The Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (SAWMPO) and the Charlottesville-Albemarle MPO (CA-MPO) held their third annual joint meeting on Wednesday, September 27 in Crozet. The MPOs strive to maximize their resources and expertise to address shared transportation interests and projects, including multimodal needs along the I-64 Corridor, public transit between the two regions, […]
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Greenhouse Village Grant Awarded
Rockbridge County has been awarded a $476,693 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to add neighborhood infrastructure and 12 new homes to the Greenhouse Village Housing Production Project. This award will advance Phase II of the project, which is a cluster development of single-family homes completed in partnership with Rockbridge Area Habitat for Humanity […]
Continue readingGovernor’s Transportation Conference Coming Up
CSPDC staff will be part of a panel at the Governor’s Transportation Conference on October 24-27, 2017, at the Omni Homestead Resort in Hot Springs. The Virginia Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (VAMPO) panel will discuss regional and state partnerships. CSPDC staff will present the Inter-Regional Transit Plan that studied the feasibility of […]
Continue readingMobility Management Program Kickoff
On October 3, the CSPDC hosted the kickoff meeting for the new CSPDC Mobility Management Program, a grant project funded by Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT). Following the kickoff, DRPT held a Coordinated Human Service Mobility Team grant recipient meeting. The event provided an opportunity for CSPDC to outline […]
Continue readingRural Planning Caucus Scheduled for October
The 39th Annual Conference of the Rural Planning Caucus of Virginia (RPC) will be held October 18-20, 2017, at the historic Berry Hill Resort & Conference Center. The event will provide rural and small-town planning professionals an interactive forum in which to discuss important rural planning topics, gain efficient planning tools and […]
Continue readingI-64 Project Wrapping Up and MOU Signed
In September 2016, SAWMPO and CA-MPO received a grant from the Federal Highway Administration to study the Interstate 64 Corridor from Charlottesville to Staunton. The study examined operational and safety deficiencies along the corridor in an effort to identify opportunities to improve traffic flow and safety to increase the movement […]
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Bridgewater Holds Open House for Main Street Study
On September 28, the final public information meeting regarding the Main Street (Route 42) Corridor Study was held at the Bridgewater Community Center. An engineering consultant from Kimley-Horn and Associates made a presentation on the existing conditions of the corridor, an operational field analysis, and the corridor improvements that could increase transportation […]
Continue readingBath & Highland Join Forces to Create Network Authority
Bath County, Highland County, and the Town of Monterey will join together to form the Bath-Highland Network Authority. The group will facilitate the provision of affordable highspeed data, internet, and telecommunications services in the area. Broadband communications will foster economic development, improve educational opportunities, ensure public safety, and enhance the […]
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