The Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (RVARC) is involved in a number of transportation related planning programs.  The RVARC provides staffing for the Roanoke Valley Transportation Planning Organziation (TPO), and manages Rural Transportation planning services for the region. While addressing issues associated with  transit, pedestrian, bicycle, freight, rail, air and truck transportation, staff is tasked with providing planning services that also consider, human, environmental, fiscal, and economic impacts in an equitable manner.