More than 1 million new residents will relocate to the Houston metropolitan area in the next decade, and 3.5 million new residents are expected by 2035. The Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) is the long-range transportation plan that identifies the roadway, transit and other transportation projects that are projected to be needed in the region for the next 20+ years.

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Adopted 2035 RTP Update

In October 2007, the 2035 RTP was adopted by the Transportation Policy Council. At that time future revenues for transportation expenditures were forecast to be $156.7 billion. As a result of the economic downturn, new state forecasts have predicted much lower income from state and federal sources (principally motor fuels taxes) to be spent on transportation projects.  As a result, the 2035 RTP Update (adopted in October 2010) reflects the current fiscal outlook which cuts the old budget nearly in half. The result is a program of projects totaling approximately $87 billion. To accommodate this reduction in future revenues, many projects on the state system were removed, and changes have been made to other projects including their costs, limits or scope. Locally funded projects completed since 2007 were also removed.

2035 RTP Update Documents

• 2035 RTP Update Executive Summary
• 2035 RTP Update - approved 1/25/11
• TPC Resolution
  • Appendix A - Envision Houston Region
  • Appendix B - Public Outreach - revised 5/18/11
  • Appendix C - Ped Bike Regional Plan Summary
  • Appendix D - ARRA Update
  • Appendix E - Project Listing - revised 1/21/11
  • Appendix F - Unfunded Improvements

Project Lists and Maps

• Federal requirements for the RTP

2035 RTP Update Conformity Documents

• 2010 Conformity

Related Documents and Programs

• Thoroughfare Planning
• Congestion Management Process - 9/09
• Livable Centers (link)
• Pedestrian-Bicyclist (link) 
• Transportation Public Participation Plan - 7/27/07