Statement of Function
The Indian River County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), formed in April 1993, is a legislative agency responsible for transportation planning in the urbanized area of Indian River County. It has the power to develop and adopt plans and to set priorities for the programming of improvements to the County’s transportation system. The MPO consists of eleven voting members representing the local governments within the County, two non-voting representatives from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), and a nonvoting representative from the Town of Orchid. Funding is through a Joint Participation Agreement for Federal Highway Planning (PL) funding. This is an agreement between FDOT and the MPO, which provides for the pass through of these federal funds. Dollars are approved on an annual basis. The percentage of Federal, State and local dollars varies from year to year.

2009/2010 Goals and Objectives
• Maintain a continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive transportation process in the MPO area.
• Prepare and adopt the annual Priority Projects report.
• Prepare and adopt the MPO Transportation Improvement Program.
• Implement the specific tasks outlined in the current UPWP, which include program administration, data collection, systems planning, and project planning.
• Complete the 2010 Transit Development Plan update report.
• Complete a 2010/2012 unified Planning Work Program (UPWP).

Amtrak/FEC Corridor Project
FDOT is moving forward with completion of an updated application for High Speed / Intercity Passenger Rail funding for the project. As part of the application process, the regional planning councils are assisting FDOT with a series of public workshops to inform the public and obtain public input to develop conceptual plans for stations to be located in communities. Meetings schedule and information