National Great Outdoors Month

June is Great Outdoors Month. This celebratory month started in 1998 as the Great Outdoors Week and expanded to a month-long celebration in 2004. National Great Outdoors Month became official when the U.S. Senate officially designated June 2019 as ‘Great Outdoors Month.’ This month aims to encourage people to get out into beautiful spaces and enjoy the world around them. Whether that is by exercising outside with a walk, run, or bicycle, or taking part in volunteer programs that are organized throughout this month as the weather warms. Volusia and Flagler Counties host some of the best hiking and biking trails; residents and visitors come from all over the world to enjoy our lakes, springs, rivers, and oceans. Take advantage of this June's great Florida weather, get outside, and enjoy the great outdoors!

Federal Certification

Public Meeting

Once every four years, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) must certify that the River to Sea TPO is carrying out the metropolitan transportation planning process in adherence with federal requirements. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) jointly conduct this review, make a certification determination, and produce a report that may include compliance issues (corrective actions), areas for improvement (recommendations), and/or notable practices (commendations). The evaluation includes everything our agency works on from transportation planning to public outreach to the financial health of the agency.

A public meeting is held as part of the certification in order for FHWA and FTA to receive feedback from the public and stakeholders on the transportation planning processes conducted by the River to Sea TPO.

The Federal Certification Public Meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, from 5:00 - 6:00 pm in the Airline Room at the Daytona Beach Internation Airport. Parking will be validated.

Public Comment Requested on the TPO's

FY 2023/24 - 2027/28 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and List of Priority Projects (LOPP)

The TPO's TIP is an intermediate-range planning document that reflects the transportation expenditures that are planned to be spent over the next five years. Project details are provided in the document, and include project description, cost, funding source, and funding year. The TIP contains information on a wide array of transportation projects including aviation, bicycle facilities, planning studies, road improvements, and transit, among others.

Each year, the River to Sea TPO solicits project applications from local governments to compete for federal and state transportation funding. From these applications, the TPO develops a draft list of project priorities called the LOPP.

At their June meetings, the TPO advisory committees and Board will review and take action on the draft TIP and LOPP.

Public comments on the draft FY 2023/24 - 2027/28 TIP and 2023 LOPP will be accepted until the TPO Board takes action on the documents on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at 9:00 am. The draft documents are available for review on the TPO's website at www.r2ctpo.org. Comments may be submitted on the TPO website or emailed to Pam @ PBlankenship@r2ctpo.org.

River to Sea TPO

June Calendar of Activities

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	5/29 Memorial Day TPO Office Closed	5/30	5/31	6/1	6/2	6/3
6/4	6/5	6/6	6/7 Executive Committee Meeting** 9:00 am	6/8 Helmet Fitting at DeBary Public Library 3:00 pm 200 N Charles R Beall Blvd DeBary	6/9	6/10
6/11	6/12	6/13 Flagler Community Traffic Safety Team (CTST) Meeting 9:00 am Flagler Gov't Services Bldg. #2 Bunnell	6/14 BPAC Meeting* 2:00pm Federal Certification Public Meeting* 5:00 pm	6/15 TPO Federal Certification** 8:00 am - 5:00pm	6/16	6/17 Downtown DeLand Car Cruise Distracted Driving Awareness Event 3:00 pm 142 E. Indiana Ave DeLand
6/18	6/19	6/20 CAC & TCC Meetings* 1:15 & 3:00 pm respectively	6/21	6/22 East Volusia Community Traffic Safety Team (CTST) Meeting 9:00 am Volusia County Public Works Northeast Services Facility	6/23	6/24
6/25	6/26 Youth Helmet Clinic 1:00 pm Palm Coast Community Center 305 Palm Coast Parkway NE Palm Coast	6/27	6/28 River to Sea TPO Board Meeting* 9:00 am	6/29	6/30 Youth Helmet Clinic 10:00 am Palm Coast Community Center 305 Palm Coast Parkway NE Palm Coast	7/1

*Meeting held in the Airline Room at Daytona Beach International Airport, 700 Catalina Drive, Daytona Beach, 32114 (parking will be validated)

**Meeting held at the River to Sea TPO office, 1 Deuce Court, Suite 100, Daytona Beach, 32124

Upcoming TPO Committee

& Board Activities

In June, the River to Sea TPO Board and Advisory Committees will be adopting the Volusia and Flagler Functional Classification Maps as well as the FY 2023/24 to 2027/28 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), 2023 List of Priority Projects (LOPP) and FY 2023/24 TPO Budget. A presentation will be given on the West Volusia Neighborhood Center regarding the services they provide and how the River to Sea TPO will be partnering with them in the upcoming months.

Additional information on agendas for TPO Board and committee meetings is available at River to Sea TPO Agendas

Information on TPO outreach and activities is available at Outreach & Activities