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Abbreviations in this issue:
FDOT - Florida Department of Transportation
LRTP - Long Range Transportation Plan
MPO - Metropolitan Planning Organization
TOD - Transit-Oriented Development
- FDOT Reports
- Review of MPO Long Range Transportation Plans and Estimate of Statewide 2035 Metropolitan Area Financial Shortfall - This report reviews the most recent MPO LRTPs in Florida and estimates the transportation funding shortfalls for the state’s urbanized areas using information from each MPO LRTP.
- 2011 Congestion in Florida -- Based on the Texas Transportation Institute's 2012 Urban Mobility Report, this special report highlights the costs and challenges of congestion in seven selected urban areas in Florida and across the nation.
- Crashes Involving Cell Phones: Challenges of Collecting and Reporting Reliable Crash Data - This report reviews the underlying issues of underreporting cell phone use in crashes.
- GHSA Reports
- Promoting Parent Involvement in Teen Driving: An In-Depth Look at the Importance and the Initiatives - This report examines the current state of the practice, identifies what elements are essential for building a good parent program, and makes recommendations for continued study that will assist states and organizations working to advance teen driver safety.
- Motorcyclist Traffic Fatalities by State: 2012 Preliminary Data - This report summarizes motorcyclist fatalities by historical trend and state, with an emphasis on 2012 preliminary data.
- Miscellaneous Reports
- Life on the Fast Track - This brief defines BRT and TOD, reviews state legislative initiatives, and analyzes transit development in communities across the nation.
- Analyzing the Effects of Transit Network Change on Agency Performance and Riders in a Decentralized, Small-to-Mid-sized US Metropolitan Area: A Case Study of Tallahassee, Florida - This research examines the effects of the service restructuring on the transit agency and its performance in Tallahassee, Florida; the effects on transit riders and the larger community; and the roles, influence, and attitudes of important local stakeholders who engaged in the restructuring debate and shaped the form of the restructuring.
For further information contact Monica Zhong or phone (850) 414-4808
