Broward County MPO

Question: Why did the chicken cross the road?

Answer: To get to the other side!

But without the work of the MPO, there might not have been a road
for the chicken to cross!

Where do roads come from?
In Broward County, roads and fun stuff for kids, like bicycle paths and green places to play and walk are all organized into a big list. The big list is called the Long Range Transportation Plan, or LRTP for short, and this list shows all of the projects that the County wants to get done in the next 25 years!

Even though that is a very long time before everything gets done, the Broward County MPO keeps making sure that the list is updated to suit the needs of all of the people. Your mommy, daddy, grandmother or aunt each have a voice when it comes to making sure the list meets the needs of the people who live here!
Isn't that cool?

	Who decides which road projects are important to the County and how do they get paid for? The People decide what is important! They let their elected officials know by writing letters, speaking to them at public meetings, sending emails and other ways of communicating what is needed in a community.

	Whenever you learn something new, it helps to ask the best questions! Here is the WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY on the Broward County MPO!
	WHO is the Broward County MPO Board? The Broward County MPO Board is a group of people that work together to make transportation policies for Broward County. WHAT does the MPO do? The MPO makes sure that all of the transportation improvements for Broward County get prioritized by order of importance for the County. WHEN does the MPO Board meet? The people on the MPO board meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 9:30 a.m. WHERE does the MPO Board meet? The people on the MPO board meet in the Broward County Governmental Center in downtown Fort Lauderdale. WHY does the public need to be involved with the MPO? By attending MPO Board Meetings and the Community Involvement Roundtable meetings, members of the public can learn how to have their concerns and needs addressed. Why don't you click here and have a grown up work with you on this survey to see how you would handle an MPO decision regarding which project to save money for?
	Hey Kids! Chic and Egg have a fun Mega Word Maze for you. Click here to open their file. You can print a hardcopy by selecting the Printer icon at the top of the page. Have fun!