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The Lee County MPO's Mission and Vision:
The Lee County MPO is the County's transportation partnership responsible for transportation planning in Bonita Springs, Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, and Unincorporated Lee County. The Lee County MPO's mission is to provide leadership in planning and promoting a comprehensive intermodal surface transportation system that will provide for regional mobility, encourage a positive investment climate and foster sustainable development sensitive to community and natural resources. The Lee County MPO's vision is to have a multi-jurisdictional, integrated multi-modal transportation system that safely and efficiently moves people and goods to, through, and within our area, and which enables Lee County and the surrounding areas to flourish in the global marketplace. The Lee County MPO strives to include and promotes public participation in every aspect of its' planning processes.
The Lee County MPO Board is comprised of elected and appointed officials from Bonita Springs, Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, Unincorporated Lee County, FDOT and the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council. The Board meets monthly to provide direction in planning future transportation projects and improvements.
The MPO consists of 15 voting members and 2 non-voting members:
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VOTING MEMBERS
Lee County: All five county commissioners
City of Bonita Springs: One elected official
City of Cape Coral: Four elected officials
City of Fort Myers: Three elected officials
Town of Fort Myers Beach: One elected official
City of Sanibel: One elected official
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NON VOTING MEMBERS
Florida Department of Transportation, District 1: District Secretary or designee.
Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council: Executive Director or designee.
For a complete listing of MPO Board members, click here for the MPO Roster.
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Prior to making decisions, the MPO receives recommendations from the Citizens' Advisory Committee (CAC), the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), the Transportation Disadvantaged Local Coordinating Board (LCB), and Bicycle Pedestrian Coordinating Committee (BPCC).
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Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC)
Consists of 21 appointed citizens who make recommendations to the MPO from the public's perspective on proposed long-range transportation plans, project plans, priorities for state and federal funding and other transportation issues. Click here for the CAC Roster.
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Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
Consists of local and state agency planners, engineers, and transit operators who make recommendations to the MPO on transportation plans, programs, and priorities on behalf of the agencies they represent. Click here for the TAC Roster.
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Transportation Disadvantaged Local Coordinating Board (LCB)
Consists of government, social service agency, citizen, and consumer representatives. It monitors the performance of the community transportation coordinator in providing transportation services to disadvantaged people. Click here for the LCB Roster.
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Bicycle Pedestrian Coordinating Committee (BPCC)
Consists of the local and state agency personnel and citizens who are responsible for bicycle and pedestrian planning for their agencies. It coordinates these agencies' bicycle/pedestrian planning activities, reviews provisions for pedestrians and cyclists in state and federal-aid surface transportation projects, and advises the MPO on the development of the bicycle and pedestrian element of its transportation plan and the programming of bicycle and pedestrian facilities. Click here for the BPCC Roster.
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Traffic Signal Coordinating Committee (TSCC)
Consists of local and state agency traffic engineers and planners. It reviews all proposals for new traffic signals, serves as a technical subcommittee of the Lee County Community Traffic Safety Team, oversees the MPO's congestion management system, and recommends congestion mitigation measures for programming with federal funds. Click here for the TSCC Roster.
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