefore, municipal bus stops, and school bus stops are a major component of the plan. After the completion of base maps, a database was created for analysis that included… Continue Reading Bike Rack Plan

East Coast Greenway Implementation Plan

The St. Lucie Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) established the need to build upon previous bicycle/pedestrian/greenway planning efforts and continue the ongoing planning and coordinating efforts which support the provision of bicycle, pedestrian, and greenway facilities. Over the last several years, the TPO and its partners, have compiled much data related to dicycle and pedestrian transportation… Continue Reading East Coast Greenway Implementation Plan

Florida Scenic Highways Program: Treasure Coast Scenic Highway

The purpose of the Florida Scenic Highways Program (FSHP) is to designate roads in order to help preserve and enhance the cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational, natural, and scenic resources that lie within the roadway corridor. Florida communities also take advantage of scenic highway designation to improve local quality of life and enhance the experience of… Continue Reading Florida Scenic Highways Program: Treasure Coast Scenic Highway

Micro-Mobility Study

The St. Lucie TPO Micro-Mobility Study reviews the needs and characteristics of various low-speed transportation options, compares them to existing conditions in the transportation network, land development patterns and demographics for three distinctly different study areas and develops considerations that the St. Lucie TPO can implement or coordinate to promote more widespread and greater density… Continue Reading Micro-Mobility Study

Public Participation Plan

Public involvement is among the most important functions that the St. Lucie TPO performs. Ensuring public input is one of the key reasons the federal government established the MPO process back in the early 1970s. MPOs are required to have a proactive public involvement process that provides for early and continuing input from citizens, government… Continue Reading Public Participation Plan