Welcome to the Charlotte County-Punta Gorda Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). The MPO is your link to state and federal transportation decision-making.  Our job is to translate local priorities in Charlotte County, Florida to state and federal transportation project funding.

Click Here for 2009 Legislative Position Statement

Click Here for the MPO Brochure

 

PROFILE

The MPO Board is represented by five elected officials and one non-elected official. The elected officials include: three County Commissioners, a City Council member, and an Airport Authority Commissioner. The Florida Department of Transportation Secretary, District One is the non-elected official (non-voting) on the Board. The MPO Board's policies are implemented by the MPO staff who conducts citizens participation events and analyzes technical transportation issues. 

The Charlotte County-Punta Gorda MPO was established by the Governor in 1992. As a result of the 1990 census, The Punta Gorda/Port Charlotte urbanized area was determined to exceed 50,000 in population, triggering the requirement for an MPO. Activities of the MPO are funded from state and federal sources along with a small local match.

         Charlotte County-Punta Gorda MPO is one of 26 MPOs in Florida and one of about 340 in the nation.

         MPOs are required by federal and state law.

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