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Affordable Housing and Transit Posted Decemebr 2020. This report is the culmination of a 12-month study on the relationship between housing affordability and public transportation in the state of Florida. The focus is on how a well-planned transit system improves the affordability of a community by decreasing transportation costs. Generally, people are forced to move away from the city center, away from schools, jobs, and other essential services, to the suburbs in order to afford housing; however, this results in higher transportation costs. The idea behind the extensive research conducted over the last year is to bring to light the connection and importance of planning for transit with affordable housing and low-income communities in mind.

Transit Transformation Posted Decemebr 2020. This guidance evaluates emerging technologies, such as autonomous and connected vehicles, Mobility as a Service (MaaS), and other innovative, on-demand ridesourcing platforms, that are rapidly transforming the transportation ecosystem. This has significant implications for agencies that plan, fund, and operate transit facilities and services.

Safe Access to Transit Posted Decemebr 2020. This guidance provides guidance for implementing safe access to transit stops through the lens of improved coordination for bus stops, including safe, accessible crossings and sidewalks and infrastructure.  

2020 Florida Transit Information and Performance Handbook Posted Decemebr 2020.  This handbook contains final data concerning Florida transit performance and statistics for 2019 from all Florida's urban fixed route transit agencies.  

FDOT Guidance on the Operation of Low Speed Vehicles Posted October 2020. This guidance is to inform agencies that operate low speed vehicles (speeds of less than 20 miles per hour, but not more than 25 miles per hour) with special safety instructions and requirements. 

SunRail Phase 2 Property Value Analysis Posted March 2020.This report is a followup to the study that was completed in 2016 of how property values have changed near SunRail Stations. This report  focuses on Phase II of the recent SunRail expansion.

Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Guidance Document Posted October 2019. The PTASP provides guidance to Florida's public transportation agencies on how to utilize the Federal Transit Administration's Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan Template for Bus Transit Systems. The template is intended for use by operators of public transportation systems that are required to draft a Safety Plan in accordance with 49 C.F.R. Part 673. 

Plan for Transit - Florida Planning Transit Network Posted September 2019. This website provides a resource for transit planning and information network, including Transit Development Plans (TDPs), Florida Transit Agencies' contact info, and presentations from previous conferences and workshops and the Plan for Transit Listserv Forum.