The Transportation Council seeks input on transportation planning initiatives to be undertaken beginning April 1st.
ALBANY, NY January 30, 2025 – The Planning Committee of the Capital Region Transportation Council (Transportation Council) has released the Draft 2025-2026 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) for a 25-day public review. Adoption is anticipated at the Transportation Council’s March 6, 2025 Policy Board meeting.
The UPWP describes how federal transportation planning funds allocated to the Capital Region will be spent in the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2025 and ending March 31, 2026. This core document serves as the work plan and budget for the Transportation Council’s staff, consultants, and planning partners. Highlights of the proposed transportation planning work include:
- Completing the new regional transportation plan known as In Motion: The Plan to 2050 and the Capital Region Vision Zero Safety Action Plan.
- Preparing a Traffic Calming Master Plan for the Village of Ballston Spa.
- Preparing a West Avenue Complete Streets Study in the City of Saratoga Springs.
- Retaining a consultant(s) for multiyear services related to a travel demand model update.
- Preparing a resilience plan for transportation infrastructure.
- Supporting a state led Traffic Signal Project by developing a proposal for a Capital Region “Smart Roads” program.
- Planning for a regional active transportation/Complete Streets network.
- Collecting data and providing technical assistance to state and local governments to identify over-dimension routes through the region and supportive transportation infrastructure projects.
- Preparing an ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan for Albany County.
The Draft 2025-2026 UPWP document and Executive Summary (translations of the Executive Summary will be made available in Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic) can be reviewed on the Transportation Council’s website at www.capitalmpo.org/unified-planning-work-program/.
The public is invited to participate in the planning process and submit all questions and comments on the Draft UPWP in the following ways:
- Take a survey via https://form.jotform.com/crtcmpo/2526upwp
- Attend a Virtual Workshop on Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 12pm. Register at https://tinyurl.com/ymjfy4d9
- Visit us during our Open House on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 from 4pm – 6pm to ask questions, raise concerns, or make suggestions. Pre-registration is not required.
- Email comments to info@capitalmpo.org
- Send comments via U.S. Postal Service to: Capital Region Transportation Council, 1 Park Place, Suite 101, Albany, NY 12205
Fax comments to (518) 729-5764 or call (518) 458-2161
For more information about transportation planning activities at the Transportation Council, visit www.capitalmpo.org. Follow and like the Transportation Council on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
About the Transportation Council
The Capital Region Transportation Council is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the geographic area of Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady Counties (except the Town of Moreau and Village of South Glens Falls). The Transportation Council facilitates a transportation planning process as required by federal law and supported with federal funding.
The Transportation Council 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, economic status, or sexual orientation.
If information is needed in another language, contact 518-458-2161 or send an e-mail to info@capitalmpo.org.
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