A Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC) was created by the MPO Governing Board for the Miami Urbanized Area in 1984, as a subcommittee of the CTAC. In 1985, the BAC was made a separate committee. In the 1990’s, the committee took on pedestrian issues as the Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC).

Currently, the BPAC consists of 17 (out of a possible 23) citizens to advise the Governing Board on bicycle and pedestrian-related issues within Miami-Dade County. Each Governing Board voting member has one appointment to the BPAC. The term for each appointee is at the discretion of the appointing boardmember.

The purposes of the BPAC are to:

• Provide information to and assist the MPO staff with development of an comprehensive bicycle transportation plan, which will be appended to the Long-Range Transportation Plan; and
• Advise the MPO Governing Board on matters relating to bicycling and walking.

The main functions of the BPAC are to:

• Assist in the development of bicycle and pedestrian plans.
• Review transportation plans and projects for bicycle and pedestrian mobility.
• Review the Long-Range Transportation Plan and the Transportation Improvement Program.

The BPAC meets each month in the Steven P. Clark Government Center at 111 NW 1st Street.
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Become a volunteer member of the Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee by e-mailing David Henderson, BPAC Coordinator and Bicycle Pedestrian Specialist, or by calling him at 305.375.1647.