TMA Certification Review

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

2. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
Regional Intergovernmental Council
The Regional
Intergovernmental
Council (RIC) was
founded in 1968

3. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
Regional Intergovernmental Council
Serves the four-
county region of
Boone, Clay,
Kanawha and Putnam
counties, WV

4. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
Regional Intergovernmental Council
One of 11 regional
planning and
development councils
within the State of
West Virginia

5. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
Regional Intergovernmental Council
• 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)

6. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
RIC Metropolitan Planning Organization
• The RIC was
designated as
the Charleston
MPO in 1973

7. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
RIC Metropolitan Planning Organization
• Current MPO
boundary
includes all of
Kanawha and
Putnam
counties

8. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
RIC Metropolitan Planning Organization
• 2010 MPO
Planning Area
population:
248,549

9. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
RIC Metropolitan Planning Organization
• 2010 MPO
Planning Area
households:
106,182

10. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
RIC Metropolitan Planning Organization
• MPO staff:
Colt Sandoro, Executive Director
Scott Ferry, Transportation Planning Manager
Kara Greathouse, Senior Transportation Planner
Andy Martin, Transportation Planner
Doug Rice, Transportation Planner

11. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
RIC Metropolitan Planning Organization
• RIC MPO Committees:
- Transportation Technical Advisory Committee
- Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee
- Coordinates Services Working Group (transit)

12. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
RIC Metropolitan Planning Organization
• Transportation Technical Advisory Committee
- RIC TTAC meets quarterly

13. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
RIC Metropolitan Planning Organization
• Transportation Technical Advisory Committee
- RIC TTAC meets quarterly
- Composed of representatives from:
WV DOH
KVRTA
City of Charleston
Kanawha and Putnam County Planning
Commissions
Regional economic development agencies

14. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
RIC Metropolitan Planning Organization
• Transportation Technical Advisory Committee
 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

15. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
RIC Metropolitan Planning Organization
• 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

16. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
RIC Metropolitan Planning Organization
• 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

17. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
Portion of
central Putnam
County
designated as
part of the
Huntington TMA
in 2012
• City of Hurricane
• Teays Valley
RIC TMA Portion Description

18. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
• 2010
Population:
22,600
• 2010
Households:
8,700
RIC TMA Portion Description

19. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
RIC TMA Portion Description
Primary
Transportation
Corridors:
• Interstate 64
• Portion of
US Route 60

20. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
RIC TMA Portion Description
Primary
Transportation
Corridors:
• State Route 34
• Portions of
County Routes
19 and 33

21. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
RIC TMA Portion Description
Primary
Transportation
Corridors:
• CSX double track
mainline

22. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
RIC TMA Portion Description
• 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

23. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
RIC TMA Portion Description
• 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

24. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
RIC TMA Portion Description
• Recent Area Transportation Projects
(past 20 years):
- 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

25. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
RIC TMA Portion Description
• Recent Area Transportation Projects
(past 20 years):
- A new interchange with I-64 was
constructed at Crooked Creek Road along with
a new four-lane alignment of U.S. 35

26. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
RIC TMA Portion Description
• 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

27. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
RIC TMA Portion Description
• 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

28. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
RIC TMA Portion Description
• 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)

29. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
RIC TMA Portion Description
• 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

30. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
RIC TMA Portion Description
• 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

31. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
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

32. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
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

33. Regional
Intergovernmental
Council
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