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Funding Opportunities from PeopleForBikes
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PeopleForBikes has opened applications for a new effort called The Big Jump Project. They are looking for 10 great places to join this exciting new project - places where community leaders have ambitious plans to create safe and comfortable places to ride and encourage their neighbors and co-workers to give it a try. They want places that are eager to benchmark their progress and see the benefits of a big jump in biking in healthier people and better communities. Click to read more.
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FHWA Seeks Applications to Operate a National Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is seeking applications for financial assistance to result in the award of one Cooperative Agreement to operate a national pedestrian and bicycle information center; conduct pedestrian and bicycle research, tracking, and technical assistance activities. Funding availability: $3,125,000. Deadline: August 19, 2016. Click for information.
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'The End of Automobile Dependence' Lecture - Aug. 9
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Prolific author and local professor Peter Newman of the Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions at Florida Atlantic University will bring his North American Book Tour to West Palm Beach on Tuesday, Aug. 9 from 5:30-7:00 PM.
Co-authored with Jeffrey Kenworthy, his latest book is titled 'The End of Automobile Dependence: How Cities are Moving Beyond Car-Based Planning.' The lecture will be sponsored in partnership with the West Palm Beach DDA and the Palm Beach County Planning Congress and will be held at Palm Beach Dramaworks, 201 Clematis St., West Palm Beach.
The event is free, but advance registration is required. Click to register.
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MPO Transportation Photos Contest - Deadline Aug. 31
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Professional and amateur photographers alike are encouraged to submit transportation photos of all travel modes in Palm Beach County. The MPO may use photo entries in future transportation documents or on the website and social media. Click for details.
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MPO Training and Conference Participation
The MPO continues to focus on training and participation for its staff and Governing Board Members:
- MPO Executive Director Nick Uhren attended the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPOAC) meeting July 18, 2016, and participated in the Floridians for Better Transportation Summit, July 19-20, 2016, St. Pete Beach, FL
Public Notice: Members of the public are encouraged to attend all meetings of the MPO Governing Board and its advisory committees and ad hoc committees. Please be advised that one or more members of the MPO Governing Board or any of its advisory committees may attend any of these meetings.
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Complete Streets Working Group
Tuesday, July 26, 2:00 PM
Location: Palm Beach MPO, 2300 N. Jog Rd., 4th Floor Conf. Rm.#4E-12,West Palm Beach, FL 33411
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Road Impact Fee Alternatives Ad Hoc Committee
Wednesday, July 27, 1:30 PM
Location: Palm Beach MPO, 2300 N. Jog Rd., 4th Floor Conf. Rm.#4E-12,West Palm Beach, FL 33411
Description: This will be the second meeting to review alternatives to the current road impact fee system used in Palm Beach County in order to mitigate multimodal impacts of new development. Representatives from Palm Beach County and eight municipalities attended the first meeting which was held on June 13.
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Reminder: There are no MPO Board or Committee Meetings in August
September MPO Meeting Schedule
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Wednesday, Sep. 7, 9:00 AM
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Wednesday, Sep. 7, 1:30 PM
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Thursday, Sep. 8, 9:07 AM
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Thursday, Sep. 15, 9:00 AM
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Thursday, Sep. 29, 9:30 AM
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Complete calendar of all MPO meetings, events and related community activities:
PalmBeachMPO.org/calendar
I-95 Interchanges at Boynton Beach Blvd. and Gateway Blvd.
Thursday, July 28
Alternatives Public Workshop 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Location: Inn at Boynton Beach, 480 W. Boynton Beach Blvd., Boynton Beach, FL 33435
The Florida Dept. of Transportation (FDOT) invites you to an Alternatives Public Workshop for an update on the Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study for improvements at the existing I-95 Interchanges at Boynton Beach Blvd. and Gateway Blvd. A PD&E Study is the process followed by FDOT to evaluate social, economic and environmental impacts associated with a planned transportation improvement project. The purpose of this meeting is to give interested persons an opportunity to comment and provide input on the transportation improvement alternatives that have been developed at this point in the study.The Alternatives Public Workshop will begin as an open house at 5:30 PM with a short presentation at 6:00 PM, followed by a question and answer period. For additional information, go to the project website link at www.95gatewayboynton.com. Click for notice of Public Workshop.
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Palm Beach MPO Chair and Boca Raton Mayor Susan Haynie was invited by U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to participate in a White House roundtable on July 12 in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. She joined more than two dozen mayors and planners from across the country to discuss advancing regional transportation projects. 
