GTC 2026 Public Engagement Plan - Public Review Period
GTC 2026 Public Engagement Plan - Public Review Period
Meaningful and effective community engagement is essential to the successful implementation of a public plan, project, or program, and is necessary to ensure the needs of the local community are adequately addressed. The Public Engagement Plan (PEP) is an action plan to involve and engage the public in transportation planning. It guides the public, GTC staff, member agencies, and sponsors who administer GTC-funded projects and programs through the public participation aspects of transportation projects.
This Draft Plan is available for a minimum of a 45-day public review and comment period between Monday, May 18 through Monday, June 29, 2026.
Step 1
Review and Comment
GTC's 2026 Draft Public Engagement Plan
This PDF document is 29 pages long. If you would like to request other arrangements to get a copy, please call 585-252-1267 or send email to LMaher@gtcmpo.org
How to participate
Public input during the development of the PEP is essential to make sure the process provides full and open access to all.
We encourage people to view the draft document either online or request a printed copy and tell us what you think. The formal public review period runs through Monday, June 29, 2026. Then, the GTC Planning Committee will review a revised version and recommend to the GTC Board for final consideration and adoption in August.
You have options to participate in the development of this Plan:
- Call and leave a voice message- 855-925-2801 Code: 11064
- Text ENGAGE26 to 73224
- Leave a comment on this page.
- Send us an e-mail message - GTC26PEP@publicinput.com
- Send us a letter through the US Mail. Genesee Transportation Council, 1 South Washington Street, Suite 520, Rochester, NY 14614
- Call our office at 585-252-1267 to request a copy be mailed to you.
Engage With Us
The Genesee Transportation Council (GTC) is seeking your input on a draft update to its Public Engagement Plan.
At its core, the Public Engagement Plan is about how GTC involves the public in transportation planning. It sets expectations for staff, member agencies, and project sponsors, and applies across our major work, such as the Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), and other required plans and federally funded projects.
It lays out how people can participate and how we make the process accessible.
A few highlights:
- Board meetings follow the spirit of the Open Meetings Law, with no requirement for a published legal notice.
- For the development of the TIP, we’re committing to at least one public meeting, with other engagement as needed.
- We added a new section for the Coordinated Public Transit–Human Services Transportation Plan, ensuring its development process is clearly defined.
- The most significant revisions being presented relate to UPWP task classifications. The biggest shift is moving away from rigid categories and toward a more flexible, outcome-based approach using three levels of engagement: Inform, Consult, and Involve. This includes replacing the Technical/Data and Planning/Policy categories with a three-tiered engagement framework focused on the type of input needed to shape each project.
These changes are intended to improve communication, strengthen proposals, support more accurate cost estimates, and create a more consistent and user-friendly public engagement process for project teams.