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Commonwealth Transportation Board

Commonwealth Transportation Board. Policy, Planning, Funding, Oversight. Prioritize funding to ensure we take care of what we have Use transparent criteria and processes to choose “smart solutions” that stretch our dollars

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Commonwealth Transportation Board

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  1. Commonwealth Transportation Board Policy, Planning, Funding, Oversight

  2. Prioritize funding to ensure we take care of what we have • Use transparent criteria and processes to choose “smart solutions” that stretch our dollars • Fully fund projects to ensure taxpayers get relief and/or assistance as soon as possible • If projects are not moving, provide mechanisms for clawing back dollars and reallocating them • Be transparent, regular and reliable - to localities, General Assembly members and the public Overarching Values Guiding Transportation

  3. 9 Transportation Districts 9 district members, 5 at-large members appointed to 4 year terms by the Governor

  4. Long-range multi-modal surface transportation plan • Identifies priority projects (Tier1) that need additional study as well as projects ready to proceed • Updated every 4 years • Focuses on 4 key areas: • Corridors of Statewide Significance (CoSS) • Regional Networks (RN) • Urban Development Areas (UDAs) • Transportation Safety Needs VTRANS

  5. Optimize return on investment • Ensure Safety, Security and Resiliency • Efficiently Delivery Programs • Consider Operational Improvements and Demand Management First • Ensure transparency and accountability and promote performance management • Improve coordination between transportation and land use • Ensure efficient intermodal connections • Support regional economic development VTRANS GOALS

  6. Rolling Capital improvement Plan approved by the CTB annually • Identifies projects that will be funded from multiple funding sources to address both rail and road needs • Northern Virginia CTB hearing on the SYIP is April 30 beginning at 5:30 at NOVA VDOT headquarters; NVTA and NVTC will also be participating Six Year Improvement Plan (SYIP)

  7. State of Good Repair (includes paving and bridges) • District Grants (SmartScale Process) • High Priority Projects (SmartScale Process) • Transit programs - capital and operating • Intercity Passenger Rail - capital and operating • Rail Enhancement Fund (REF) • Revenue Sharing (50/50 investment with localities; jurisdictions limited to $5M per year) • Transportation Alternatives (small projects - no match) • Federal Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) and Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) • Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) • Virginia Infrastructure Bank Programs funded in the SYIP

  8. Smart Scale is about investing limited tax dollars in the right projects that meet the most critical transportation needs in Virginia. • Process occurs biennially in the odd years • SmartScale process evaluates projects based on 5 weighted criteria - weights vary by region/area • Congestion mitigation • Accessibility • Economic Development • Safety • Environment • Cost benefit of the project is also a factor SmartScale

  9. maryhhynes@ctb.virginia.gov

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