AGENDA DATE: 6/3/2026
TITLE:
Transportation Project Prioritization
SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Board review and approval of the rankings in the Albemarle County Transportation Projects List.
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Wall, Svoboda, Barnes, McDermott, Swartzendruber, Dimmick
PRESENTER (S): Jessica Dimmick
LEGAL REVIEW: Not Required
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: Albemarle County has undertaken multiple transportation project prioritization efforts to help inform the selection of projects for development and funding applications.
In October 2023, the Board of Supervisors reviewed the results of the most recent update during a work session, but ultimately did not approve the ranked list of projects due to work on AC44.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Infrastructure & Placemaking - Invest in infrastructure and amenities that create connection, opportunity, and well-being
DISCUSSION: Over the past four months, County staff have been working to update the Albemarle County Transportation Project List and revisit the prioritization methodology. The purpose of this prioritization effort is to produce a ranked project list within a relatively short timeframe using readily available data and resources, without a large-scale overhaul of the methodology developed in 2023. Attachment A is a more thorough report of this process. A comprehensive remodeling of the methodology will occur after the Multimodal Transportation Plan is completed.
The Albemarle County Transportation Project List (i.e., "Project List") includes all major transportation projects recommended through any planning process in which Albemarle County has participated. These planning processes include the AC44 Comprehensive Plan, Area Master Plans, Small Area Plans, corridor studies, and other transportation plans, including bicycle and pedestrian plans and greenway plans.
The 2026 Project List includes 169 transportation projects, as shown in the maps in Attachment ...
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