Ric mpo certification_review_presentation

Regional Intergovernmental

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Introduction to the BCKP Regional Intergovernmental Council and the Charleston, WV MPO


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Regional Intergovernmental Council

The Regional Intergovernmental Council (RIC) was founded in 1968


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Serves the four-county region of Boone, Clay, Kanawha and Putnam counties, WV


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One of 11 regional planning and development councils within the State of West Virginia


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• RIC is governed by 48-member Policy Board which meets quarterly

• Board composed of representatives from a four-county region

• Board includes representatives from the MPO Planning Area, a representative from the WV DOH and a representative from the Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority (KVRTA)


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RIC Metropolitan Planning Organization

• The RIC was designated as the Charleston MPO in 1973


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• Current MPO boundary includes all of Kanawha and Putnam counties


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• 2010 MPO Planning Area population: 248,549


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• 2010 MPO Planning Area households: 106,182


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• MPO staff:

Colt Sandoro, Executive Director

Scott Ferry, Transportation Planning Manager

Kara Greathouse, Senior Transportation Planner

Andy Martin, Transportation Planner

Doug Rice, Transportation Planner


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• RIC MPO Committees:

- Transportation Technical Advisory Committee

- Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee

- Coordinates Services Working Group (transit)


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• Transportation Technical Advisory Committee

- RIC TTAC meets quarterly


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- RIC TTAC meets quarterly

- Composed of representatives from:WV DOHKVRTACity of CharlestonKanawha and Putnam County Planning Commissions Regional economic development

agencies


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discusses ongoing regional transportation issues, studies and projects

provides a forum for sharing ideas and concerns

provides updates of regional transportation and development projects

reviews TIP and TIP amendments and recommends them to RIC Policy Board for approval


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• Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee : Composed of representatives from the local

bicycling and walking community, the WV DOH, the City of Charleston and the Kanawha and Putnam County Planning Commissions

Meets on an as-need basis

Advises RIC staff on regional bike-ped issues and recommends bike-ped policies and improvement projects


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• Coordinated Services Working Group: composed of representatives from regional

transit providers and the WV Division of Transit

meets quarterly

advises RIC staff on regional transit issues

discusses transit policies and improvement projects


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Portion of central Putnam County designated as part of the Huntington TMA in 2012

• City of Hurricane

• Teays Valley

RIC TMA Portion Description


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• 2010 Population: 22,600

• 2010 Households: 8,700



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Primary Transportation Corridors:

• Interstate 64

• Portion of US Route 60


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• State Route 34

• Portions of County Routes19 and 33


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• CSX double track mainline


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• Area land use is primarily residential

• The area is generally regarded as a “bedroom community” for the Charleston metro region

• 40% of area’s commuters travel to Kanawha County for employment *

• Less than 10% travel to Cabell County for employment *

*Source: 2010 United States Census


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• Recent Area Transportation Projects (past 20 years):

- The Teays Valley and Hurricane interchanges of I-64 were upgraded with additional lanes and new overpass bridges

- Liberty Park Drive interstate frontage road completed


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- A portion of County Route 19 and State Route 34 were upgraded to five lanes and the remainder of State Route 34 through the area was upgraded to three lanes with sidewalks on both sides


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- A new interchange with I-64 was constructed at Crooked Creek Road along with a new four-lane alignment of U.S. 35


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• Putnam TMA Transportation Challenges and Issues:

- Peak-hour congestion at many locations, especially within school zones

- The area contains several elementary schools, one middle school, one high school and two private schools


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• Putnam TMA Transportation Challenges and Issues:

- PM peak-period congestion at the I-64 Hurricane interchange, County Route 19 and State Route 34

- Peak-period congestion along State Route 34 between Hurricane and Teays Valley I-64 interchanges


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• Recent Studies:

- Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan for Kanawha and Putnam Counties (2008)

- Teays Valley Subarea Study (2011)

- Congestion Management Process for the Huntington, WV Urbanized Area (2014)


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• Major TMA Transportation Improvement Project Recommendations:

- Interstate 64 widening to six lanes from Cow Creek Road bridge to Teays Valley interchange

- Construction of vehicle stacking lanes within several school zones

- Widening County Route 33 to three lanes between US 35 interchange and WV 34


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• Major TMA Transportation Improvement Project Recommendations:

- Interstate 64 widening to six lanes from Cow Creek Road bridge to Teays Valley interchange

- Construction of vehicle stacking lanes within several school zones

- Widening County Route 33 to three lanes between US 35 interchange and WV 34


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RIC TMA Planning Activities

• Congestion Management Process:

- RIC staff monitor:

congestion levels with the Putnam TMA portion using travel time data

highway safety using crash data compliled from accident reports

highway capacity using average daily traffic counts (ADT) and travel demand model output data


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RIC TMA Planning Activities

• STP and TAP Suballocation Procedures

- RIC staff have developed a set of procedures for the distribution of STP and TAP suballocated funds for the Putnam TMA portion

- Because the annual funding amounts are relatively small, RIC did not develop its own competitive grant program

- Instead a committee consisting of RIC staff, WV DOH staff and officials from eligible entities within the TMA portion meet annually to determine the distribution of the funds


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RIC-KYOVA TMA Cooperative Planning Efforts

• Development of a joint Congestion Management Process for the TMA in 2014

• Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in 2015 outlining respective transportation planning responsibilities within the TMA

• Joint participation in each MPO’s TTAC meetings

• Periodic MPO coordination and update meetings

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