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Participants Can Join and Comment Online at Meeting with Limited In-Person Attendance The Transportation Disadvantaged Local Coordinating Board (TDLCB) will conduct its annual public meeting on Thursday, Nov. 18 at 10 a.m. The purpose of the annual public meeting is to get input on ACCESS LYNX paratransit service in Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties. The…

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The MetroPlan Orlando Board will consider amending the region’s 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan at its Nov. 10 meeting, and members of the public are invited to comment on the proposed plan revisions. The proposed revisions also will be presented to MetroPlan Orlando’s advisory committees in the months of October and November 2021. A summary of…

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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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