Welcome to our new website!
Explore the new Forward Pinellas website and see how we’re helping Pinellas! In our role as Pinellas County’s land use and transportation planning agency, there are a lot of things…
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Forward Pinellas to Provide $100K & $1M in Complete Streets Awards
Tarpon Springs and St. Petersburg are the latest local governments in Pinellas County seeking funding under the Forward Pinellas Complete Streets Program. Started in 2016, the program provides direct funding…
Share Your Ideas & Help Create a Vision for the Future of DTSP
More than 500 St. Petersburg residents and visitors took the Downtown St. Petersburg Mobility Survey this summer telling us how they travel to and around Downtown St. Pete, as well…
The Future of the Gateway Master Plan
Where We Were After extensive community outreach and collaborative effort between local governments, the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), and Forward Pinellas, The Gateway Master…
Al Bartolotta celebrates 32 years of creating positive change in Pinellas County
Forward Pinellas Division Manager Al Bartolotta is retiring next month after a 32-year career in urban planning. He started with the Pinellas County Planning Department in 1988, where he worked…
Forward Pinellas Hosts Virtual “Bike Your City” Event
Join the ride for a self-guided “Bike Your City” scavenger hunt through Safety Harbor. Jump on your bicycles and enjoy riding around beautiful Safety Harbor while finding enchanting scavenger hunt…
Bringing People Together to Create a Better Future
In Florida’s most densely populated county, change is constant. As the Pinellas Planning Council and Metropolitan Planning Organization, Forward Pinellas strives to bring everyone together to serve the needs of our community and create a vision for the future.
With coordination of 25 local governments, almost 975,000 residents, and more than six million visitors each year, Forward Pinellas enables seamless transportation and redevelopment that provides opportunity for people and communities to thrive.
What We Do
Forward Pinellas by the Numbers
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Upcoming Events
PLANNERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
The PAC meeting will be held in the Magnolia Room at the Florida Botanical Gardens. 12520 Ulmerton Road, Largo Social distancing will be adhered to and masks will be required.…
Find out more »PLANNERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
The PAC provides technical input and makes recommendations on matters that go before Forward Pinellas, acting as the Pinellas Planning Council. Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, or family status.
Find out more »SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY COMMITTEE (STSC) MEETING
The STSC is made up of local elected officials and school board members that meet to address school-related transportation access and safety issues. Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, or family status.
Find out more »LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE (LGC) MEETING
The legislative committee prepares legislative priority positions, monitors active legislation, and discusses a range of potential concerns and issues related to state and federal legislative affairs. Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, or family status.
Find out more »SPOTlight
In 2015, our board decided on three Strategic Planning & Operations Topics or SPOTlight areas that require strongly coordinated improvements in transportation and land use to foster economic opportunity, enhance community sustainability and leverage partnerships with the public and private sector.
In Our Community
February 23, 2021
PINELLAS COUNTY —- Help us celebrate Florida Bicycle Month this March by joining us for a free biking scavenger hunt! Forward Pinellas is pleased to announce our 2nd self-guided “Bike…
February 16, 2021
PINELLAS COUNTY, FL —- Forward Pinellas, the Pinellas County transportation and land use agency, is thrilled to announce the debut of our new website at www.ForwardPinellas.org.
February 12, 2021
PINELLAS COUNTY, FL —- The Forward Pinellas Board awarded the City of Tarpon Springs and the City of St. Petersburg with over $1 million for Complete Streets projects. These projects…
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The success of Forward Pinellas involves everyone, from our stakeholders, to our board members, neighborhoods, and local partners. We need your help to keep moving Pinellas forward!
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