The Future of Transit in West Virginia

This report is a study of the current system of public transportation in West Virginia and an examination of issues, priorities and projections of the public transportation network in the coming years. The purpose of the study was to examine the existing public transportation systems in West Virginia and compile a document that would discuss transit’s relationship with economic development efforts, potential corridors of transit to improve mobility and access to employers, inter-county commuting patterns, opportunities and barriers to coordination, funding, and transit workforce needs of the future. The scope of work for the study included a review of the literature, a compilation of a timeline on the history of transit in West Virginia, site visits and interviews with transit professionals, an examination of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) transit funding, and surveys of students, employers, health care providers and employers.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.mticutc.org/assets/pdf/Future_of_transit_final.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  Rahall Appalachian Transportation Institute

  Marshall University
  Huntington, WV  United States  25755

  West Virginia Department of Transportation

  Division of Public Transit
  Charleston, WV  United States  25305

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Long, Diana
  • Blandford, Ben
  • Dailey, Pete
  • Dayan, Sinaya
  • Matthews, Justin
  • Sowards, Kent
• Publication Date: 2013-12-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 77p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Commuting; Economic development; Financing; History; Literature reviews; Mobility; Public transit; Surveys
• Geographic Terms: West Virginia
• Subject Areas: Finance; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01516570
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: UTC, TRIS, RITA, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 28 2014 1:32PM