Regional Transportation Plan - Moving Forward

The Regional Transportation Plan (or Plan) is a federally-required planning product that lays out the region’s long-term transportation needs and desires over a minimum 20-year time frame. 

Updated every four years, the Plan is a blueprint that helps guide federal funding of investments in the NYMTC planning area based on Council members’ vision for the region and is developed collaboratively with members, agencies, other stakeholders and the public.  The Plan covers all modes of surface transportation from a regional perspective including highways, streets, public transportation, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, goods movement and special needs transportation. In addition, it addresses key transportation activities such as operations and management of the transportation system, safety, security and regional finances.

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NYMTC’s Regional Transportation Plan

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The New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC) has its next Regional Transportation Plan titled Moving Forward, Your Region Connected for New York City, Lower Hudson Valley, and Long Island. The Plan covers all modes of ground transportation including highways, roads and bridges, streets, rail and bus transit, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, movement of goods, and special needs transportation. Updated every four years, the Plan is a blueprint that helps support sustainable growth and guide federal funding for transportation investment in the region.

This Plan was developed collaboratively with NYMTC member agencies, other stakeholders and members of public.  Please click on this link https://www.nymtc.org/movingforward/ for Moving Forward.

Current Transportation Performance Management (TPM) Targets

For additional information on the relationship between the TPM targets and NYMTC’s planning process, please review Appendix A of the TIP or Chapter 3 of the Plan respectively.
Download: TPM Targets workbook ( June 2023 )


Addenda to the Regional Transportation Plan

To assist NYMTC member agencies with meeting funding eligibility requirements, NYMTC has adopted the plans as amendments to Moving Forward.

Resilience Improvement Plan Addendum

The Resilience Improvement Plan Addendum addresses the immediate and long-range planning activities and investments of the metropolitan planning organization with respect to resilience of the surface transportation system. This systemic approach includes a risk-based assessment of vulnerabilities of transportation assets and systems to current and future weather events and natural disasters. It is consistent with and complements the State and local mitigation plans required under section 322 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165) and meets the requirements of 23 U.S.C 176(e).
Download: Resilience Improvement Plan Addendum (Updated 8.17.23)

Safety Addendum

This Safety Addendum contains the enhancements needed for the existing applicable sections of Moving Forward. As a result, Moving Forward now comprises a comprehensive safety action plan aimed at preventing roadway fatalities and serious injuries in a locality, Tribe, or region, consistent with the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2022 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Discretionary Grant Opportunity.
Download: Safety Addendum