TRANSPORTATION PLANNING DIVISION

Jacksonville Ordinance Code tit. III, ch. 30, pt. 8

in effect

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 30.801 Establishment; responsibilities.

Sec. 30.801. - Establishment; responsibilities. There is established within the Department a Transportation Planning Division, which shall be responsible for: (a) Preparation, review and updating of all short and long term transportation plans for all modes, including congestion management plans; (b) Traffic and transit testing for concurrency and/or mobility and proportionate fair share assessments; (c) Coordination and review with Public Works of all Proportionate Fair Share Capital Improvement Projects or Mobility Projects; (d) Preparation of all transportation monitoring reports (i.e. F.S. Ch. 163, Agreements for proportionate fair share, development agreements, etc.); (e) Review of Developments of Regional Impact, Regional Activity Centers and all rezonings for transportation impacts; (f) Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator; (g) Coordination with FDOT and the regional metropolitan planning organization, known as the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization, on transportation issues; (h) Coordination with JTA on Mass Transit issues; (i) Developing CIP on transportation projects; (j) Review of site plans for transportation issues; (k) Review of access management issues; (l) Management and maintenance of the Concurrency system; (m) Preparation, review and tracking of all Proportionate Fair Share applications; and (n) Other duties as assigned by the Director. (Ord. 2013-209-E, § 30; Ord. 2025-30-E, § 6)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 30.802 Division Chief.

Sec. 30.802. - Division Chief. The Division Chief of the Transportation Planning Division shall be the Chief, Transportation Planning Division. The Transportation Planning Chief shall have a college degree from an accredited college or university, in urban planning or urban design or related field and at least ten years' experience in urban design and management experience, or at least five years of experience with a master's degree in any of the listed fields, or commensurate training and experience, and shall have proven administrative experience. The Chief shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council and shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor. (Ord. 2013-209-E, § 30; Ord. 2016-765-E, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 30.803 Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator.

Sec. 30.803. - Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator. There is hereby established a full-time position of the Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator within the Transportation Planning Division of the Planning and Development Department. The Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator shall have the authority to review all plans submitted for review pursuant to Chapter 654, to serve as staff to the Context Sensitive Streets Standards Committee set forth in Section 32.702, Ordinance Code, coordinate with the Traffic Engineering Division of the Public Works Department with respect to issues pertaining to bicycle and pedestrian use of rights-of-way, coordinate with the Planning Services Division of the Planning and Development Department on the implementation and any updates of the Mobility Plan with respect to bicycle and pedestrian issues, and coordinate with the Office of the Sheriff, with respect to any criminal issues pertaining to bicycle and pedestrian safety, and coordinate with any other agency or department with respect to bicycle and pedestrian issues. The Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator shall have a college degree from an accredited college or university, in urban planning, community planning, regional planning, architecture, geography or landscape architecture, public administration or related field and at least five years' experience in planning, or at least four years of experience with a master's degree from an accredited college or university in any of the above listed fields. The Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator shall also have at least two years' experience in bicycle and pedestrian design standards. AICP certification is preferred. (Ord. 2013-209-E, § 30; Ord. 2016-765-E, § 1)

Source: City of Jacksonville, Ordinance Code and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/jacksonville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIIEXBR_CH30PLDEDE_PT8TRPLDIFetched: 10/27/2026