MPO Technical Committee Meeting   8/4/2026

So we're meeting today, or we're planning for you to talk about it, and I'll send you all an update on where you are.

But I already emailed the channel, so you might take care of everything that's already on here.

I'm going to call us for order and escort you on all the way up to this.

Jason Espie?

Bill Palmer?

Mitch Huber?

Present online.

Hi Mitch, could you state the reason and location for attending a home office?

Yes, based in Richmond, Virginia.

I do want to acknowledge that we have Tonya Forksendruber going to the meeting.

Say aye.

Aye.

So, no please.

I move to move it ahead, we'll get proposal.

Next item is

to elect which meeting you want to be either in person or virtually.

Thanks for the opportunity to be here.

No worries.

So before I move on from this slide, are there any questions about this graphic before we jump into what some of the activities actually are for this fiscal year?

These are calendar years.

It is just an informational item, but we do have to post it publicly every year.

Thank you.

Other questions?

And then of course, what technology options, what use cases would we have to do something like this?

And also, I think, engage in the running, the cycling, and not merely to ask them, what are the places that, because the planners would never discuss.

That's a very good point.

That's fine.

John, please.

That's a really great question.

So it's incorporated on here, but we have not applied yet.

Yeah, it might be useful to help us figure out what opportunity we have there.

For the funding programs, it said there's federal competitive funding opportunities, but there are some that you're thinking of adding to this right now, or is it kind of still off in the air deciding

So certainly looking to see if that program were to continue and the next federal authorization, if that would be another opportunity for us to submit another application for that, but no concrete plans yet that would be incorporated.

There may be opportunities where there's interest in the community for solving some tough problems and maybe there's opportunities to apply.

And there is another funding opportunity I might look at Lucinda for this one but there was one that was recently announced through an FTA grant also that looks to be if you have built in non-profit partners into it I think something like 40% of the budget incorporating a non-profit partner to help you planning some of those things so we've seen we've got a pretty good like radar on a lot of the funding opportunities out there it's just figuring out like what's the best project and who's

We definitely welcome if you have any recommendations that you want to send our way for who those groups are that would be really helpful.

I think that's a good point too.

So is there an opportunity between now and the next cycle to add items or would we be just be choosing from an existing list of central projects?

So depending on what systems or processes you all have in place for the timing of when that happens, I think would determine that.

But we need to start thinking about it.

I don't think we'd specify.

Just kind of, so I would say it's commuter oriented because it was always done like in the morning and afternoon rush hour times.

I know this conversation has been going on way longer than I've been in the community to be involved in it, but I know that it's been coming up recently in staff conversations, the commute between the county and the city and understanding that demand for multimodal modes.

I think Tommy brought up specifically when it's been in entrance corridors, being in entrance.

And I know with the STAR study on 250 and 29 we've talked about ways for books to get across 250.

And so I think that that line about what is recreation and what is transportation is something I kind of wish we'd just get better.

I think it's relevant to this conversation in terms of where we select to put limited bike counters, but I don't think that there's an inherent value proposition there about which one to look at.

I think achieving a balance there is good, like, you know, making sure that we're not discounting a population or necessarily biasing a personal population of another.

Yes, there are infrastructure conditions, bridges and pavement conditions, and for system performance, highway and pavement capability.

And do we have anything in our long-range plans that sort of, we've done a lot of planning around safety recently, and we have some guidance for how we want to set those targets, if you have anything existing plans that points us to, quote, quote, we should move forward with those two?

And so they are in the 24 to 27 TIP, but I don't think that we have additional planning that would inform those.

The infrastructure condition is largely based on the state of good repair metrics.

I'm not sure how it works with travel.

So it's like a smaller portion of all.

maybe 12% of all the roads.

Any other questions on this item?

Is the actual safety metric itself set by OIP or some other body above the MPO, or does the MPO kind of also have to choose what metric do we use and then what is the target?

Gorjan, do you want to speak to that?

However, as an MPO, we do set our own targets in support of the state targets.

OK, good.

Glad I support that again.

I think we're ready for SMART SCALE.

Sandy, if I ask if you could jump back and maybe explain the specifics of that.

That was my change in the shared use path.

I don't think so.

with a registry constructor because I find my advisor lists more comfortably.

Any other questions on this one?

I see what it is, but that's the industry's path?

If you look at the background, you can see that there's like a little 45 degree angle.

Thank you.

And so the cost that the project will actually be evaluated on will be $500,000 less than that amount because they were able to leverage $500,000 for this project.

And I just wondering where it is.

Is that correct?

Okay.

You're okay.

But, on my winter in Alameda, there's going to be two buildings, which was not right in the beginning.

Any questions on this one?

People would care about the cost on it.

No, not specifically.

This one's not as big as the other one.

I know there have been a lot of emails, a lot of questions, requests to vote, so I appreciate everybody, both local staff and VDOT staff.

Sure.

Yep, just informative to let you know that something was shifting in the planned obligations for that project.

Any questions on that?

So I don't have an update on what those locations are or what has been approved.

Sandy, do you know when I get that feedback?

So, any questions?

So, I've been looking at it in my own considerations and how do you think about things like biodiversity, differences in the diversity of species and so forth?

We can potentially, I think if we follow it as sort of like the SMART SCALE process for environmental considerations, we're really looking for proximity to some of the environmental features.

So you said like the natural heritage are related?

Correct, like things that are already mapped in a database somewhere, yeah.

Well, no, I don't think, I think there could be opportunities.

Awesome.

Who actually signs all-wise, like the MPO committee or the local electeds?

OK. Yeah.

OK.

Yeah, and if there are other people you know if you need to talk to

But, you know, if you want to have your communications people, if you want to have like your land use people, you know, you can have other people on the committee.

MPO and VDOT or like who is the committee I guess?

And probably the FPO, yeah.

I'm going to move on from you to Jason and get updates from Jock at the beginning.

Lucinda?

I need to talk to Mike about that.

So we just need to roll that out.

Yeah, so that's really it.

The only thing I would add is I want to introduce K-Way with our new director of regional planning and operations.

So we are working through the current process of that.

Just kind of a fast-tracking study.

So glad that is under complete, as well as we are currently scoping mobility plans well, and we've been grouping with the city to find out where we might be able to work together.

That's what we're figuring out right now is our engagement plan and whether that is Board of Supervisors, PC, private individuals, public individuals,

That's what we're working through right now.

So that's sort of the dance that we're trying to figure out right now.

It's really great that we're doing them at the same time.

So I think the study might be on a slightly different timeline than we are, but ours, the county will probably take a little bit longer, but at the same time, when we came forward, we will.

Also, as part of the annual transportation update a couple of weeks ago, we shared an update on the Rose Hill corridor striping and renaming plan.

And we are going to have to see that.

So we also press send on that when it's getting an application.

And have been receiving daily emails about it ever since.

My guess is they'll be trying to get that done before students come back.

So I think that, I mean, it's usually when we try to do this.

We'll continue to swing around towards lessening.

Do you know if part of the ramp construction is happening with those gates?

And I don't have any timeline on if gates are going back in or not.

And so I included a little link to the CTB website whenever they want to update his bio and picture, but wanted to make sure everyone knew that.

And Mitch, I think you're the last person we're waiting to hear from.

Any questions?

Thanks.

Yeah, to either identify UDA's or to, like, I think that's one of the studies used to develop, like, your process for prioritizing projects.

I'm here for that too.

I don't know anything other than about shop-specific programming.

So I would appreciate it.

Thanks, everybody.

We'll send that back.