Attention BPAB interested:

The Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Board (BPAB) will have appointments for membership from the City Commission, County Commission and Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization (MTPO) soon, please make sure you turn in an updated application if you have not done so within the last three months.  There are three different agencies that appoint to BPAB, so you must have a current application on file with each agency you wish consideration from.  Here is information on each agency application/staff contact:

Alachua County:  *Submit application before August 25.

County Commission Office. (352) 264-6904. Alachua County Board Vacancies/Advisory Board application page: http://advisoryboards.alachuacounty.us/boards/vacancies.aspx.

City of Gainesville: *Submit application before August 14.

City of Gainesville Clerk of Commission Office. (352) 334-5015. City Advisory Board Information Page: http://www.cityofgainesville.org/GOVERNMENT/ClerkOfTheCommission/CABC_RegularAdvisoryBoardCommission/tabid/639/Default.aspx

Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization (MTPO):

MTPO Staff Office (North Central Florida Regional Planning Council – NCFRPC). Mike Escalante (352) 955-2200 ext. 114. MTPO Advisory Board Webpage path: http://www.ncfrpc.org/mtpo/AdvisoryCommittees.html

Please refer to the BPAB webpage link (http://www.cityofgainesville.org/PublicWorks/ProgramsandServices/BicyclePedestrianPrograms/BicyclePedestrianAdvisoryBoard.aspx) for information on the group, date to attend a meeting so that you can introduce yourself to the Board and share why you would like to join.

Feel free to spread this information on to others who may be interested.

You may also contact BPAB staff below to confirm your application status for any of the three BPAB agencies.

Thank you,

Dekova Batey, Staff Liaison

Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Board

P.O. Box 490, MS 58

Gainesville, FL 32627-0490

(352) 393-8493

Fax (352) 393-7987

Email: bikeped@cityofgainesville.org

Website: www.cityofgainesville.org/bikeped

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