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TMA leadership OKs top-ranked consultant to study merger of Pinellas, Pasco and Hillsborough MPOs
Summary
A Transportation Management Area leadership group recommended the top-ranked consultant (the White House group) to support public engagement and feasibility work for a potential merger of Pinellas, Pasco and Hillsborough MPOs; procuring agency and funding details were discussed and a peer exchange was planned for early 2026.
Representatives from the region’s MPOs told Forward Pinellas on June 9 that the Transportation Management Area Leadership Group recommended contracting with the top-ranked consultant to assist in discussions and public engagement related to a potential merger of the Pinellas, Pasco and Hillsborough metropolitan planning organizations.
The recommendation matters because an MPO merger could change governance, funding formulas and planning responsibilities across the Tampa Bay…
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