Plan Elements

The study area for the 2040 MTP incorporates Cabell County, WV; Wayne County, WV; and Lawrence County, OH. As such, collaboration among local and regional agencies was essential. The MTP encompasses a comprehensive multimodal plan (including highway, bicycle, pedestrian, transit, aviation/maritime/rail, and freight travel), travel demand modeling, congestion management initiatives, GIS Database Management, land use integration, air quality conformity assessment, assistance with the regional Transportation Improvement Program, and a fiscally and financially constrained implementation plan.

Key elements of the MTP include the following:

Transportation Economic Vitality
  • Traffic volume maps and regional travel demand
  • Top crash locations and remedies
  • Travel model - study design
  • Model User's Guide
  • Focus areas and development opportunities
  • Policy and regulatory review and recommendations
  • Business stakeholders
   
Transportation Planning Land Use
  • Access management/ITS toolbox
  • Corridor concept diagrams
  • Highway/Collector street network map
  • Transit element documents
  • Bicycle/Pedestrian facility recommendations
  • Freight/Aviation and Maritime strategic plan
  • Modal recommentation matrix
  • Regional profile
  • Land suitability map
  • Character area typology
  • Future LU classification map
 
Public Input
  • Project questionnaire
  • Steering Committee
  • Public workshops
  • Stakeholder interviews