A Congestion Management Process (CMP) is a federally required process for Transportation Management Areas (TMA). TMAs are defined as metropolitan areas with populations exceeding 200,000. The Miami-Dade TMA includes Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. The Broward MPO's CMP is a systematic and regionally-accepted approach for managing congestion in Broward. The CMP provides accurate, up-to-date information on Broward's transportation system performance and assesses alternative strategies for congestion management that meet state and local needs. This leads to increased collaboration, coordination, and effective resource allocation.

Collaboration and coordination for this effort occurs through a working group consisting of a wide range of stakeholders including, but not limited to, MPO planners, the Florida Department of Transportation, transit agencies, local governments, and others. Within the metropolitan transportation planning process, these partners work together to develop regional objectives for congestion management, define performance measures, share and analyze data, and identify potential strategies.

MPO staff is asking for volunteers to sit on the aforementioned CMP working group. It is envisioned that the working group will have a total of three meetings beginning this summer and ending in the winter.

Progress updates on the CMP effort will be presented to the MPO Board, Technical Advisory Committee, and Citizens' Advisory Committee over the coming months.

If you have any questions about this item, please contact Amanda Christon at (954) 876-0078 or christona@browardmpo.org.