Linkage Program
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The Transportation Council's Community and Transportation Linkage Program (the Linkage Program) provides funding for local governments to prepare community-based transportation and land use plans consistent with New Visions 2050 planning and investment principles. New Visions sets the stage for local planning decisions that support the development of a quality region with a safe, resilient, equitable and accessible transportation system.
The Linkage Program has been recognized as a national best practice in livability planning and is the cornerstone of the Transportation Council’s public participation program. As of April 2022, the Transportation Council has funded 98 collaborative, jointly-funded studies in partnership with 43 local communities as well as not-for-profits and other public entities. Since the inception of the Linkage Program in 2000, over $7.3 million in federal, state and local funds have been committed to community planning.
Community Planner Forum
Local government planners and officials are invited to attend the Transportation Council's quarterly Community Planner Forum meetings. Learn more on the Community Planner Forum webpage.
Questions?
Contact Sandy Misiewicz, Executive Director by emailing info@capitalmpo.org or calling 518-458-2161.
Planning Quality Communities for over 20 Years
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Local communities play an important role in the regional transportation planning process. CDTC's New Visions 2050 plan recognizes that local governments are on the front line in choosing and developing a quality region through the planning decisions they make every day.
CDTC's Community Planner Forum provides a setting for local, regional and state governments to share best practices in land use and transportation planning.The Forum meets quarterly with topical community planning related presentations, webinar and training information, planning grant and technical assistance announcements and the latest planning news from CDTC and the Capital District Regional Planning Commission.
Help us understand the great planning efforts & investments happening across the Capital Region. Complete the Regional Project Tracking form to tell us about a project, study, or other intitiative.
Planning Activities and Reports
CDTC/CDRPC Planning Technical Assistance Program
New Visions 2050 Regional Transportation Plan Summary
Status of CDTC Planning Activities
Local Government Training
Funding Opportunities
2023 CDTC/CDRPC Community Planning Technical Assistance Program
Applications are being accepted for technical assistance project through September 2023, as funding allows. Contact us at techassist@cdrpc.org if you are interested in applying.
2024 Meeting Schedule
March 21, 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
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June 20, 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
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September 19, 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
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December 19, 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
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Meetings are being held in-person and a virtual option will be provided. All meetings are open to local government staff, planning board members, zoning board officials or elected officials with an interest in community planning. Visit the archive below for meeting summaries and recent meeting recordings.
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2023 Meeting Schedule
March 16, 2023 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
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June 15, 2023 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
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September 21, 2023 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
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December 21 2023 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
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Meeting Archive
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2022
March 17, 2022 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
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June 16, 2022 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
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September 15, 2022 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
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December 15, 2022 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
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2021
December16, 2021 - Virtual meeting
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September 15, 2021 - Virtual meeting
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June 10, 2021 - Virtual meeting
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March 17, 2021
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2020
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2019
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Community Plans Completed Through The Transportation Council's Linkage Program
The Transportation Council has partnered with more than 40 municipalities to complete Linkage Program plans. Click on the community name to reveal a list of the final reports. All reports are in PDF format and some files are large (up to 40 MB). Contact us if you are unable to access a report, would like to request a printed copy or would like to request a translated version.
Final reports may also be accessed via the Transportation Council Linkage Plans Interactive Map.
Albany County
City of Albany
Albany Waterfront Connector Feasibility Study (2017)
Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan (2021)
Bike Share and Signage Strategy (2013) - two documents:
Broadway Commercial Corridor Development (2001)
Commercial Transportation Access Study (2002)
Complete Streets Policy and Design Manual (2016)
Education District Enhancement Study (2012)
Harriman Campus-University at Albany Transportation Linkage Study (2007)
Lawn Avenue Gateway Design Study (2002)
Mansion Neighborhood Parking Study (2003)
North Swan Street Multimodal Accessibility Study (2008)
North Waterfront Redevelopment Strategy (2002)
Patroon Greenway Trail (2004) - three documents:
Pinebush Transportation Study Update (2004)
Washington Avenue - Patroon Creek Corridor Study (2019) - two documents:
Village of Altamont
Town of Berne
Town of Bethlehem
Delaware Avenue Complete Street Feasibility Study (2017) - nine documents:
Delaware Avenue Hamlet Enhancement Study (2011) - five documents:
City of Cohoes
Town/Village of Colonie
Sand Creek Road Complete Streets Study
Albany Shaker Road Corridor Study (2018)
Commercial Transportation Access Study (2002)
Railroad Avenue Area Transportation and Revitalization Plan (2012)
Route 5 Corridor Design Guidelines (2006)
Route 7 and Route 2 Corridor Transportation and Land Use Study (2005)
Route 32 Conceptual Plan Transportation Analysis in Menands, Colonie and Watervliet (2011)
Town of Guilderland
Fort Hunter/Carman Road Neighborhood Transportation Plan (2003)
Hamlet Neighborhood Plan on US 20 (2007)
Harriman Campus-University at Albany Transportation Linkage Study (2007)
McKownville Corridor Study (2003)
Neighborhood Master Plan for the Guidlerland Center Hamlet on NY 146 (2010)
Railroad Avenue Area Transportation and Revitalization Plan (2012)
Route 20 Land Use and Transportation Plan with Princetown (2008)
Village of Menands
Land Use Regulations Update Update (2023)
Broadway Commercial Corridor Development (2001)
Commercial Transportation Access Study (2002)
Route 32 Conceptual Plan Transportation Analysis in Menands, Colonie and Watervliet (2011)
Route 32 Transportation Access and Land Use Improvement Study (2008)
Town of New Scotland
City of Watervliet
Bicycle Master Plan (2013) - two documents:
Commercial Transportation Access Study (2002)
Route 32 Conceptual Plan Transportation Analysis in Menands, Colonie and Watervliet (2011)
Rensselaer County
Town of East Greenbush
Village of Hoosick Falls
Town of North Greenbush
City of Rensselaer
City of Rensselaer Waterfront Connectivity Study (2023) - Two documents:
Town of Sand Lake
Town/Village of Schaghticoke
Town of Schodack
City of Troy
Federal Street Corridor Study (2023) - Two documents:
Hoosick Hillside Study (2020) - Two documents:
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Hoosick Street Phase II Corridor Study (2004)
Lansingburgh 112th Street Corridor Study (2004)
Saratoga County
Town of Ballston
Town of Charlton
Town of Clifton Park
Town of Hadley
Town of Halfmoon
Town of Malta
Downtown Master Plan Implementation (2013)
Highway Access Guide and Pedestrian Plan [DISTRICT Plan] (2003)
Route 9 Reconfiguration Feasibility Study (2018)
City of Mechanicville
City of Saratoga Springs
Complete Streets Plan (2016) - two documents:
Downtown Transportation Plan (2007)
Weibel Avenue-Gilbert Road Lake Avenue Country Gateway (2003)
Town/Village of Stillwater
US Route 4 Corridor Plan (2006)
US Route 4 Zoning and Site Design Standards (2017) - four documents:
Town of Wilton
Village of Ballston Spa
Village of Ballston Spa Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan (2022) - 2 documents
Schenectady County
Town of Glenville
Town of Rotterdam
Burdeck Street Corridor Traffic Study (2000)
Five Corners Transportation and Land Use Linkage Study (2011)
NY 7 & NY 146 Land Use and Transportation Study (2008)
NY 7, I-88, Thruway Exit 25A Land Use & Transportation Study (2004)
Thruway Exit 26 & I-890 Land Use and Transportation Study (2008)
City of Schenectady
Central State Street Neighborhood Land Use and Transportation Study (2002)
Craig - Main Connection Complete Streets Study (2019) - four documents:
Gateway Plaza Implementation Plan (2012)
Nott Terrace Conceptual Plan (2004)
Route 5 Transit Gateway Study (2010)
State Street Transit Oriented Development Study (2008)
Village of Scotia
Waterfront Concept Implementation Plan (2009)
Scotia Downtown Connection Plan (2022) - 7 documents:
