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ALBANY, NY May 1, 2025 – The Planning Committee of the Capital Region Transportation Council (Transportation Council) will convene on May 7, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. Planning Committee members will take action on the Draft 2025-2030 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), recommending Policy Board approval. The TIP is the Transportation Council’s 5-year capital program of federally funded transportation projects for the Capital Region. Over $1.6 B in pavement, bridge, transit, safety, bicycle/pedestrian, and other projects are included in the TIP with the largest being the $690 M replacement of the Livingston Avenue Bridge. The Transportation Council is recommending over $211 M in funding for 29 new site specific projects. View our interactive project map to learn more.

The Planning Committee will also release the draft Albany-Schenectady-Troy 1997 8-Hour Ozone Non-Attainment Area Transportation / Air Quality Conformity Determination for public review, will recommend Policy Board approval of a resolution to support CDTA’s 2025 Targets for Transit Asset Management Performance Measures, and will approve the following amendments to the 2022-2027 TIP:

• A649: Northway Bridges, NYSDOT is project sponsor, project cost: $4.2 M – Draw down of funds from regional set-aside RG 134 to address a $1.2 M project cost increase.
• CDTA sponsored project amendments:
  • T14B: Preventive Maintenance for Saratoga, project cost: $12.877 M – Align programmed funds with updated cost estimate and expected federal funding apportionment.
  • T17: Transit Bus Replacement / Expansion, project cost: $43.256 M - Align programmed funds with updated vehicle quantity, cost estimate, and expected federal funding apportionment.
  • T57: Preventive Maintenance, project cost: $72.661 M – Align programmed funds with updated cost estimate and expected federal funding apportionment.
  • T160: NEW Project - Bus Operator Safety Barriers, project cost: $0.200 M – Purchase and install operator safety barriers on buses. 
  • T161, NEW Project - Maintenance Equipment (Lifts), project cost: $0.750 M – Purchase and install lifts in the maintenance facility.
  • T162, NEW Project - Vehicle Maintenance Software, project cost: $0.250 M – Support for vehicle maintenance software.
  • T163, NEW Project - Video Mirrors, project cost: $0.303 M – Purchase and install video mirrors on 25 buses.

Discussion items will include an overview of the preliminary draft regional transportation plan, In Motion: The Plan to 2050, and a review of the Capital Region Vision Zero Safety Action Plan implementation program. The In Motion and Vision Zero plans will be brought to the Policy Board in June for action to release for public review.

The full Planning Committee meeting agenda and other information is posted on the Planning Committee webpage. The public is encouraged to view the meeting via the Transportation Council’s YouTube Channel live.

To submit comments, questions or to register to speak, call (518) 458-2161 or email [email protected]. Requests for auxiliary aids, services, reasonable accommodations, or oral language interpretation must be made at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Policy Board and Planning Committee meetings take place at 1 Park Place, Suite 101, Albany, NY 12205, unless otherwise noted.

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, or religion.

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 [email protected]  
• 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 Capital Region Transportation Council, visit the Transportation Council website at www.capitalmpo.org. If you have questions or comments, email the Transportation Council at [email protected]. Follow and like the Transportation Council on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 

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 [email protected]. 

The Transportation Council seeks input on transportation planning initiatives to be undertaken beginning April 1st. 

VOORHEESVILLE, NY February 13, 2025– The Village of Voorheesville, in partnership with the Capital Region Transportation Council (Transportation Council), is preparing a Safe Streets Policy and Plan that will advance Complete Streets in the Village by creating a safer, more accessible road network for all. The public is invited to attend a workshop taking place at the Voorheesville Firehouse at 12 Altamont Road on February 24th from 4:00 - 7:00 pm at which the draft plan concepts and recommendations will be shared.

The workshop will follow an open house format to allow members of the public to stop by at any point for their convenience. Participants will have the opportunity to review and give feedback on Safe Streets conceptual designs for the priority areas, the Complete Streets policy vision, principles, and objectives, proposed street improvements, Complete Streets policy and supplementary design principles, and a proposed implementation plan.

In addition to the Transportation Council, the Village of Voorheesville is working with the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), Albany County Department of Public Works, Capital District Regional Planning Commission, Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA), and Environmental Design and Research (EDR). The plan is supported by funding from both the Village of Voorheesville and the Transportation Council.

To learn more about the Voorheesville Safe Streets Policy and Plan, visit www.vvillesafestreets.com. For more information on the Voorheesville Safe Streets Policy and Plan please contact Village of Voorheesville’s Mayor Richard Straut at 518-765-2692 or [email protected].

To request auxiliary aids, services, oral language interpretation, or reasonable accommodations, contact us at: (518) 458-2161 or [email protected]. 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.