Broward Roads for Families Program
The Broward Roads for Families Initiative focuses on moving people, not cars, and design that focuses on all users, not only cyclists and pedestrians. The MPO's Roads for Families Advisory Committee (RFAC) serves as the steering committee for the Broward Roads for Families Program and this sounding board helps to address the needs of the region.
What are Roads for Families?
Roads for Families is a concept, not a physical location or a thing. This concept focuses on moving more people with different modes, reducing congestion and benefitting all users of all ages and abilities, including walkers, bicyclists, motorists and transit riders. Roads for Families play an important role in livable communities, where all people – regardless of age, ability or mode of transportation – feel safe and welcome on the roadways. A safe environment is an essential part of improving public transportation and enhancing communities.
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Roads for Families are planned, designed, and operated for all modes of transportation and all users regardless of age or ability. Pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, and motorists of all ages and abilities must be able to safely move along and across it. Roads for Families make it easy to cross the street, walk to shops, catch the bus, and get to work.
Why Invest in Roads for Families?
Benefits of Roads for Families |
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Roads for Families focuses on moving people and street designs that focus on all users
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A safe environment is an essential part of improving public transportation and creating friendly, walkable communities
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Health care costs decrease as a community's investment in balanced infrastructure increases
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Roads for Families benefits all users of all ages and abilities, including walkers, bicyclists, motorists and transit users |
From wider sidewalks to landscaping, the benefits of Roads for Families support local businesses, engage communities and boost economic development |
Improvement of the efficiency and capacity of existing roads by moving more people with different modes in the same amount of space |
Better Streets • Better Broward • Better Life
Better Streets
The Broward MPO understands the importance of creating a transportation system that addresses the needs of all users of the road, including the needs of people who walk, bike, drive and take transit.
Better Broward
A key part of this initiative is the Roads for Families Advisory Committee (RFAC), a sounding board comprised of different stakeholders from various industries to get feedback that will ultimately implement successful Roads for Families and create a Better Broward.
Better Life
Broward Roads for Families projects seek to benefit residents, provide safer access, encourage healthy communities through active transportation and support economic development throughout our region. This Initiative also monitors projects from planning to design (and ultimately to construction) to ensure Broward has a safe and efficient transportation network that can maintain volume and conveniently accommodate all users.
For More Information
Please contact Ricardo Gutierrez at gutierrezr@browardmpo.org or (954) 876-0044 to learn more about the Broward MPO and what they are working on in your community.