We asked 800+ organizations across all 10 counties: What changes to transportation would make the biggest difference to the populations or clients you serve? You told us we that there are many good reasons for working together to improve and invest our regional transportation system!! In addition to these problems, you gave many suggestions for the types of projects or changes that would help solve these problems. Now the RTA is sorting through those responses as well as looking at what other regions and experts have done to identify opportunities for new investment that will address these problems of regional connectivity and mobility.
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Friday, July 15th, 2016Alleghany County, VA: Restoring the Historic Humpback Bridge
Thursday, December 5th, 2013VDOT recently used funds from the National Historic Covered Bridge Program to restore the Humpback Bridge in Alleghany County. Built in 1857, Humpback is Virginia’s oldest covered bridge. It is a National Historic Landmark and the only bridge of its kind remaining in America.
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Monday, February 11th, 2013CENTER FOR TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT Executive Summary Cities and regions from coast to coast are pursuing transit-oriented development (TOD) strategies as a way to achieve many goals, including increased economic competitiveness through improved quality of life, reduced congestion, lower transportation costs for households, improved air quality, reduced costs for providing city services, and growth management. […]
View this complete post...Pennsylvania: Boston Bridge Construction
Monday, August 22nd, 2011A ton of people have been asking me to post pictures or videos on the boston bridge construction project. So I have now done that. There are 8 total parts to this and each part is anywhere from 2 minutes up to about 5 minutes. Part 1 here is the area of the bridge that […]
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