Original Florida Tourism Task Force
The North Central Florida RPC provides staffing to the Task Force to maintain the www.VisitNaturalNorthFlorida.com website; coordinate consumer travel show participation; create proactive publicity campaigns; and produce collateral materials to support the marketing plan. The Task Force applies funds from a Rural Regional Development Grant from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity as well as grants from Visit Florida to help implement its marketing plan to build capacity in the rural communities.
Recently the Task Force also completed the launch of an updated mobile device friendly website and started the quarterly distribution of an e-newsletter. In partnership with VisitFlorida, the Task Force attended several international and domestic travel trade shows to promote “Natural North Florida” for nature-, culture-, and heritage-based tourism.
South Florida RPC Hosts Meeting on Tri-Rail Coastal Link Project
Broward County leaders met December on 16th at the Broward County Convention Center, for a project update and conversation about the Tri-Rail Coastal Link Project. Over 200 regional stakeholders and interested parties participated in this productive meeting. Hosted by the South Florida Regional Planning Council, participants left with a shared understanding of the Tri-Rail Coastal Link Project including status of the project and information and action needed to move the project forward.
The planned Tri-Rail Coastal Link service on the Florida East Coast (FEC) railway is a strategic investment for Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. The project is expected to enhance regional mobility, spur economic development, provide opportunities for transit-oriented development, and contribute to the long-term economic competitiveness of the region. Meeting participants were provided information on the regional context of the project, a project overview and update, and important project issues that must be addressed to move the Coastal Link Project forward in Broward County.
Upcoming Events
Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council is hosting a Transportation Summit to promote innovations in regional transportation. Presentations and panels will address:
- Accessing State & Federal Transportation Funding
- Innovations in Transportation/Transit in Tampa Bay
- Advocating for Transportation Priorities in Tampa Bay
- Financing Public Transportation and Defining an MPO Governance Model.
- Transportation Safety
- Trends in Place-making
- Technology’s impact on Transportation Planning
- Economic Development
Learn more and register at: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07edh7ft72db7ba042&llr=6spvu5bab
Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council Hosts Road Diet Workshop
The Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council has partnered with the Federal Highway Administration to host a Road Diet Workshop on Friday, February 3, 2017, in the Village of Tequesta (Palm Beach County).
A roadway reconfiguration known as a “Road Diet” offers several high-value improvements at a low cost when applied to traditional four-lane undivided highways. In addition to low cost, the primary benefits of a Road Diet include enhanced safety, mobility and access for all road users and a “complete streets” environment to accommodate a variety of transportation modes.
The Village of Tequesta approved a road diet for a 1.3-mile section of US1 through the heart of the community. The corridor will be redesigned from a six-lane high-speed corridor devoid of bicycle facilities to a four-lane roadway with buffered bike lanes, wider sidewalks, paver-block crosswalks, pedestrian-scale lighting, landscaping, and mast-arm traffic signals. Functioning as Tequesta’s main street, the redesigned US1 will provide better access to Tequesta’s growing business district, recreational and cultural facilities, and the County’s bicycle/pedestrian network.
Sponsoring partners include the Village of Tequesta, Palm Beach MPO, and Palm Beach County Palm-Tran. For more information, contact Kim DeLaney, Director of Strategic Development and Policy, at kdelaney@tcrpc.org.
