Bartow, FL – Wind Power, horse power, solar power, knowledge, water from Clouds, C02, bubbles, recycled trash and manure; these are just a few of the award-winning,“out of the box” ideas for future fuels that Polk County students came up with for the 6th Annual Polk Transportation Planning Organization’s (TPO) poster contest. Students created a future transportation vehicle or process and described the fuel they will be using in the year 2030. The students were also asked to keep in mind the lack of fossil fuels in the future and keeping the environment green. The theme, “Transportation of the Future” inspired the minds of the enthusiastic young artists.
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2009 Poster Contest Press Release 04-16-09
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This issue discusses the 2009 Legislative Updates, the Importance of Public Transportation, the Federal Economic Stimulus Proposal, the Crews Lake Drive Study Results, and introduce Jennifer Stults as the new TPO Director.
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If you have suggestions for improving the transportation system in Polk County and would like an opportunity to be involved in transportation decision-making; the Polk Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) provides a forum for public participation —called the Citizen’s Advisory Committee (CAC).
The CAC meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in Room 413 of the Polk County Neil Combee Administration Building, located at 330 West Church Street in Bartow. If you are interested in serving on the CAC, membership applications are available on our website at: www.polktpo.com, or by contacting TPO Staff at 534-6783.
The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) includes all highway, transit, aviation, and bicycle/pedestrian projects to be constructed using federal, state and local funds during the next five-year period.
Projects can be viewed through mapping, printed reports or general searches. Please visit our TIP site.
A committee of the Polk Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) and Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) will meet on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 2:00 P.M. to discuss Transportation Regional Incentive Program (TRIP) and Regional Multi-Use Trail (RMUT) priority projects. The meeting will be held in the Growth Management Conference Room, Polk County Administration Building at 330 West Church Street, Bartow, Florida.
The Polk Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) is developing a multimodal long range transportation plan for the year 2035. This planning effort, which has been named the “2035 Mobility Vision Plan,” will identify future transportation needs and present a vision for how transportation investments and policies will guide and promote the long term growth plan for Polk County. The 2035 Mobility Vision Plan (MVP) will be developed to ensure the overall transportation system will operate safely and successfully into the future and include road, transit, bicycle, sidewalk (pedestrian), and multi-use trail projects.
The Polk TPO is required by federal and state law to update the Long Range Transportation Plan every five years. This ongoing effort is an update to the currently adopted 2030 TRIP Plan and will be complete in December 2010.
At this point in time a draft plan is complete and the TPO is seeking input and feedback from the community. Residents are encouraged to attend and participate in our public workshops scheduled:
August 24: 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Lakeland Police Department
219 Massachusetts Ave., Lakeland
August 31: 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Winter Haven Public Library
325 Ave A NW, Winter Haven
September 11: 12:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Eagle Ridge Mall
451 Eagle Ridge Dr., Lake Wales
September 21: 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Polk County Sheriff’s Office Northeast Substation
1100 Dunson Rd., Davenport
September 25: 12:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Lakeland Square Mall
3800 US Highway 98 North, Lakeland
October 7: 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Poinciana Community Center
401 Walnut St., Poinciana
The 2010 Priority Transportation Projects include candidate road, congestion management, multi-use trail, transit, transportation regional incentive program and transportation enhancement projects as listed herein.
These priority projects will be provided to the Florida Department of Transportation as input to help development their Draft Tentative Fiscal Years 2011/12 – 2015/16 Work Program for Polk County.
To view the list of projects online, visit 2010 Priority Transportation Projects