Transportation Planning
Long Range Transportation Plan- The Gainesville Metropolitan Area Long-Range Transportation Plan 2045 is a long-range 25-year transportation plan. The Plan identifies major modifications to the transportation system which will be needed in the future to address projected patterns and volumes of traffic. Updates to the Plan are prepared and adopted about every five years.
Transit Planning Program- Transit planning activities include an annual multimodal [automotive (highway), bicycle, pedestrian, and transit service] Multimodal Level of Service Report; the monitoring of pedestrian, bicycle, and transit activity, including the preparation of an annual Transit Ridership Report; incorporating transit projects into the Transportation Improvement Program; assisting Regional Transit System staff in developing priorities for needed, but unfunded, transit projects; and activities related to improving transportation services to the elderly and persons with disabilities.
Level of Service Report- An annual Multimodal Level of Service Report is developed concerning levels of service (traffic congestion) for arterial and collector roads in the Gainesville Metropolitan Area. This information is shared with state and local agencies and is used to support local comprehensive planning activities.
MTPO Board
Voting members include the Mayor of the City of Gainesville, the six City of Gainesville Commissioners, and the five Alachua County Board of County Commissioners. The voting and nonvoting members are listed below:
Voting Members
Gainesville Mayor and City Commissioners
Alachua County Board of County Commissioners
- County Commissioner Mary Alford – Chair
- County Commissioner Charles “Chuck” Chestnut, IV
- County Commissioner Ken Cornell
- County Commissioner Anna Prizzia
- County Commissioner Marihelen Wheeler – Secretary/Treasurer