Transportation Board invites public input about state transportation programs
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The Commonwealth Transportation Board will host a series of nine meetings throughout Virginia this month and next to receive public input about transportation initiatives. The Richmond District meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 4 p.m. at the Richmond Marriott Short Pump, 4240 Dominion Boulevard in Glen Allen. That meeting also will include information about the the I-95 Corridor Study.
At each meeting, representatives from the Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment, the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Department of Rail and Public Transportation will highlight transportation programs, discuss ideas and answer questions about the state's multimodal transportation network.
The public will have an opportunity to learn and share feedback about:
• Adjustments to the statewide project prioritization process, known as SMART SCALE, which allocates limited funding to the most critical
transportation needs. Virginia’s Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, which identifies transportation projects that will utilize federal transportation funding or require approval from federal partners.
• A draft Mid-term Transportation Needs assessment for VTrans, Virginia’s statewide, multimodal transportation plan that outlines a vision and goals for transportation in the Commonwealth. The plan will identify transportation investment priorities and guides transportation agencies’ strategies and programs.
• Adjustments to Virginia’s Highway Safety Improvement Program, which aims to link infrastructure improvements across highway travel modes to performance outcomes outlined in Virginia’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan.
Meeting materials will be available at http://www.ctb.virginia.gov/planning/springmeetings/default.asp beginning Oct. 15.
Citizens also may submit comments online, by email (PublicComments@OIPI.Virginia.gov) or by mail (Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment, OIPI Deputy Director Ronique Day, 1221 E. Broad St., Richmond, VA 23219) until Nov. 30.
