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'''Smart Scale''' refers to a transportation funding mechanism that scores projects submitted to the [[Virginia Department of Transportation]] based on how they would address congestion, provide acccess to jobs, increase safety and other benefits. The project was created as a result of House Bill 2 in the 2014 [[General Assembly]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Transportation officials discuss low ranking for Exit 118|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/22876-exit-118-discussion/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=January 27, 2016|accessdate=February 22, 2016}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=State transportation official explains new prioritization rules|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/19144-transportation-priority-rules/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=September 25, 2014|accessdate=February 22, 2016}}</ref>
'''Smart Scale''' refers to a transportation funding mechanism that scores projects submitted to the [[Virginia Department of Transportation]] based on how they would address congestion, provide acccess to jobs, increase safety and other benefits. The project was created as a result of House Bill 2 in the 2014 [[General Assembly]]. <ref name="jan-mpo">{{cite web|title=Transportation officials discuss low ranking for Exit 118|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/22876-exit-118-discussion/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=January 27, 2016|accessdate=February 22, 2016}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=State transportation official explains new prioritization rules|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/19144-transportation-priority-rules/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=September 25, 2014|accessdate=February 22, 2016}}</ref>


==FY2017==
==FY2017==
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*[[Fontaine Avenue Streetscape]]
*[[Fontaine Avenue Streetscape]]


A project to rebuild Exit 118 on [[Interstate 64]] ranked 282 out of the 287 projects submitted and the application was not funded. <ref>{{cite web|title=I-64-U.S. 29 interchange overhaul ranked near bottom of state priorities|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/22852-exit-118-rankings/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=January 22, 2016|accessdate=February 22, 2016}}</ref>
Scores were first released in January 2016. A project to rebuild Exit 118 on [[Interstate 64]] ranked 282 out of the 287 projects submitted and the application was not funded. <ref>{{cite web|title=I-64-U.S. 29 interchange overhaul ranked near bottom of state priorities|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/22852-exit-118-rankings/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=January 22, 2016|accessdate=February 22, 2016}}</ref> [[Chip Boyles]] of the [[Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission]] said that did not mean the project was not needed, but that officials would have to streamline their application to fund it. The $146 million cost of the project had no other source of funding except VDOT funding, causing the score to be much lower. <ref name="jan-mpo" />


In February, assistant secretary of transportation Nick Donahue reviewed the projects with the CTB. He told them that the prioritization rankings are just a guide and are not the final say. {{fact}} However, the three Charlottesville projects were all approved with no changes from the CTB. <ref>{{cite web|title=State transportation panel to vote on Charlottesville streetscape projects|url=http://cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/24117-charlottesville-streetscape-vote/|author=|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=June 13, 2016|accessdate=October 24, 2016}}</ref>
In February, assistant secretary of transportation Nick Donahue reviewed the projects with the CTB. He told them that the prioritization rankings are just a guide and are not the final say. {{fact}} However, the three Charlottesville projects were all approved with no changes from the CTB. <ref>{{cite web|title=State transportation panel to vote on Charlottesville streetscape projects|url=http://cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/24117-charlottesville-streetscape-vote/|author=|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=June 13, 2016|accessdate=October 24, 2016}}</ref>

Revision as of 11:08, 29 December 2016

Smart Scale refers to a transportation funding mechanism that scores projects submitted to the Virginia Department of Transportation based on how they would address congestion, provide acccess to jobs, increase safety and other benefits. The project was created as a result of House Bill 2 in the 2014 General Assembly. [1] [2]

FY2017

This was the first year that VDOT has ranked submissions. The Commonwealth Transportation Board made their final decisions in June.

Three projects submitted by the City of Charlottesville were approved ended funding after the first stage.

Scores were first released in January 2016. A project to rebuild Exit 118 on Interstate 64 ranked 282 out of the 287 projects submitted and the application was not funded. [3] Chip Boyles of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission said that did not mean the project was not needed, but that officials would have to streamline their application to fund it. The $146 million cost of the project had no other source of funding except VDOT funding, causing the score to be much lower. [1]

In February, assistant secretary of transportation Nick Donahue reviewed the projects with the CTB. He told them that the prioritization rankings are just a guide and are not the final say. [citation needed] However, the three Charlottesville projects were all approved with no changes from the CTB. [4]

On October 20, 2016, NDS director Alexander Ikefuna told the PACC-Tech Committee that there was no schedule for the projects to be implemented. The University of Virginia has expressed interest in participating in the Emmet Street project. [5] In an email to Charlottesville Tomorrow, Ikefuna said there would be a request for additional resources to help implement the projects.

FY2018

This is the second cycle.



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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Web. Transportation officials discuss low ranking for Exit 118, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, January 27, 2016, retrieved February 22, 2016.
  2. Web. State transportation official explains new prioritization rules, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, September 25, 2014, retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. Web. I-64-U.S. 29 interchange overhaul ranked near bottom of state priorities, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, January 22, 2016, retrieved February 22, 2016.
  4. Web. State transportation panel to vote on Charlottesville streetscape projects, Charlottesville Tomorrow, June 13, 2016, retrieved October 24, 2016.
  5. Web. Regional and university leaders discuss streetscape projects, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, August 18, 2016, retrieved October 24, 2016.

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