Long Range
Transportation Plan
What is the LRTP?
The Long Range Transportation Plan is developed by the Polk TPO as a vision for the future of Polk County’s transportation system. It sets the vision and framework for transportation planning and investments over the next 25 years, ensuring a sustainable and efficient transportation system for the future. The LRTP facilitates a countywide, cooperative planning process that serves as the basis for spending county and regional state and federal transportation funds for improvements to roads, bridges, public transit, freight routes, trails and bicycle and pedestrian networks.
Envision 2050 is the current LRTP being developed. The previous LTRP was Momentum 2045.
Envision 2050
What is Envision 2050?
Envision 2050 is the Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) that was adopted by the Polk TPO board on Dec. 9, 2025. Building on previous efforts, Envision 2050 aims to provide residents, visitors and businesses with balanced transportation solutions that efficiently and safely move people and goods while addressing contemporary challenges.
Visit the Envision 2050 project page
Planning Process
The planning process for Envision 2050 involves extensive public engagement and collaboration with local, state, and federal agencies. The process is guided by the Polk TPO Board, the Technical Advisory Committee and the Adviser Network.
This updated plan incorporates several key elements:
- Multimodal Focus: Expanding planning for pedestrian, bicycle, and public transit infrastructure to create a more balanced
and interconnected transportation system - Emerging Technologies: Addressing the impact of autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles, and e-commerce on
transportation infrastructure and planning. - Sustainability: Developing strategies to reduce transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions and incorporate
resilience planning. - Equity Considerations: Ensuring transportation investments and policies promote fairness and accessibility for all
communities, with particular attention to underserved populations. - Innovative Funding: Exploring alternative funding sources and financing approaches to address the evolving funding
landscape. - Post-Pandemic Adaptations: Incorporating lessons learned from COVID-19, including changes in travel patterns and
public transit ridership.
The LRTP utilizes goals, objectives and performance targets. These need to be consistent with Federal Legislation and the Florida Department of Transportation Transportation Plan.
Envision 2050 Videos
Public Involvement
Public involvement played an important role in developing Envision 2050. The Polk TPO engaged with the community through:
Momentum 2045
The Polk Transportation Planning Organization approved the Long Range Transportation Plan for Momentum 2045 on Dec. 10, 2020. This plan identified and addressed future transportation needs and a vision for how transportation investments and policies will serve and promote the long term growth management strategy for Polk County.
Over the course of the 2045 LRTP development, the TPO conducted a number of outreach and coordination activities with community stakeholders.