Intermodal Planning News Today

Planning officials in the Shenandoah Valley and central Virginia fear proposals to change Virginia’s transportation funding system could significantly reduce state funding for smaller transportation projects for cyclists and pedestrians. The Commonwealth Transportation Board has been reviewing the state’s transportation funding process, SMART SCALE, which has been in place for the past seven years. Some of

Planning officials in the Shenandoah Valley and central Virginia fear proposals to change Virginia’s transportation funding system could significantly reduce state funding for smaller transportation projects for cyclists and pedestrians.

The Maryland Department of Transportation is joining partner agencies, nonprofits and communities across the state for the fourth annual Walktober celebration, a series of events and online webinars throughout October highlighting Maryland’s official state exercise and the importance of pedestrian safety, equitable access, transportation options and healthy lifestyles. Festivities include the ninth annual Walk Maryland Day on Wednesday, October 4.

This area is the focus of a Virginia Department of Transportation study for traffic congestion. The goal is to improve pedestrian, bike and transit access in addition to reducing traffic congestion.

Community input is being sought about transportation needs for the U.S. 11/Main Street and Park Boulevard corridors in Marion.

At Thursday’s city council meeting, consultants presented proposed changes that could include roundabouts, flashing warning signs and adjustments to the flow of traffic.

“This will help because it’s just going to get worse. It’s not going to get better.”

The Virginia Department of Transportation headquarters in Richmond. (Parker Michels-Boyce/The Virginia Mercury) Virginia is taking a deeper dive into the award-winning SMART SCALE transportation funding process used by multiple jurisdictions, seven years after the program went into effect. SMART SCALE began distributing awards in 2017 and 2018 as part of a process to determine “the

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) need the public's feedback on travel preferences.

Survey data will guide how transportation investments are made in Virginia