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 Transportation PlanningThe purpose of the PADD Transportation Program is to support the KYTC Statewide Planning Process. The PADD is responsible mainly for the coordination of public input, analysis of data, identification and evaluation of transportation needs in the region, and the subsequent evaluation and prioritization/ranking of projects on the KYTC Unscheduled Projects List (UPL) for possible inclusion in the KYTC Highway Plan. The statewide planning process involves local governments, the general public, and the PADD Regional Transportation Committee.
It is the responsibility of the PADD, KYTC Highway District 1, and the KYTC to review and evaluate the regional transportation system and all current UPL projects. The purpose of evaluating the regional transportation system and current UPL is to analysize the data and determine the "need" for a project, assess the relative impacts on a comprehensive set of planning factors identified in federal regulations and state guidelines, and determine how the KYTC goals and objectives and the PADD goals and objectives are being met and addressed. The ADD will evaluate projects for factors that can be applied and/or considered at the local and/or regional level. The KYTC may provide additional consideration factors based on current KYTC criteria for the selection of projects.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet website provides access to various transportation data resources. City and county maps, traffic count data and maps as well as extracts from the Highway Information System (HIS) are available for viewing and printing.
KYTC PLANNING DOCUMENTS / DATA
KYTC Statewide Transportation Improvement Program FY 2007 - FY 2010
KYTC Bicycle & Pedestrian Program
PADD REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
As a major component of the public involvment process and to comply with the KYTC and the SAFETEA-LU requirements for public involvment, the PADD maintains a Regional Transportation Committee for the purpose of consultation, soliciting input, prioritizing/ranking transportation projects, developing regional goals and direction, identification and review of regional transportation needs, providing transportation information/updates and addressing any other transportation issues in the region. The committee has broad-based membership, develops and maintains by-laws consistent with KYTC direction, and convenes as often as necessary to complete the tasks assigned to the committee.
Membership can include:
Committee Meetings: FY11
Committee Meetings: FY09
Committee Meetings: FY08 Regional Transportation Committee Mission, Goals and Objectives
Regional Concept Plan 2010 Comprehensive Review and Evaluation Report
UNSCHEDULED PROJECTS LIST PRIORITIZATION PROCESS
Projects on the KYTC Unscheduled Projects List (UPL) are prioritized at the local, regional, district and state level every two years. The projects on the list have been identified through the statewide planning process. There is no set funding or implementation schedule for projects identified on the UPL. The KYTC uses the prioritization information as input into the recommended Highway Plan that is submitted to the Kentucky General Assembly on a biennial basis.
A major part of the PADD’s regional transportation planning program is working with the local officials, the regional transportation committee and the general public in setting transportation priorities for all identified projects on the KYTC's Unscheduled Projects List. PADD staff work with the local officials and local transportation committees to first identify the local priority. The regional committee is tasked with setting the regional priorities. These rankings will be submitted to the KYTC District 1 and the District staff will do District priorities. The KYTC Division of Planning will then review all the statewide projects and priorities/rankings. Once this analysis is complete, then the Division of Planning will select the projects to be considered in the recommended Highway Plan that is presented to the General Assembly.
2009 UPL RANKINGS
PROJECT ID FORMS, PHOTOS, MAPS FOR THE REGION TOP 25 PROJECTS 2007 UPL and Location Maps by County
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