The MPO worked with students from Deerfield Beach High School to teach the next generation about transportation planning and the role of the MPO in our community. The partnership culminated with a visit to the MPO from the students on Tuesday May 17, where students participated in an exercise on planning the future of the Cypress Creek Mobility Hub.
Read more: MPO Works with Deerfield Beach High School Students
The MPO has submitted a Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Grant to the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) for its Regional Complete Streets Initiative. If awarded, the grant would help fund $19.1 million dollars worth of bike and pedestrian improvements in the cities of Fort Lauderdale, Lauderdale Lakes, Oakland Park, and Pompano Beach.
At Thursday’s Broward MPO Board Meeting, the Board voted in favor of moving forward with the outline of a plan to place a penny sales tax referendum on the November ballot. This would allow the voters of Broward to vote on increasing the sales tax by one percent to pay for transportation improvements throughout the region.
Read more: MPO and County Reach Tentative Deal on Transportation Tax