Planning Committee

The Planning Committee has the delegated authority from the Policy Board to develop recommendations about transportation policies, plans, and programs and is largely composed of Policy Board member staff. For example, Mayors serve on the Policy Board while city engineers or planning directors serve on the Planning Committee. The Planning Committee has also been delegated the authority to approve small-scale changes to the Transportation Councils planning work program (UPWP) or to the Transportation Improvement Program.

Planning Committee meetings are open to the public.

To register to speak and/ or to request auxiliary aids or services and reasonable accommodations please contact us at: (518) 458-2161 or info@capitalmpo.org. Request for aids, services, or reasonable accommodations must be made at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

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January 29, 2025

Revised Agenda

  1. Welcome and Introductions

  2. Visitor’s Issues

  3. Administration

    1. Previous Meeting Minutes – January 8, 2025



  4. Action Items

    1. 2022-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment
      I-787 Viaduct over Broadway Bridge Preservation

    2. 2025-2026 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Release for Public Review

      1. Draft 2025-2026 UPWP

      2. Draft Resolution 25-3: 2025-2026 UPWP for Policy Board Approval



    3. Additional Changes to 2022-2027 TIP Project Data Impacting the 2025-2030 TIP Update

      1. New Draft Projects Proposed to Roll off the 2025-2030 TIP

      2. New Draft Projects Proposed to Roll In to the 2025-2030 TIP As Is

      3. New Draft Administrative Modifications to 2022-2027 TIP Projects

      4. Draft SA339/172269 Minor Amendment

      5. Update to SA338/172276 Major Amendment Recommendation



    4. 2025-2030 TIP Update

      1. Funding Target Estimates and Programming Capacity

      2. Scope Change to BRT Set-Aside

      3. Proposed Regional Set-Asides

      4. Candidate Projects – Interactive Location Map and Factsheets by Project Category:

        1. Pavement Only

        2. Complete Streets

        3. Bridge

        4. Congestion, Freight, and Air Quality (CFAQ)

        5. Bike/Ped Only

        6. Other







  5. Discussion Items

    1. In Motion Plan Update

    2. Summary of 2022-2027 TIP Administrative Modifications

    3. NYSDOT Project Delivery Schedule (available at meeting)

    4. Status of Regional Transportation Planning Initiatives

    5. Regional and Local Planning Updates

      1. Transportation Council

      2. CDRPC

      3. CDTA

      4. NYSDOT

      5. NYSTA

      6. Albany County Airport Authority

      7. Albany Port District Commission

      8. Local Government/Other



    6. Upcoming Meetings/Events/Deadlines (tentative)

      1. Human Services Transportation Advisory Committee - February 3rd

      2. Planning Committee Meeting – February 12th

      3. Policy Board – March 6th





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Officers

Chair
Steve Feeney
Schenectady County
Vice-Chair
Chris Wallin
City of Schenectady
Secretary
Sandra Misiewicz, AICP
Transp. Council Executive Director

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The Capital Region Transportation Council (formerly known as CDTC) is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, its metropolitan transportation planning process on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, or economic status, as protected by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes and regulations. You may request additional information by contacting the Transportation Council as described below. If you believe you have been subjected to discrimination under Title VI or related statutes or regulations, you may file a complaint to the Transportation Council by sending your written complaint to Attention: Executive Director, 1 Park Place, Suite #101, Albany New York 12205, or by sending an e-mail to info@capitalmpo.org.

 

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