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TPO board receives draft Access 2050 cost‑feasible plan; adoption scheduled for October
Summary
TPO staff presented the draft Access 2050 cost‑feasible plan (2030–2050 horizon), explained revenue scenarios and investment programs, and asked the board to accept the technical analysis that will underlie the October adoption; several members asked for clearer public messaging about which funds the TPO actually controls.
TPO staff and consultant Lauren Brooks presented the draft Access 2050 cost‑feasible plan, describing nine funding scenarios and a preferred trend‑spending scenario that prioritizes good repair and resilience while showing large projects derived from FDOT inputs. Lauren Brooks summarized the process: "We started the process back in 2021 with the creation of growth scenarios," and explained that the plan's fiscal strategy spans 2030 to 2050 and does not itself commit funds to construction.
Board members asked staff to clarify which funds on the slides were under TPO programming authority and which reflected state or federal streams outside local discretion. Staff said roughly $25 million per year in federal suballocated funding is the local pot the TPO commonly programs, while larger state and FDOT dollars appear in the plan for context. The board voted to receive the technical memo and directed staff to return with the draft LRTP for adoption in October, while several members asked for additional workshops to explain how the TPO influences priorities without controlling most state funds.
