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MetroPlan Orlando is seeking qualified consultants for two contracts: Graphic Design and Videography. These consultants will provide work on an as-needed basis under three-year contracts. Quote packages and samples of work pertaining to both contracts must be submitted digitally. All quote packages for both contracts must be received by Thursday, November 4 at noon. Questions…

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MetroPlan Orlando’s new annual report, Fast Forward, looks back at a year of unparalleled change that called for us to immediately adapt. Our organization, like many others, started working remotely, engaging more online with the public, and convening virtually with our board and committee members. These things did not slow the momentum we needed to…

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SunRail Lets the Public See What Train Engineers See, and It’s Really Scary To remind Central Floridians not to stop or walk on train tracks, SunRail has launched a new “Never Will I Ever” campaign. This video — released as part of Rail Safety Week 2021, Sept. 20-26 — shows how reckless some travelers are…

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Direction, intersections, and speed. Those factors stand out in data on motorist crashes with bicyclists in Central Florida. MetroPlan Orlando recently completed research on factors most likely to contribute to such crashes, using regional streets with different cycling conditions. Research results are contained in a new white paper on our website, Bicycling Facilities, Crash Types,…

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**Requests for proposals has ended. ** MetroPlan Orlando is requesting proposals from qualified consultants to provide support on various transportation planning functions relating to its Unified Planning Work Program. Many of these planning and technical tasks are required by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST-Act). Questions should be directed to rfp@MetroPlanOrlando.gov , no later than…

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A Taste of What’s in the Survey Report: Most say transportation system about “average.” Almost 1 in 5 say they exceed speed limits regularly. Majority support making communities friendly to cyclists, pedestrians. The 2021 Regional Transportation Survey Report shares opinions from more than 3,000 Central Floridians on a variety of topics –  including transportation habits…

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Members of the Public Can Still Join & Comment Virtually After more than 16 months of virtual meetings, the MetroPlan Orlando Board and advisory committees are returning to our office in downtown Orlando. Click here for directions to our office. We look forward to welcoming our board and committee members back safely and are following…

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You’ll have a chance to find out more about the region’s draft 5-year transportation work program and let us know what you think at a lunchtime webinar. A virtual public meeting to discuss the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is set for 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Monday, June 21, and will be conducted on Zoom. The…

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Please take the survey by July 16 to make your voice heard. If you live, work, or play in the Apopka area, you can share your ideas on how to improve travel near Rock Springs Road and on portions of the West Orange Trail. Please take our survey today by clicking here. The survey closes…

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MetroPlan Orlando is proposing revisions to the 2045 Plan. The updates to the Cost Feasible Plan and Congestion Management Process will help us proactively comply with state and federal long range planning requirements by better reflecting the five-year Transportation Improvement Program in the 2045 Plan. Updates are also being proposed to address feedback from local…

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