PUBLIC NOTICE: Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Trails Advisory Committee (BPTAC) Meeting on August 18, 2026

NOTIFICATION IS GIVEN that on August 18, 2026, the Bicycle/Pedestrian/Trails Advisory Committee (BPTAC) Meeting will be held at 2:30 p.m. at the Sarasota/Manatee MPO Office located at 5460-A 63rd Street East, Bradenton, Florida 34203.

PUBLIC COMMENT: Written comments filed with the MPO will be considered. Meeting materials and information regarding technology and access will be posted to the MPO website at www.mympo.org on Friday, August 7, 2026.

There are five (5) ways for the public to participate:
1. In person at the BPTAC meeting, by filling out a comment card.
2. Submit a public comment online by visiting https://www.mympo.org/get-involved/meetings. Submitted comments will be included as part of the official public record of the meeting.
3. Written comments will be accepted before, during, and after each meeting. All written comments will be included as part of the official public record of the meeting. Please email Kelly DeForest, Office Manager, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or fax her at 941-210-4998 and include your name, email address, and phone number with your written comment.
4. The BPTAC meeting will be live streamed at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. The public can view the meeting and comment during the meeting at https://www.youtube.com/@MympoOrgSarasotaManatee/streams. Translated closed captioning is available upon request. Please email Kelly DeForest, Office Manager, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.
5. For those wishing to address members of the BPTAC directly, you are requested to provide a written request in advance. Please email Kelly DeForest, Office Manager, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, for your comments to be distributed to BPTAC members prior to the meeting. Please provide the following information in the email:

a. Subject line (RE): PUBLIC COMMENT FOR AUGUST 18, 2026 BPTAC MEETING
b. Please include the following information in the body of the email: 1) Name, email, and phone number; 2) The agenda item you wish to address; 3) A summary of your public comment (3000-character limit)
c. Following the receipt of the email, instructions will be sent on how to join the virtual meeting to speak once the Chair calls on you during the public comment period.

The MPO rules of procedure, decorum, and policy governing the public comment period, shall be followed, and enforced in person or virtually. During the public comment period, the Chair will ask the public to speak based on the written requests to speak in the order they are received.

It would greatly help MPO staff if questions and comments could be emailed to Kelly DeForest, Office Manager, (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) PRIOR to the beginning of the meeting, and ideally before 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.

This notice is published pursuant to the requirements of the Federal Laws, Florida Statutes, and MPO Policy. No stenographic record by a certified court reporter is made of this meeting. Accordingly, any person who may seek to appeal any decisions involving the matter noticed herein will be responsible for making a verbatim record of the testimony and evidence at this meeting upon which any appeal is to be based.

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 the Sarasota/Manatee MPO at 941-359-5772 at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting.

The MPO's planning process is conducted in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes. Any person or beneficiary who believes he/she has been discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability or family status may file a complaint with the Sarasota/Manatee MPO Title VI coordinator at 941-359-5772, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or by writing to 5460-A 63rd Street East, Bradenton, Florida 34203.