The Statewide & Urban Planning Unit of the Transportation Planning Section works with the various
Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) throughout the state to identify transportation system needs in urbanized areas of West Virginia and to develop long-range, fiscally-constrained plans to address these needs in the most cost-effective manner. In recent years, the Statewide and Urban Studies Unit's purview has expanded to include the implementation and overseeing of several
county-wide transportation planning studies in counties without MPOs. The section also cooperates with the MPOs in the conduct of
special studies of problem areas requiring more in-depth analysis than the general transportation planning process can provide and
works with other authorities, boards and committees helping to secure and guide transportation facility improvements.
The Statewide & Urban Planning Unit is also responsible for the preparation of the statewide long-range transportation plan (LRTP) that incorporates all the different modes of transportation within the Department of Transportation. The
2050 LRTP is currently under development and will gives overall direction to decision makers by forecasting future revenues, estimating needs, and maintaining the current and future transportation system. The 2050 LRTP will draw from the recent outcomes of other statewide plans, including the
Statewide Bicycle Connectivity Plan, the
Statewide Freight Plan, and the
Transportation Asset Management Plan , among others. The existing plan, developed almost 10 years ago, is available
here.
Statewide & Urban Planning
Perry J. Keller, Unit Leader
Phone: 304 558-9591
Fax: 304 558-3783
Last Updated: 10/21/2020