The Barren River Area Development District plays an essential role in transportation planning across Allen, Barren, Butler, Hart, Edmonson, Monroe, Metcalfe, Simpson, Logan, and Warren counties.

These services include all modes of travel, including highway, transit, rail, pedestrian, bicycle, water, and air. Because these transportation needs extend beyond our region’s district boundaries, we work closely with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) and our local elected officials to find available funding to plan and design the future transportation needs of our region.

SHIFT is KYTC’s data-driven approach to comparing the long-term impacts of capital improvement projects to prioritize the state’s limited transportation funds.

Through seven key attributes, SHIFT allows policymakers to see how far down the priority list our dollars will go, and which other projects could be funded if additional dollars were generated. KYTC begins with a list of projects previously identified by transportation leaders, then moves to stages of sponsoring, reviewing, and ultimately moving forward or denying projects based on factors related to local impact and importance.

As part of a partnership with KYTC, BRADD develops an inventory of various Regional Transportation Assets. This inventory is continually updated and revised to maintain current data in support of the regional transportation goals and objectives.

The Regional Transportation Assets Inventory contains information on the following facilities.

• Major Freight Users
• Major Traffic Generators
• Intermodal Connectors
• Bicycle & Pedestrian Facilities
• Rail Freight Loading/Unloading Facilities
• Semi-truck Parking Locations
• The Kentucky Highway Freight Network

BRADD is the designated Rural Transportation Planning Organization for our 10-county region. Within that role, BRADD is tasked with coordinating transit services from public and private providers. BRADD annually develops the Regional Coordinated Transit Plan, which includes information on federal transit funding programs, assessments of available services, needs, strategies, and priorities, as well as a plan for the use of federal Section 5310 vehicles throughout the region. A regional Coordinated Transit Meeting is held annually in March, typically in conjunction with the Regional Transportation Committee to identify these providers, needs, strategies, priorities. In this meeting, committee members initiate collaborative discussions and prioritize Section 5310 funding applications.

BRADD’s services also include supporting local public transit agencies, of which there are five in the region: Glasgow Transit, GoBG Transit (Bowling Green), MOGO Transportation (Morgantown), Scottsville Transit, and WKU Topper Transit (Western Kentucky University Bowling Green campus). BRADD assists these agencies in development of various funding applications for operations assistance, vehicles, signage, bus stop benches/shelters, etc. BRADD also assists Scottsville Transit and Glasgow Transit with creating GIS mapping for their transit routes. A map of the region’s transit systems is included in BRADD’s Transportation Dashboard.

BRADD maintains a Regional Transportation Committee (RTC) that meets quarterly to discuss transportation needs, develop regional goals and direction, share information/updates, and solicit local input on roadway project decisions. The RTC meets quarterly, typically on the first Wednesday of the last month of the quarter.

All Transportation Committee meetings are open to the public. Interested in learning more about the RTC? Email your Transportation Planner here.

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a non-discrimination statute. Specifically, Title VI provides that, “no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance .” As a recipient of federal funds through grant program(s), the BRADD is subject to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The BRADD works to ensure that nondiscriminatory services are offered throughout the region thereby enhancing both the quality of life and the economic vitality.