Fresno COG’s new Engagement Hub provides detailed information about current programs and projects, providing opportunities to “Get Involved” with their planning processes. Visit the hub by clicking here.
Released for 55-day public review and comment on June 23, 2026
Public Notice: Fresno Bee – June 21, 2026:
2026 RTP/SCS Public Notice in English
2026 RTP/SCS Public Notice in Spanish
Regional Transportation Plans are planning documents developed by Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) like Fresno COG, in cooperation with FHWA, FTA, Caltrans, and other interested parties, including system users. Following the passage of SB 375, MPOs also need to work closely with CARB and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) (GC Section 65080 et seq.).
MPOs are required to prepare these long-range plans per federal statute (Title 23 U.S.C. Section 134). The purpose of the RTP is to establish regional goals, identify present and future needs, deficiencies, and constraints, analyze potential solutions, estimate available funding, and propose investments. California statute refers to these documents as “Regional Transportation Plans” or RTPs. In California, these long-range planning documents normally use the term “RTP”. However, several California MPOs refer to RTPs as “Metropolitan Transportation Plan or MTP” which is used in federal planning regulations. “RTP” or “MTP” are terms used to describe the same document. Pursuant to Title 23 CFR Part 450.324 et seq.
Documentation related to the development of Fresno COG’s 2026 RTP is found on PlanFresno.com. Fresno COG’s website dedicated to hosting only RTP Update development information. It includes all relevant and up to date RTP update information, including public outreach, timelines, committee information and the final RTP/SCS.
View the 2026 Draft RTP here.
Visit the study website and view the community survey results
Managed lanes, such as express, high-occupancy vehicle (HOV), high-occupancy toll (HOT), clean air vehicle, or park-and-ride lanes, help reduce congestion, lower Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), improve safety, and meet federal air quality standards in non-attainment areas like Fresno. These lanes are critical for managing traffic on urban freeways. This study will provide high-level guidance for implementing managed lanes in the Fresno-Clovis Metropolitan Area (FCMA), focusing on SR 41, SR 168, and SR 180, while referencing Caltrans’ SR 99 corridor plan. Key tasks include reviewing planned improvements, setting goals, analyzing alternatives using Fresno COG’s activity-based model (ABM), developing an implementation plan, and publishing a final report.
In its entirety, utilizing State, federal, local, and private investment, Trade Port California is a $30 billion transportation, logistics, and economic development project that will create approximately 100,000 new high-quality jobs in the San Joaquin Valley/Sacramento region while serving a market population of over 14 million people. The project will be a national model for clean, efficient logistics and economic development and will support dramatic improvements to regional air quality, economic development, and to the national supply chain system. Find more information at this link. For information on the current TradePort California Site Feasibility Study please use this link: TradePort California – PublicInput.
California Inland Port System Overview – May 2022
Please contact Simran Jhutti or 559-233-4148 Ext 241 for more information.
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The PPP is a plan intended to give Fresno COG’s Policy Board and staff guidance in providing for public involvement and interagency consultation early and often during the regional planning process. It contains policies, guidelines, processes and procedures Fresno COG commits to implementing while seeking and fostering open public involvement during the decision-making process, regarding all matters within discretion. The PPP also identifies opportunities to be involved in the metropolitan transportation planning process.
If you are unsure of whom to contact at Fresno COG regarding programs, projects or COG meetings, you may email staff at comment@fresnocog.org. Your communication will be routed to the appropriate staff member and responded to promptly.
Fresno COG’s standing or advisory boards, committees and commissions offer an excellent opportunity for expanding public participation opportunities during the transportation planning process. This is accomplished not only by active membership but by presentations made before them and attendance at the open meetings. Find out more about each group, who staffs them and how to get involved with the work they are doing by viewing our committees page which includes links to the meeting agendas at https://www.fresnocog.org/agenda.
Notifying the Public of Rights Under Title VI – In English and Spanish
For more information on Fresno Council of Governments civil rights program, and the procedures to file a complaint, contact 559-233-4148; email parnest@fresnocog.org; or visit our website at www.fresnocog.org. (click on “About COG” then the “Get Involved” tab)
A complaint may be filed directly with the Federal Transit administration by filing a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights, Attention: Title VI Program Coordinator, East Building, 5th Floor – TCR, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE, Washington, DC 20590.
Fresno COG has in place a Title VI Complaint Procedure, which outlines a process for local disposition of Title VI complaints and is consistent with guidelines found in Chapter VII of the Federal Transit Administration Circular 4702.1, dated May 26, 1988.
