Broward MPO scoring changes cut small-city chances for Lighthouse Point sidewalk funding
City planner Britney Metzler told the commission that FDOT and Broward County MPO rule changes — including renaming CSLIP to REV and shifting scoring toward safety and economic vitality — make it harder for small cities to win grants; Lighthouse Point's sidewalk project ranked 12 of 14 in one cycle and rose to ninth in the next but now faces new dollar thresholds and biennial cycles.
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City planner Britney Metzler outlined how recent changes at the federal, FDOT and Broward County MPO levels will affect how transportation projects are prioritized and funded, saying the changes reduce opportunities for smaller municipalities. She told the commission that the program formerly known as CSLIP is now called REV and that the MPO and FDOT scoring changes emphasize safety points on the high-injury network and require higher minimum funding requests.
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