The Volusia County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is the primary agency responsible for transportation planning. The MPO’s transportation planning process guides the expenditure of federal and state transportation funding that is allocated to Volusia County, and Flagler Beach and Beverly Beach in Flagler County. As a requirement of the receipt of these federal and state transportation dollars, the Volusia County MPO is responsible for developing and maintaining the area’s 20-year Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP).

In order to guide the expenditure of transportation funds, the United States Department of Transportation, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), the Volusia County MPO, and local governments in Volusia County, as well as Flagler Beach and Beverly Beach in Flagler County participate in a continuous, cooperative, and comprehensive transportation planning process. Periodically, the 20-year LRTP for the community is revised to reflect updated growth projections, revenue estimates, technological advances, and/or political issues. Once the updated plan is adopted by the MPO it becomes the urbanized area’s official guide for the expenditure of federal transportation funds. If a capacity enhancing transportation project (roadway widening, extension, or the construction of a completely new road) is not part of the 20-year LRTP adopted by the MPO, then that project is not eligible for federal transportation funding.

The Volusia County MPO Board consist of 19 voting members composed of elected officials from Volusia County and its municipalities, as well as the municipalities of Flagler Beach and Beverly Beach in Flagler County. The MPO meets on a monthly basis to review and direct the development of the area’s transportation system. The MPO has three advisory committees: the Technical Coordinating Committee, the Citizens Advisory Committee, and the Transportation Disadvantaged Local Coordinating Board. These committees are composed of technical staff from local government organizations and citizens’ representatives appointed by elected officials. These committees meet on a regularly scheduled monthly basis, and all meetings are open to the public.

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