Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) of the Gainesville & Alachua County Transportation Planning Transportation Organization (GACTPO)

2026-04

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

6:00 P.m. - 8:00 P.m.

County Administration Building - Grace Knight Conference Room

12 SE 1 Street, 2nd Floor, Gainesville, FL 32601

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

ROLL CALL & CONFIRMATION OF QUORUM

George Dondanville
Landon Harrar
Robert Hickernell
Gilbert Levy
Cathy Norman
Christopher Potts
Ruth Steiner

3.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

4.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

5.

CHAIR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

6.

PUBLIC COMMENT

7.

ACTION ITEMS

7.1

Final FY 26/28 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)

 This final version of the FY 26/28 UPWP addresses comments received from FDOT, FHWA, and FTA. 

7.2

Amendment to the FY26/30 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)

The Florida Department of Transportation Central Office has requested an Amendment to the TPO’s FY26/30 TIP to add a resurfacing project on State Road 20. The Project Number is 443258-2 - Resurfacing of SR 20.

7.3

Draft FY 26/27 - 30/31 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)

This is item is for the creation of a new TIP Plan Cycle for fiscal years 2026/27 to 2030/31. The development of a new Plan cycle creates a new fifth year in the 5-Year Plan. Years 1 through 4 in this plan cycle contain projects that were in years 2 through 5 in the FY 26/30 plan cycle.

8.

INFORMATION ITEMS

8.1

Gainesville/RTS Competitive Bus Program Grant - Future request to add to Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)

The City of Gainesville dba Gainesville Regional Transit System (RTS) has received notice that it has been awarded $10,263,750 of Section 5339B Bus and Bus Facilities Competitive Grant funds by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Therefore, we are requesting the support of the Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization for the Gainesville Urbanized Area to add this project to the Florida Department of Transportation Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP).

8.2

Debrief: Final Community Meeting - Countywide Bicycle/Pedestrian Master Plan

9.

AGENCY REPORTS / PARTNER UPDATES

10.

UPCOMING MEETINGS OF INTEREST

11.

PUBLIC COMMENTS (GENERAL)

12.

MEMBER COMMENTS

13.

ADJOURNMENT