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KYOVA is
an association of local governments in southwestern
West Virginia and southern Ohio that serves as a forum for
assessing and acting upon regional transportation problems. The
Commission’s goal is to promote cooperation among members, the governments
closest to the people, and to maximize their capabilities for solving
problems that cannot be solved by any one jurisdiction.
"KYOVA Interstate Planning Commission is a
transportation planning agency established by federal law. Its mission is
to plan for an orderly, cost-effective, multi-modal transportation system
for all citizens of the service area.
With the support of your local officials,
we plan for sound transportation improvements, which will facilitate the
movement of goods and people in a safe and efficient manner."
KYOVA was formally
organized on October 11, 1968. Its creation, via interstate compact,
was the culmination of years of thought initiated in 1965 with the
beginning of the Huntington-Ashland-Ironton Area Transportation Study
(HAIATS). KYOVA was formed from HAIATS to coordinate and administer
transportation planning. To provide a recognized geographical area of
activity, in 1966, the Bureau of the Census designated the urbanized area
of Huntington-Ashland-Ironton as the Metropolitan Statistical Area
(MSA). This area included: Cabell and Wayne
Counties, West
Virginia; Lawrence County,
Ohio; Boyd
County, and Green Up Kentucky and the cities of
Huntington, West Virginia;
Ashland, Kentucky
and Ironton,
Ohio. In 1973 and 1981
respectively, the Bureau of the Census expanded the MSA to include the
County of Carter,
Kentucky.
Under federal law,
KYOVA is the “Metropolitan Planning Organization” (MPO) responsible for
ensuring wise and coordinated use of federal/state transportation funds.
Commission efforts
focus on several key areas:
- maintaining the
transportation model
- providing a forum for
regional governance
- networking for local
government officials
- providing information and
data
- partnership and issues
facilitation
- planning for transportation
needs
-
conducting air quality conformity analysis
KYOVA Interstate Planning Commission is a regional organization uniting Cabell and Wayne
Counties in southwestern
West Virginia and Lawrence
County in southeastern
Ohio.
KYOVA provides a forum for transportation decision-making. As the metropolitan planning organization (MPO) KYOVA communities present a common front to state
governments in Charleston and
Columbus and to the federal government in
Washington.
Together, area counties and cities form a common alliance to promote a
unified transportation system for the area for effective movement of
people, goods, and services.
Members participate
through committees, task forces, workshops, and seminars. Some groups convene state or federal agencies, local
governments, private sector representatives, and citizens to work on
specific projects, while others meet to investigate evolving regional
issues that may affect the future of the transportation system.
Elected and appointed
officials network to develop priorities, build consensus and direction in planning for their communities' and the
region’s future.
We Provide:
- Proposed Changes In The
Transportation Network
- Census Information
- Data Maps
- Aerial Photographs
- Special Studies and Publications
- Group Facilitation
- Long Range Planning
KYOVA is responsible
for the annual dissemination of millions of dollars in federal
transportation funds during any given year to implement specific transportation projects.
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