Bicycle Board Members,
FYI. The State is having a Regional Transportation Education Session
at the Waterfront Hotel next Monday, 15-Oct, 9:30-11:00 am. The
meeting will probably give a perspective on the dire financial
situation for roadway maintenance and construction but it might also
reveal any opportunities for cycling infrastructure.
Frank
Here are the
attendees we have so far for
Monday’s transportation session. Please advise whether you and
others from your organization will be attending. Thanks.
Morgantown
·
Congressman
Alan Mollohan
·
Don
Spencer, First Things First Committee in Morgantown
·
Carye
L. Blaney, Monongalia County
Clerk
·
Herb
Parsons, Stantec (engineering firm)
·
John
D. Vincent, Greenhorne & O’Mara, Inc.
·
Robert
Milne, KCI Technologies
·
David
Dee, PB
·
Anna
Rittenhouse, Congressman Nick Rahall’s office
Invitation
– Monday, October 15
Attend
Upcoming Regional Transportation Education Session
–
Rep. Alan B. Mollohan to Provide Remarks
Local
government, business and community
leaders from throughout the northcentral region are invited to attend
the
fourth in a series of regional educational meetings to learn about the
challenges facing West
Virginia’s
surface transportation system and to understand what the outlook is for
transportation funding. Organizers of the meetings, which are being
held in seven locations across the state, include the West Virginia
Municipal
League, West Virginians for Better
Transportation and the West Virginia Association of Counties.
Legislators also
are being invited to the meetings.
The
fourth session will be held Monday, October 15 at the Waterfront Place
Hotel in
Morgantown
from
9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
West
Virginians for Better
Transportation is pleased to announce that First
District Congressman Alan Mollohan will be on hand for the October 15
session.
The
meetings are designed to educate
local and community leaders about the state’s transportation system,
its
current and projected challenges and the financial plight facing the
state Road
Fund (now and future), said Joe Deneault, Chairman of West Virginians
for
Better Transportation. “There are more needs facing our state’s
transportation system than can be met with existing and projected
resources,” Deneault added. “Local communities all across the
state are struggling with the impacts of this situation. Moreover,
many
communities are going to face greater problems and issues as limited
state Road
Fund dollars are stretched even further.”
Deneault
noted that the Secretary of the
state Transportation Department recently reported his agency will need
an extra
$350 million more a year to meet maintenance and construction needs in
the
state. In addition, the state has the sixth highest number of bridges
listed
either as structurally deficient or functionally obsolete.
AGENDA
Among the
agenda Items to be covered
during the meetings are:
1.Overview of
W.Va.’s
transportation system
a.Condition,
present situation
b.Current
funding levels, recent legislative changes
c.Impact of
recent gasoline price increases
2.Report on
the W.Va. DOH’s project prioritization
a.6-year plan
b.$20 billion
list of projects
3.Discussion
about the state’s transportation funding outlook
(2007-2012, beyond)
4.What other
states are doing?
5.Ideas,
suggestions?
“These
meetings are helping to
generate ideas/discussions about what long-term solutions may be
possible,” Deneault said. WVBT plans to prepare a final report on the
meetings and share the comments and ideas with Governor Manchin, WVDOT
officials, legislators and all of the coalition’s supporters and
partners.
TO
ATTEND
Pre-registration is
requested for those who want to attend
this session. Just send an email
with your contact information to info@keepwvmoving.org.
For more information,
please go to: www.keepwvmoving.org.
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