Planning Documents

The 2025 LRTP identifies transportation improvements necessary to maintain adequate mobility and to accommodate the growth that is forecasted through 2025. These improvements were established through a comprehensive identification of highway, public transit, bicycle, pedestrian, and goods movement transportation needs and policies from the Counties.

The Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) is a document all Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) are required to develop annually. The UPWP provides an annual planning work program that identifies the transportation planning budget and activities to be undertaken in the metropolitan area. The Lake~Sumter MPO adopts its UPWP annually.

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is a document all Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) are required to develop annually. The TIP represents the transportation improvements that have been programmed for the following five year period .The Lake~Sumter MPO adopts its TIP annually

The PIP identifies the planning strategies and the planning activities to be undertaken by the Lake-Sumter Metropolitan Planning Organization. The purpose of the LSMPO Public Involvement Plan (PIP) is to provide a process that ensures opportunities for the public to be involved in all phases of the LSMPO planning process. The PIP was approved on April 25, 2012.

The List of Priority Projects (LOPP) is a document that all Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) are required to develop annually. The LOPP represents the unfunded transportation improvements that were not programmed for the following five year period, in order of priority. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) uses each MPO’s LOPP to aid in their decisions as to which projects should be added to their Work Program each year. The Lake~Sumter MPO approves its LOPP annually

The Transit Development Plan (TDP) is the strategic guide for public transportation in Lake County over the next five years. The TDP includes an evaluation of existing services, a review of demographic and travel behavior characteristics of the service area, a summary of local transit policies, the development of proposed transit enhancements, and the preparation of a five-year financial plan.