# Alternative Text Description for Metropolitan Planning Organization Areas in Florida

## TABLE OF CONTENTS

- Map Overview
- Geographic Context
- Key Insights
- Visual Elements
- Symbol Guide
- Additional Information
- Data Context

## MAP OVERVIEW

This map displays the boundaries of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and Transportation Planning Organizations (TPOs) across the state of Florida. The map shows 27 distinct planning organization areas, each represented by different colored boundary lines that delineate their jurisdictional territories. These planning organizations are responsible for coordinating transportation planning within their respective metropolitan and regional areas throughout Florida.

## GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT

The map covers the entire state of Florida, extending from the panhandle region in the northwest (showing Montgomery, Alabama to the north) down through the peninsula to the southern tip near Miami. Major cities labeled on the map include Jacksonville in the northeast, Tallahassee in the panhandle, Orlando in central Florida, Tampa on the west coast, and Miami in the southeast. The map also shows portions of neighboring states including Alabama and Georgia to the north, as well as the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Gulf of America to the west and south. Savannah, Georgia appears in the northeastern corner, while the Florida Keys extend from the southern tip of the peninsula.

## KEY INSIGHTS

The map reveals significant clustering of MPO and TPO boundaries in the urbanized coastal regions and major metropolitan areas. The southeastern portion of Florida, particularly around Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and Palm Beach areas, shows the highest concentration of planning organization boundaries with multiple overlapping jurisdictions in close proximity. Central Florida around Orlando and the Tampa Bay area on the west coast also display dense concentrations of planning boundaries. In contrast, the rural interior portions of the Florida panhandle and northern Florida show larger, less fragmented planning areas. The geographic distribution reflects Florida's population concentration along coastal areas and around major urban centers, with planning organizations sized to correspond to metropolitan population densities.

## VISUAL ELEMENTS

### Metropolitan Planning Organization Areas (MPOAREA)

The map displays 27 distinct Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and Transportation Planning Organizations (TPOs), each represented by unique colored boundary lines showing their jurisdictional extent.

### BAY COUNTY TPO (bright magenta/pink outlined boundaries)

**Appearance:**
Bright magenta or pink colored boundary lines

**Distribution:**
Located in the Florida panhandle on the Gulf of America coast

**Notable locations:**
Positioned in the northwestern coastal region of Florida

**Spatial patterns:**
Forms a compact coastal area in the panhandle region

### BROWARD MPO (bright green outlined boundaries)

**Appearance:**
Bright green colored boundary lines

**Distribution:**
Located in southeastern Florida along the Atlantic coast

**Notable locations:**
Situated between Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties in the Fort Lauderdale metropolitan area

**Spatial patterns:**
Forms an east-west oriented area along the southeastern coast

### CAPITAL REGION TPA (dark green outlined boundaries)

**Appearance:**
Dark green colored boundary lines

**Distribution:**
Located in the north-central panhandle region

**Notable locations:**
Encompasses the Tallahassee area

**Spatial patterns:**
Covers an extensive inland area in the panhandle

### CHARLOTTE CO-PUNTA GORDA MPO (teal/cyan outlined boundaries)

**Appearance:**
Teal or cyan colored boundary lines

**Distribution:**
Located on the southwest Gulf coast of Florida

**Notable locations:**
Positioned south of the Tampa Bay area along the Gulf of America

**Spatial patterns:**
Forms a coastal area on the southwestern peninsula

### COLLIER MPO (dark blue/navy outlined boundaries)

**Appearance:**
Dark blue or navy colored boundary lines

**Distribution:**
Located in southwestern Florida

**Notable locations:**
Covers the Naples area and extends into the interior of southwest Florida

**Spatial patterns:**
Forms a large area in the southwestern peninsula region

### FLORIDA-ALABAMA TPO (dark olive/brown-green outlined boundaries)

**Appearance:**
Dark olive or brown-green colored boundary lines

**Distribution:**
Located in the extreme western panhandle

**Notable locations:**
Covers the Pensacola area near the Alabama border

**Spatial patterns:**
Forms a compact area in the westernmost portion of Florida's panhandle

### FORWARD PINELLAS (red outlined boundaries)

**Appearance:**
Red colored boundary lines

**Distribution:**
Located on the central west coast of Florida

**Notable locations:**
Covers the St. Petersburg and Clearwater area west of Tampa Bay

**Spatial patterns:**
Forms a peninsula jutting into the Gulf of America in the Tampa Bay region

### GAINESVILLE MTPO (dark gray/charcoal outlined boundaries)

**Appearance:**
Dark gray or charcoal colored boundary lines

**Distribution:**
Located in north-central Florida

**Notable locations:**
Positioned inland in the northern interior of the state

**Spatial patterns:**
Forms a compact inland area in north-central Florida

### HEARTLAND REGIONAL TPO (pink/light magenta outlined boundaries)

**Appearance:**
Pink or light magenta colored boundary lines

**Distribution:**
Located in south-central Florida

**Notable locations:**
Positioned inland south of the Tampa region

**Spatial patterns:**
Covers an interior area in the central-southern peninsula

### HERNANDO/CITRUS MPO (tan/beige outlined boundaries)

**Appearance:**
Tan or beige colored boundary lines

**Distribution:**
Located on the central west coast north of Tampa

**Notable locations:**
Positioned along the Gulf of America coast north of the Tampa Bay area

**Spatial patterns:**
Forms a coastal area extending inland from the Gulf

### HILLSBOROUGH MPO (olive/brown-green outlined boundaries)

**Appearance:**
Olive or brown-green colored boundary lines

**Distribution:**
Located on the central west coast of Florida

**Notable locations:**
Encompasses the Tampa area on the eastern shore of Tampa Bay

**Spatial patterns:**
Forms a significant urban area around Tampa Bay

### INDIAN RIVER COUNTY MPO (dark blue outlined boundaries)

**Appearance:**
Dark blue colored boundary lines

**Distribution:**
Located on the east-central Atlantic coast

**Notable locations:**
Positioned between the Orlando area and Palm Beach County

**Spatial patterns:**
Forms a coastal strip along the Atlantic Ocean

### LAKE-SUMTER MPO (green outlined boundaries)

**Appearance:**
Green colored boundary lines

**Distribution:**
Located in central Florida northwest of Orlando

**Notable locations:**
Positioned inland north of the Orlando metropolitan area

**Spatial patterns:**
Covers an interior area in the central peninsula

### LEE COUNTY MPO (teal/turquoise outlined boundaries)

**Appearance:**
Teal or turquoise colored boundary lines

**Distribution:**
Located on the southwest Gulf coast

**Notable locations:**
Encompasses the Fort Myers area along the Gulf of America

**Spatial patterns:**
Forms a significant coastal area in southwestern Florida

### MARTIN MPO (light blue outlined boundaries)

**Appearance:**
Light blue colored boundary lines

**Distribution:**
Located on the southeast Atlantic coast

**Notable locations:**
Positioned between Indian River County and Palm Beach County

**Spatial patterns:**
Forms a coastal strip along the Atlantic Ocean

### METROPLAN ORLANDO (dark burgundy/maroon outlined boundaries)

**Appearance:**
Dark burgundy or maroon colored boundary lines

**Distribution:**
Located in central Florida

**Notable locations:**
Encompasses the Orlando metropolitan area

**Spatial patterns:**
Forms a large urban area in the central peninsula

### MIAMI-DADE TPO (light pink/salmon outlined boundaries)

**Appearance:**
Light pink or salmon colored boundary lines

**Distribution:**
Located at the southeastern tip of Florida

**Notable locations:**
Encompasses the Miami metropolitan area at the southern end of the peninsula

**Spatial patterns:**
Forms a large urban area at Florida's southeastern extremity

### NORTH FLORIDA TPO (light green outlined boundaries)

**Appearance:**
Light green colored boundary lines

**Distribution:**
Located in the northeastern coastal region

**Notable locations:**
Encompasses the Jacksonville metropolitan area

**Spatial patterns:**
Forms a significant urban area along the Atlantic coast in northeast Florida

### OCALA/MARION COUNTY TPO (dark teal outlined boundaries)

**Appearance:**
Dark teal colored boundary lines

**Distribution:**
Located in north-central Florida

**Notable locations:**
Positioned inland south of Gainesville

**Spatial patterns:**
Covers an interior area in the northern-central peninsula

### OKALOOSA-WALTON TPO (yellow/gold outlined boundaries)

**Appearance:**
Yellow or gold colored boundary lines

**Distribution:**
Located in the northwestern panhandle

**Notable locations:**
Positioned along the Gulf of America coast in the western panhandle

**Spatial patterns:**
Forms a coastal area in the panhandle region

### PALM BEACH TPA (blue outlined boundaries)

**Appearance:**
Blue colored boundary lines

**Distribution:**
Located on the southeastern Atlantic coast

**Notable locations:**
Encompasses the West Palm Beach area north of Fort Lauderdale

**Spatial patterns:**
Forms a coastal urban area along the Atlantic Ocean

### PASCO COUNTY MPO (light purple/lavender outlined boundaries)

**Appearance:**
Light purple or lavender colored boundary lines

**Distribution:**
Located on the west-central Gulf coast

**Notable locations:**
Positioned north of the Tampa Bay area along the Gulf of America

**Spatial patterns:**
Forms a coastal area extending inland from the Gulf

### POLK TPO (orange outlined boundaries)

**Appearance:**
Orange colored boundary lines

**Distribution:**
Located in central Florida

**Notable locations:**
Positioned inland between Tampa and Orlando

**Spatial patterns:**
Covers a significant interior area in the central peninsula

### RIVER TO SEA TPO (light purple outlined boundaries)

**Appearance:**
Light purple colored boundary lines

**Distribution:**
Located on the east-central Atlantic coast

**Notable locations:**
Encompasses the Daytona Beach area

**Spatial patterns:**
Forms a coastal area along the Atlantic Ocean in east-central Florida

### SARASOTA/MANATEE MPO (light turquoise outlined boundaries)

**Appearance:**
Light turquoise colored boundary lines

**Distribution:**
Located on the southwest Gulf coast

**Notable locations:**
Positioned south of Tampa Bay along the Gulf of America, encompassing the Sarasota area

**Spatial patterns:**
Forms a coastal urban area on the southwestern peninsula

### SPACE COAST TPO (light mint green outlined boundaries)

**Appearance:**
Light mint green colored boundary lines

**Distribution:**
Located on the east-central Atlantic coast

**Notable locations:**
Positioned along the Atlantic coast east of Orlando, covering the Cape Canaveral area

**Spatial patterns:**
Forms a coastal strip along the Atlantic Ocean in the central peninsula

### ST LUCIE TPO (tan/light brown outlined boundaries)

**Appearance:**
Tan or light brown colored boundary lines

**Distribution:**
Located on the southeast Atlantic coast

**Notable locations:**
Positioned between Indian River County and Martin County

**Spatial patterns:**
Forms a coastal area along the Atlantic Ocean

### Overlapping Patterns

The southeastern coastal region shows the most complex pattern with multiple MPO boundaries in close proximity, including Miami-Dade TPO, Broward MPO, Palm Beach TPA, and several others creating a continuous urbanized planning area. The central Florida region displays convergence of multiple planning areas around Orlando and Tampa, reflecting interconnected metropolitan regions. The panhandle shows larger, more distinct planning areas with less boundary complexity.

## SYMBOL GUIDE

- **Bright magenta/pink lines:** Bay County TPO boundary
- **Bright green lines:** Broward MPO boundary
- **Dark green lines:** Capital Region TPA boundary
- **Teal/cyan lines:** Charlotte Co-Punta Gorda MPO boundary
- **Dark blue/navy lines:** Collier MPO boundary
- **Dark olive/brown-green lines:** Florida-Alabama TPO boundary
- **Red lines:** Forward Pinellas boundary
- **Dark gray/charcoal lines:** Gainesville MTPO boundary
- **Pink/light magenta lines:** Heartland Regional TPO boundary
- **Tan/beige lines:** Hernando/Citrus MPO boundary
- **Olive/brown-green lines:** Hillsborough MPO boundary
- **Dark blue lines:** Indian River County MPO boundary
- **Green lines:** Lake-Sumter MPO boundary
- **Teal/turquoise lines:** Lee County MPO boundary
- **Light blue lines:** Martin MPO boundary
- **Dark burgundy/maroon lines:** MetroPlan Orlando boundary
- **Light pink/salmon lines:** Miami-Dade TPO boundary
- **Light green lines:** North Florida TPO boundary
- **Dark teal lines:** Ocala/Marion County TPO boundary
- **Yellow/gold lines:** Okaloosa-Walton TPO boundary
- **Blue lines:** Palm Beach TPA boundary
- **Light purple/lavender lines:** Pasco County MPO boundary
- **Orange lines:** Polk TPO boundary
- **Light purple lines:** River to Sea TPO boundary
- **Light turquoise lines:** Sarasota/Manatee MPO boundary
- **Light mint green lines:** Space Coast TPO boundary
- **Tan/light brown lines:** St Lucie TPO boundary

## ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This map is designed to show the jurisdictional boundaries of planning organizations responsible for coordinating transportation planning in Florida's metropolitan and regional areas. Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and Transportation Planning Organizations (TPOs) are federally mandated entities that facilitate collaborative transportation decision-making for urbanized areas. The boundaries shown represent the areas where each organization has planning authority. This information is utilized by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for spatial analysis and planning purposes related to roadway systems. The map focuses exclusively on the planning organization boundaries and does not display detailed roadway networks, topography, or other base map features beyond basic geographic reference labels.

## DATA CONTEXT

**Data Source:**
The data is sourced from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) GIS system and represents Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Area Boundaries. This spatial information provides MPO affiliation data for Florida roadways through event mapping feature 124, characteristic MPOAREA. The information is required for all functionally classified roadways on and off the State Highway System (SHS), including active exclusive roadways. Data source layer name: MPOAREA_OCT25.

**Definition Query:**
No definition query or filter criteria was specified for this map view. The map displays all MPO and TPO boundaries statewide without data subsetting.

**Scale Information:**
The map displays a statewide view encompassing the entire state of Florida and portions of neighboring states. This scale is appropriate for understanding the overall distribution and jurisdictional extent of planning organizations across Florida. Detailed boundary delineations and local street-level features are not visible at this scale.

**Coordinate System:**
NAD 1983 HARN Florida GDL Albers (WKID 3087)

**Time Period of Content:**
The data is identified as October 2025 version (MPOAREA_OCT25), indicating the boundaries reflect planning organization jurisdictions as of October 2025.

**Limitations:**
The map focuses on planning organization boundaries and does not display detailed roadway networks, land use information, or demographic data. Base map features such as minor roads, topographic details, and local landmarks are not shown. The colored boundary lines may overlap or appear visually similar in areas where multiple planning organizations have adjacent jurisdictions, potentially making individual boundaries difficult to distinguish without reference to the legend.

**Map Coverage:**
The map covers the entire state of Florida from the panhandle region in the northwest to the southern tip of the peninsula and the Florida Keys. The map extent includes portions of neighboring states (Alabama and Georgia) and bodies of water (Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of America) to provide geographic context for Florida's boundaries. All 27 MPO and TPO areas within Florida are represented.

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