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BuffaloNiagara 2050

The GBNRTC, along with community partners and regional stakeholders, is in the beginning stages of developing BuffaloNiagara2050, the region’s next long range transportation plan. BuffaloNiagara2050 will determine the way we commute, travel to work, connect to shopping and schools, and move throughout the region. It will take a bold, fresh approach to solving present and future transportation challenges in our region and will focus on ways we can create a more efficient, greener, smarter, and sustainable transportation system for ourselves and for future generations.

To learn more about the plan and ways to get involved visit us at our new website at www.buffaloniagara2050.com.

2035 Long Range Plan Update

As the Metropolitan Planning Organization fo the Buffalo-Niagara region, the Greater Buffalo-Niagara Regional Transportation Council is required to develop a long range transportation plan for Erie and Niagara Counties. Updated at least every four years, this multi-modal transportation plan is intended to guide spending for the transportation programs and projects for the next twenty years.

The current plan, the 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan Update, was approved in May 2010 and is an update to the previous 2030 Long Range Transportation Plan. While the plan itself is unchanged the 2035 LRP update includes the following key elements:

  • Affirmation of Goals and Objectives which guides the development and implementation of the Long Range Transportation Plan;
  • Update of financial resources available to the region to implement the Long Range Transportation Plan projects;
  • 2035 demographic projections for population, households, and employment;
  • Resource agency consultation and potential mitigation activities discussion;
  • Congestion Management and System Operations;
  • Ongoing long range planning activities and studies; 
  • Continuous public involvement opportunities to engage stakeholders, advisory groups, interested residents and appropriate agencies

Downloads:
2035 Long Range Transportation Plan Update Report (6MB)

Final (Approved) - GBNRTC Conformity Determination (2011-15 YIP & 2035 LRP Update)