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Transportation Council Releases $4.8M Planning Work Program for Public Review

Transportation Council Releases $4.8M Planning Work Program for Public Review

The Transportation Council seeks input on its Draft 2026-2027 Unified Planning Work Program.

ALBANY, NY February 5, 2026 – The Planning Committee of the Capital Region Transportation Council (Transportation Council) has released the Draft 2026-2027 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) for public review. The UPWP describes how federal transportation planning funds allocated to the Capital Region will be spent in the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2026 and ending March 31, 2027. This core document serves as the work plan and budget for the Transportation Council’s staff, consultants, vendors, and planning partners. Highlights of new initiatives and major planning work include:

  • Begin implementation of In Motion: The Plan to 2050 and the Capital Region Vision Zero Safety Action Plan.
  • Hire consultants to:
    • Prepare the Aiken Avenue Area Linkage Study for the City of Rensselaer to identify safe, multimodal transportation options for residents.
    • Prepare the County Route 79 Corridor Study for the Town of Stillwater to address safety, multimodal access, and evolving land use patterns between the Village of Stillwater and the Saratoga Lake/NY 9P area.
    • Prepare an ADA Self-Analysis and Transition Plan for the Village of Scotia.
    • Conduct a regional household travel survey.
    • Prepare a Superload Corridors Plan to address transportation system constraints related to the movement of oversize and overweight freight loads.
    • Prepare a Resilience Plan for transportation infrastructure.
  • Begin planning for a regional active transportation/complete streets network.
  • Host a Transportation and Housing Workshop to help jurisdictions plan for housing supply in areas with transportation options.
  • Hold a Tools of the Trade Workshop for human services transportation providers.

The Draft 2026-2027 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 submit questions and comments on the Draft UPWP in the following ways:

  • Take a survey via https://form.jotform.com/crtcmpo/2026UPWP
  • Attend a Virtual Workshop on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 12pm. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4t0yjLk6T-addYlFlDtG0Q
  • Visit us during our Open House on Thursday, February 12, 2026 from 4pm – 6pm at our office at 1 Park Place, Suite 101, Albany, NY 12205 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

Comments on the UPWP are due by March 3, 2026. The UPWP is expected to be approved at the Transportation Council’s March 5, 2026 Policy Board meeting.

To request auxiliary aids, services, reasonable accommodations, or oral language interpretation, contact us at (518) 458-2161 or info@capitalmpo.org. Requests must be made at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

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.

Si se necesita información en otro idioma, llame al teléfono 518-458-2161 o bien enviando un correo electrónico a info@capitalmpo.org.

如欲获得其他语言的相关信息，请联系：518-458-2161，或发送电子邮件至：info@capitalmpo.org。

إذا كنت بحاجة إلى المعلومات بلغة أخرى، فيُرجى التواصل مع الرقم ‎518-458-2161 أو إرسال رسالة بريد إلكتروني إلى info@capitalmpo.org

 

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