Earlier today, the City’s Municipal Services Dept. hosted a bike tour of El Rio Trail and walking tour of Downtown Boca, to a national group of mobility leaders from NACTO's (National Association of City Transportation Officials) 2024 Designing Cities Conference.

The group…

May is Global Youth Traffic Safety Month! The leading cause of unintentional deaths in 2020 for 15-24 year-olds in the U.S. was motor vehicle crashes. As temperatures rise, don't risk vehicular heatstroke by leaving a child unattended in a vehicle. Visit PalmBeachTPA.org/VisionZero.

Yesterday afternoon our Traffic team, in partnership with Palm Beach County and Palm Beach TPA staff conducted a safety education outreach event at CalusaElementary Elementary to join kids & parents for National Bike & Roll to School Day.

In conjunction with #NationalBikeMonth , this initiative…

Bike & Roll (and walk!) to School Day was a success at Forest Park Elementary School in City of Boynton! Thank you to the school for allowing the TPA to join, along with Safe Kids Palm Beach County. 🚲⬇️🚸

The School District of Palm Beach County
Walk, Bike & Roll to School

The TPA hosted a Walk Bike Safety Audit along Silver Beach Rd from Old Dixie Hwy to 6th St in the Town of Lake Park. Staff from the Town & City of Riviera Beach, FL., FLORIDA DOT, Palm Beach County, and PBCSafeKids evaluated walking & bicycling conditions along the corridor.
Visit PalmBeachTPA.org/Audit.

May is National Bike Month and you can join the Palm Beach TPA in the Love to Ride Challenge! Log your rides with the Love to Ride app as part of the initiative to #MakeEveryRideCount .

Download the app or visit LovetoRide.net to get involved! #BikeMonth

SAVE THE DATE! Join a discussion on the Dixie Highway Lane Repurposing Project on May 30. We'll consider a reimagined use of Dixie Hwy. from Quadrille Blvd. to 25th Street. We want to get feedback from you! Save the date, location to be announced in the coming days. #wpb

PAHOKEE: Beginning Wednesday, May 8, SR 729/State Market Road from SR 717/Muck City Road to Larrimore Road will be closed around the clock through September 30, 2024, for road construction work in western Palm Beach County.

Project website: ow.ly/q6ew50RwaB5

Our amazing partners at City of West Palm Beach help us support the #RideWPB program, providing #sustainable and #accessible transportation to West Palm Beach. Read our case study to learn more about our innovative partnerships!
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#microtransit #WestPalmBeach

LAKE WORTH BEACH: The inside lane of the Lake Worth Road roundabout will be closed overnight from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. on May 6 and May 7, and the outside lane will be closed overnight from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. on May 8 and May 9.

Project website: d4fdot.com/pbfdot/sr_802_…

New blog post! The TPA and our partners throughout Palm Beach County celebrated a record Florida Bicycle Month in March 2024. Check out our recap at PalmBeachTPA.org/Blog. Comment how you celebrated Florida Bicycle Month, or how you plan to celebrate May - National Bike Month!

It’s shaping up to be a banner year for #BikeRolltoSchoolDay ! More than 1,700 communities in 43 states have registered their May 8 events – join them by registering your event today: walkbiketoschool.org/registration/

Celebrate the benefits of walking & bicycling this month! May 8 is National Bike & Roll to School Day, so be aware more students will be walking & biking on this day. Communities are welcome to celebrate any day during May, National Bike Month. Learn more: WalkBikeToSchool.org

Thank you to Speak Up Broward 💬 for including TPA staff in this important training with Dutch Cycling Embassy! We are looking forward to implementing lessons learned.

May is #NationalBikeMonth ! Biking brings people together, can integrate physical activity into our daily routines, curbs your carbon footprint, and reduces other driving costs while reducing traffic congestion. Let us know where you plan to bike this month! 🚲

League of American Bicyclists

Today is #NationalHeatstrokePreventionDay . On average, 38 children under the age of 15 die each year from heatstroke after being left in a vehicle. In both 2018 and 2019 a record number of 53 children died after being left in a hot vehicle. #ActFast #HeatstrokeKills

Distracted Driving Awareness Month is coming to an end, but you can commit to driving distraction-free throughout the year. Take the NSC #JustDrive pledge here: bit.ly/NSCddampledge. #DDAM #RoadwaySafety

Yesterday, TPA hosted a Walk Bike Safety Audit along NE 4th St. & N Swinton Ave. in City of Delray Beach. Staff, Deputy Vice Mayor of Delray Beach, Rob Long, and members of the public evaluated walking & bicycling conditions & identified improvements. Visit PalmBeachTPA.org/Audit.