The MPO provides complete information, timely public notice, and full public access to decisions and documents. It supports early and continuing public involvement in the development and review of its plans and programs. It especially tries to seek out and consider the interests of people whose needs may be not be well served by the existing transportation system, such as low income and minority households and persons with limited personal mobility.

Normally the MPO annually solicits proposals for transportation enhancement projects on local roads from the public. Applications may include installation of sidewalks, bike paths, and street enhancement improvements. The solicitation of applications has been temporarily suspended and will resume in 2009 during the gaming cycle of FDOT’s Tentative Work Program for FY 2010/11 through FY 2014/15.

The MPO also invites the public to identify places in Lee County where traffic is congested and suggest ways to reduce that congestion. Please click here to go to the interactive form to identify congestion.

Transportation Advisory Network (TAN) The TAN is a mailing list of individuals and organizations that have an interest in local transportation issues. The TAN provides a broad community resource for the formation and review of transportation plans, policies and strategies. This network provides key contact persons for outreach efforts, dissemination of information, and informal review and comment to ensure sensitivity to varied community needs, concerns, and interests.

For more information on the MPO's outreach efforts, see its Public Involvement Plan. In addition, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has published an excellent overview of the metropolitan transportation planning process. This publication may be viewed in either HTML or PDF format on the FHWA Web site, where you may also find additional information of interest.