A version of this article first appeared in the Virginia Mercury.
Just as speed limits set a maximum velocity for drivers, so too the commonwealth establishes a minimum speed limit for localities. Currently, any city or county looking to slow traffic in a busy shopping district or on a quiet residential street can go no lower than 25 mph.
A bill passed during this year’s General Assembly session, however, would change that, permitting posted speed limits to drop as low as 15 mph. A ten miles per hour difference may not seem huge, but for pedestrian safety advocates and the families of victims of traffic collisions, the change could mean the difference between life and death.
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West Virginia expects to receive at least $4 billion in direct federal funding and benefits from the American Rescue Plan that passed the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday.
President Joe Biden is expected to sign the broad-sweeping aid package into law Friday.
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin met with members of the West Virginia Municipal League (WVML), West Virginia Association of Counties (WVACO) and County Commissioners Association of West Virginia (CCAWV) yesterday to discuss specifics of the legislation.
Along with direct funding in the form of direct payments and tax credits, West Virginia expects to receive up to $677 million for cities across West Virginia and all 55 counties. State government will receive an additional $1.25 billion in funding that will be administered by the governor and state legislature.