The Roanoke Valley Transportation Planning Organization (RVTPO) is a federally mandated transportation policy board comprised of representatives from local, state, and federal governments, transit agencies, and other stakeholders and is responsible for transportation planning and programming for the Roanoke Valley Urbanized Area.
This area is comprised of the Cities of Roanoke and Salem, the Town of Vinton and portions of the Counties of Bedford, Botetourt, Montgomery and Roanoke.
The Surface Transportation Block Grant Program – Roanoke Valley Urbanized Area Suballocation Funding (STBG), formerly referred to as the Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) provides federal funding that may be used by for a wide range of highway, transit, and other surface transportation projects. STBG funds are apportioned to large urban regions within a state.
Among its functions, the RVTPO Policy Board is responsible for project selection and allocation of approximately $6M/year under the federally funded STBG program for the Roanoke Valley Urbanized Area.
