The Sarasota/Manatee MPO wants everyone to contribute to the updated DRAFT 2020 Transform 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). The document can be downloaded here https://www.mympo.org/m/mandates/lrtp.

The purpose of the 2045 LRTP is to develop future transportation facilities in Sarasota and Manatee Counties. The LRTP must consider the full complement of transportation modes – roads, bicycles, pedestrians, trails, transit, parking, railroads and airports. The plan includes at least twenty years and must be updated every five years. The 2045 LRTP must include robust public involvement to shape the final plan.

The MPO wants to hear your input on the updated DRAFT Transform 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan. If you have any comments or questions, please let us know by 8:00AM on Monday, October 26, 2020 when the official 30-day comment period closes. There is a copy available to view at the MPO Offices. Here are four ways for the public to comment on the LRTP:

1. Leave a comment at https://www.mympo.org/m/mandates/lrtp
2. Leave a voice comment by calling 855-925-2801, meeting code: 9698
3. Email your comments to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
4. View a copy or Mail your comments to:
   1. ATTN: PUBLIC COMMENT FOR LRTP
   2. 8100 15^th Street East, Sarasota, FL 34243
5. Comment at the October 26, 2020 MPO Board Meeting

The MPO encourages everyone to become involved.  Your contribution ensures robust public participation in the MPO transportation planning process. Thank you for your involvement in transportation planning.

Share your transportation priorities and Drive The Future by taking a 3-5 minute survey at https://publicinput.com/K420.

The survey is open through July 1 and will be used to identify transportation priorities and define which programs and projects will be submitted to state and federal transportation departments for funding.

You can also pinpoint transportation needs at specific geographic locations by visitinghttps://publicinput.com/R083 and commenting on your community needs map.

Why should I take the survey?

In the next 25 years, almost $5 Billion will be invested in the Sarasota/Manatee transportation system. Your input provided in this survey will be used to identify the community’s top transportation priorities, which will shape funding and future transportation plans in Sarasota and Manatee County.

“We are in the final steps of the Long Range Transportation Plan process, which means the public’s opinion is more crucial than ever,” said David Hutchinson, MPO Executive Director.  “The MPO has received many comments from the public about transportation projects and priorities. This is your opportunity to tell us about your priorities, share your opinions, and identify what’s important to you before the plan is complete.”

The purpose of the 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) is to develop future transportation facilities in Sarasota and Manatee Counties. The LRTP must consider the full complement of transportation modes – roads, bicycles, pedestrians, trails, transit, parking, railroads, and airports. The plan includes at least twenty years and must be updated every five years.

To learn more about the Sarasota/Manatee MPO Long Range Transportation Plan, make comments, and take the survey, visithttps://publicinput.com/R083. To go directly to the survey, visit: https://publicinput.com/K420.

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Sarasota, FL – The community is invited to participate in the Transform Tomorrow 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan General Survey. Feedback from the public will help the Sarasota/Manatee MPO understand the community’s transportation concerns, needs, and desires. It will also help the MPO understand attitudes toward potential solutions, and how those solutions should be prioritized. 

The Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization updates the Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) every 5 years in order to account for geographic shifts in local demographics and changes to location of economic activities (employment, shopping, restaurants, etc), and we are going through this update process right now.

The purpose of the 2045 LRTP is to develop future transportation facilities in Sarasota and Manatee Counties. The LRTP must consider the full complement of transportation modes – roads, bicycles, pedestrians, trails, transit, parking, railroads and airports. The plan includes at least twenty years and must be updated every five years. The 2045 LRTP must include robust public involvement to shape the final plan.

Residents of Sarasota and Manatee counties will have plenty of opportunities throughout 2020 to share their thoughts, comments, and concerns about transportation during the 2045 Long Range Plan Update process. Please click the link below to participate in our survey.

English Survey: https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4922410/Transform-Tomorrow-General-Survey
Spanish Survey: https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4951805/Transform-Tomorrow-Encuesta-General

If you would like to get involved in Long Range Transportation planning:

• Follow us on Facebook and Twitter, @Transform2045 and @TransformTomor1, respectively.
• Visit the Transform Tomorrow page regularly http://bit.ly/TransformTomorrow2045 . This webpage holds key information on previous or upcoming events, materials, maps, and other LRTP related items.

2045 LRTP TransForum

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Sarasota, FL -- The Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), in partnership with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), invites you to be a part of the 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan TransForum. Participants will learn more about transportation and will have the opportunity to tell us their transportation investment priorities during a planning activity. The TransForum will be held on April 22, 2019, 8:30 – 11:30 AM, at USF Sarasota-Manatee, Selby Auditorium, 8350 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34243. This event is free and open to the public.

The purpose of the 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) is to develop future transportation facilities in Sarasota and Manatee Counties. The LRTP must consider the full complement of transportation modes – roads, bicycles, pedestrians, trails, transit, parking, railroads and airports. The plan includes at least twenty years and must be updated every five years. Three keynote speakers were selected to engage you with a thought-provoking program to share their expertise on MPO planning focus areas.

Keynote speakers include Bob McQueen, Sean Sullivan, and Carolyn Griffin. Bob McQueen of Bob McQueen & Associates is highly experienced in smart city planning and technology acquisition advice. Bob will discuss smart city planning challenges and opportunities. The next speaker, Sean Sullivan, Executive Director of the Tampa Bay Regional Council, has spent over 30 years working in the planning, land use, environmental, zoning and public transportation fields. He will discuss the importance of resilience and durability to extreme, especially in coastal communities. The last presenter, Carolyn Griffin, Director of Strategic Impact for United Way Suncoast, will discuss the Sarasota/Manatee region’s ALICE (Asset Limited Income Constrained Employed) reports and the importance of transportation planning for people who “make more than poverty, but less than enough to be self-sufficient.”

If you would like to get involved in Long Range Transportation planning:

• Follow us on Facebook and Twitter, @Transform2045 and @TransformTomor1, respectively.
• Visit the Transform Tomorrow page regularly http://bit.ly/TransformTomorrow2045 . This webpage holds key information on previous or upcoming events, materials, maps, and other LRTP related items.

2045 LRTP TransForum

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Are you ready to influence the future of transportation in your community?

Sarasota, FL – The public is invited to join Manatee and Sarasota County and City Elected Officials, the Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization, and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District 1 to begin the process of prioritizing regional transportation needs for 2045. On April 22, 2019, from 8:30 to 11:30 AM, the 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan TransForum will be held at USF Sarasota-Manatee, Selby Auditorium, 8350 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34243.

Space is limited, please make sure to reserve your seat today.
Register here http://bit.ly/2045LRTPTransForum

Regional transportation challenges include, reducing traffic delays so employees can get to work on time, improving public transportation, making sure it is safe to walk and bike in the region, ensuring there are safe routes to school for children, and managing stormwater and flooding on the roads. Keeping these in mind, the Sarasota/Manatee MPO uses a process that looks to the regional community to direct the 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan.

“We need local government entities and the community at large to tell us their priorities and where we should be spending our money,” says Leigh Holt, MPO Strategic Planning Manager, “It is our job to listen and to hear what they have to say. The reality is, their participation influences the outcome of the MPO Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)”

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District 1, is encouraging communities to combine Land Use and Transportation planning. Following FDOT and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) guidance, the Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) will be discussing the connection between transportation and land use at the 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan TransForum.

A FDOT report on Florida Transportation Trends and Conditions: Impact of Transportation; Transportation and Land Use (2014) reads, “- reducing traffic congestion, increasing use of public transportation, improving roadway safety, lowering emissions, containing public costs, sustaining economic growth, promoting livable communities, preserving natural areas and resources – is enhanced with effective land use and transportation coordination.”

If you would like to get involved in Long Range Transportation planning:

• Follow us on Facebook and Twitter, @Transform2045 and @TransformTomor1, respectively.
• Visit the Transform Tomorrow page regularly http://bit.ly/TransformTomorrow2045 . This webpage holds key information on previous or upcoming events, materials, maps, and other LRTP related items.

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