The Morgantown Monongalia MPO working in conjunction with WVDOH, West Virginia University, and the area's municipalities is seeking a consultant or consultant team to help us create a clear implementable vision of what bicycle and pedestrian transportation should look like for our area. If successful portions of the plan developed by this study may become an example of how non-motorized transportation can work for other communities in the state.

Morgantown West Virginia is home to a diverse population focused on West Virginia University, two major hospitals, and several large commercial and governmental employers. According to the American Community Survey, the urban area has the highest percentage of pedestrian commuters in the State with 6% of commuting trips being made by pedestrians with another 10% of commute trips being made by something other than the single occupant automobile.

Both the City of Morgantown and Greater Morgantown have recently adopted area-wide pedestrian (2010) and bicycle (2012) plans. However, implementation of these plans has been spotty because of a lack of resources dedicated to then and tangible processes to move forward implementation. The Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) had begun the process of updating the pedestrian plan when recent incidents caused the community to focus on pedestrian needs. This community emphasis has convinced the area's agencies that greater resources are needed to create an implementable plan that will maintain the momentum for creating a safe non-motorized network to serve the entire community.