Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)
Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)
The UPWP is Genesee Transportation Council’s operating plan and annual budget. The UPWP lists the federally funded transportation planning activities that GTC, its member agencies, and other municipalities in the 9-county Genesee-Finger Lakes Region that will advance during the next fiscal year. GTC typically issues a Call for Project Partnerships in the fall, selects projects and adopts the program the following spring.
Genesee Transportation Council Adopts Unified Planning Work Program
Includes Funds for Local Sponsors to Conduct Concept-level Transportation Planning Work
The Genesee Transportation Council (GTC) adopted the 2025-2026 operating plan and annual budget known as Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP). It lists the federally funded transportation planning activities that GTC, its member agencies, and other municipalities in the 9-county Genesee-Finger Lakes Region will advance during this fiscal year. Activities include specific planning projects and ongoing tasks that reflect the vision of the Long Range Transportation Plan 2045.
The UPWP includes federal highway and transit planning funds to support local municipalities to conduct concept-level planning work. These projects and studies will advance plans for physical improvements to transportation systems, evaluate transportation services and programs, or integrate transportation needs with land use.
The complete UPWP document listing all federal transportation planning tasks is available online in a PDF format. The document is 130 pages. A hard copy is available upon request.
New project highlights for the 2025-2026 fiscal year include:
Monroe County:
Task 5522 – Safe Routes Child Walk and Bike Safety Education Program
Description: Monroe County Departments of Public Safety and Planning will develop an education campaign to promote safe walking and biking for school-aged children throughout the County.
Task 6535 - Genesee Valley Park (GVP) Olmsted Arched Bridges Restoration Plan
Description: Monroe County will work with partner agencies to develop a plan to restore and preserve three historic pedestrian bridges spanning the Erie Canal within Genesee Valley Park.
Task 7214 - I-490 Center City Interchange Operations Mobility Study
Description: NYSDOT will study traffic flow on I-490 near Center City and the South Wedge neighborhoods, including ramps and nearby streets east of the Frederick Douglass Susan B. Anthony Bridge, to find ways to reduce the transportation foodprint.
Livingston County:
Task 8782 - Nunda Active Transportation Plan
Description: Livingston County will develop a comprehensive Active Transportation Plan throughout the Town and Village of Nunda and the hamlet of Dalton.
Seneca/Yates Counties:
Task 6217 – Yates County Guiderail and Horizontal Curve Study
Description: Yates County Highway Department will conduct a study to assess the guiderail system and compile horizontal curve data along 180 miles of county-owned roads.
Task 8783 - Ovid Active Transportation Plan
Description: Seneca County Planning will develop a plan to improve walking, biking, and connections in Ovid, making downtown and the lake more active, sustainable, and economically strong.
Region-wide:
Task 8141 - Just Transition Workforce Development Plan
Description: Genesee/Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council will lead a study to identify skill gaps and future job needs at RTS as the region shifts to clean energy transportation such as electric and hydrogen fuel cell systems.
Task 8538 - Service Performance Monitoring and Refinement
Description: RTS will review ridership data for fixed routes and on-demand service to inform adjustments to schedules and routes as needed.
Background
The UPWP Development Committee guides the creation and subsequent updates of the UPWP. The Committee consists of representatives from Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, and Wayne counties, the City of Rochester, New York State Department of Transportation, Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority, Genesee/Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council, and GTC staff.
The Genesee Transportation Council (GTC) guides transportation planning in the Genesee-Finger Lakes region, which includes Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates counties. By federal law, every urbanized area of the country with a population of 50,000 or more people must have a formal planning organization for transportation known as a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). GTC is the designated MPO for this region and is responsible for transportation planning and overseeing transportation investments. Learn more at www.gtcmpo.org
The next Call for Project Partnerships for eligible agencies to apply for UPWP funding will open in Fall 2025. Sign up below to receive email notifications. For more information about this program or to discuss a potential application, send an email message to GTCUPWP@publicinput.com or contact Jody Binnix at 585-232-6240 x218 or jbinnix@gtcmpo.org