Why should you look at this? The LRTP sets the priorities for allocation of future Federal and State transportation funding for the Morgantown-Monongalia area. IMHO, this is the first time walking and bicycling have been integrally included in the plan. If you look at the project descriptions, you'll see a bicycle and/or pedestrian element in most of the projects. So, not only is $5 M planned for project #40 Regional Bikeway Plan Implementation Program and $2M planned for Safe Routes to Schools Improvements but other projects also contain a bicycling element. For example, #17 Fairmont Road/Holland Avenue (US-19) includes "Provide 15 feet wide lanes or bike lanes on inclines and other difficult areas for adequate bicycle overtaking width" and those wide lanes or bike lanes are included in the $11 M planned for that project.

So, why should you look at this? Because getting it right is essential to garnering trust, credibility and somewhat equal footing to all the other interests vested in this plan