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CVTA TAC opens review of regional allocation framework, raises four policy questions
Summary
Staff briefed the TAC on proposed revisions to the CVTA regional project selection and allocation framework — including arterial volume thresholds, requiring local comprehensive plan alignment, cross-jurisdictional eligibility, and adding return-on-investment to safety scoring — and proposed a timetable for review through spring 2027.
A staff member presented a short-term plan to review and potentially revise the Central Virginia Transportation Authority regional project selection and allocation framework ahead of the next regional funding cycle.
Staff said the framework review centers on four items: whether to allow arterial projects with projected volumes greater than 20,000 to be eligible; whether inclusion in a locality comprehensive plan should be required across modes; whether projects that cross jurisdictional boundaries should be eligible for regional funds; and whether return on investment (ROI) should be built into safety scoring.
"The 1st is related to arterial roadways. The question was, should we allow projected volumes of greater than 20,000, as eligible projects for consideration," the staff member said, and added that the question currently applies to new highway alignments but may be considered more broadly. The staff member also noted that the TAC has access to a draft timeline: an August 10 TAC working session as a refresher, an August 28 authority review for directional feedback, ongoing work through fall and winter 2026–27, and a target of spring 2027 for recommendations in time for the next regional funding round.
Staff described work on an investment model with the authority’s financial adviser to inform spend-down planning and reinvestment decisions, and said templates and reporting spreadsheets for local and regional spend-down plans are available in the member portal. TAC members were invited to discuss and to schedule more detailed analysis at upcoming meetings.
The discussion was informational; no framework changes or votes were taken. Staff proposed carrying the topic through the August TAC meeting and periodic TAC work sessions so that any recommended framework revisions can be developed and analyzed before authority consideration.
