Core Products
Long Range Transportation Plan
A long-range transportation plan (LRTP) is used to guide a region’s planning while reflecting the vision and goals of the region. The vision for transportation in the Richmond Region is a system that will reliably and safely connect people, prioritize equitable opportunities for all, promote a strong economy, and respect our natural resources.
Under Federal law (23 USC 134: Metropolitan transportation planning), the plan must be "financially constrained," meaning only revenues that can be reasonably expected can be considered in funding the recommended projects within the LRTP.
The RRTPO develops this long-range strategy to guide the effective investment of public funds for multi-modal transportation infrastructure throughout the Richmond Region. The plan is federally mandated to cover at least the next 20 years. The RRTPO creates a 25-year plan and updates it every five years.
Pathways to the Future: Transportation 2050 is RRTPO’s latest long-range transportation plan.
Pathways to the Future: Transportation 2050: Our Region's Long-Range Transportation Plan
Based on data and years of public input, Transportation 2050 outlines approximately 200 regional projects to support the growth of the Richmond Region. The final plan and its associated technical reports include:
- Demographic and employment forecasts
- Exploratory scenarios that test how plausible futures ensure regional adaptability.
- Community outreach, workshops, and multi-phase comment periods gather public feedback to shape the regional plan
- Multi-modal strategies focus on expanding transit, active transportation, freight mobility, and safety measures.
- Proposed system improvements
- Prioritization of projects
- Development of a fiscally constrained project list
- Financial analysis and projected timing for project development
The RRTPO Board adopted Transportation 2050 at their September 10, 2026 meeting.
Transportation 2050 and Related Documents
Technical Reports
- A: Socioeconomic Data Report for the 2017 Base Year and 2050 Forecast Year
- B: Richmond Regional Structural Inventory & Assessment Report 2024
- C: State of Transportation Report
- D: Congestion Management Process Report
- E: Scenario Planning Process Report
- F: Universe of Projects Development
- G: Project Prioritization Methodology
- H: Assumptions for Travel Demand Modeling
- I: Constrained Plan Development Report
- J: Constrained Plan Evaluation Report
- K: Public Engagement & Outreach Report
- L: Regional Air Quality Conformity
- M: Federal Compliance Report
Other Relevant Plans
What is a Long-Range Transportation Plan?
- Describes the vision for the region and policies, operational strategies and projects to move toward that vision
- Covers at least the next 20 years
- Supports an intermodal system
- Reflects public engagement
- Includes a financial plan and is fiscally constrained
- Is updated every five years
Key Steps in the Long-Range Planning Process
- Vision & Goals
- Objectives
- Problem Identification
- Alternatives
- Analysis & Evaluation
- Plan Approval
- Program Development
- Initiative Development & Operation
- Performance Monitoring
