SAP&DC serves as the Rural Planning Organization (RPO) responsible for transportation planning and programming in partnership with PennDOT and the four rural counties of Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon, and Somerset.

The Rural Transportation Coordinating Committee (RTCC) serves as the authority for all regional transportation planning activities. The RTCC reviews and provides final approval for the Southern Alleghenies Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), the Twelve Year Plan (TYP) and the Long Range Transportation Plan.

The RTCC includes 8 voting members:

4 County Commissioners, one from each rural county
1 PennDOT District 9-0 District Executive
1 Representative from SAP&DC (Executive Director)
1 Representative from PennDOT Central Office
1 Rural Transportation Technical Committee Chairperson

Voting Members

Name	Organization	Committee Role
Vince Greenland	PennDOT District 9-0	PennDOT Local – Chair
Jeff Thomas	Huntingdon County Commissioner	Huntingdon County Representative – Vice Chair
J.R. Winck	Bedford County Commissioner	Bedford County Representative
Hervey Hann	Fulton County Commissioner	Fulton County Representative
Brian Fochtman	Somerset County Commissioner	Somerset County Representative
Mark Tobin	PennDOT Center for Program Development and Management	PennDOT Central Office
Matt Bjorkman	SAP&DC	RTTC Chair
Steve Howsare	SAP&DC	Regional Planning Commission

Non-Voting Members

Name	Organization	Committee Role
Lee Slusser	SAP&DC	Regional Planning Commission
Anne Stitch	PennDOT District 9-0	Huntingdon County Representative – Vice Chair
Jaclyn Himmelwright	PennDOT District 9-0	Bedford County Representative
Gene Prochiniak	Federal Highway Administration	FHWA Consultant/Advisor
Brian Fochtman	Somerset County Commissioner	Somerset County Representative
Mark Tobin	PennDOT Center for Program Development and Management	PennDOT Central Office
Steve Howsare	SAP&DC	Regional Planning Commission