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TPB approves Visualize 2050, FY 2026-2029 TIP, and air quality conformity analysis.

PLANNING TOGETHER TODAY FOR BETTER TRAVEL TOMORROW

PLANNING TOGETHER TODAY FOR BETTER TRAVEL TOMORROW

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Key Milestones

December 17, 2025

The TPB approves the Visualize 2050 National Capital Region Transportation Plan, FY 2026-29 TIP, air quality conformity analysis, and MPO self-certification.

November 19, 2025

TPB receives briefing on the draft Visualize 2050 National Capital Region Transportation Plan, FY 2026-2029 TIP, and related Air Quality Conformity Analysis Report.

October 15, 2025

TPB adopts Resolution R2-2026 to defer inclusion of the I-95/1-495 Southside Express Lanes Project in the Air Quality Conformity Analysis of Visualize 2050 and TIP.

TPB approves Visualize 2050 National Capital Region Transportation Plan

The TPB approved the following documents on December 17, 2025:

Visualize 2050 National Capital Region Transportation Plan

The PLAN guides long-range transportation for the National Capital Region 20 years in the future.

FY 2026-2029 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)

The TIP is a four-year blueprint of the transportation projects that

will be receiving funding from federal, state, local, and other sources.

Air Quality Conformity Analysis Report of Visualize 2050

An ANALYSIS of the regionally significant highway and transit projects

and future land use changes to assess if the region will meet regional air quality standards.

Visit THE PLAN and PLAN RESOURCES pages to view copies of the draft documents, plan executive summary, and individual plan chapters.

The approved final plan and plan executive summary will be published in the coming weeks.

What is Visualize 2050?

Visualize 2050 is the current iteration of the National Capital Region Transportation Plan for the Washington DC, suburban Maryland, and Northern Virginia region. The plan is a milestone of an ongoing transportation planning process highlighting the region’s planned investments through the year 2050 to address transportation issues and achieve regional goals. The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB) is the designated metropolitan planning organization overseeing the development of Visualize 2050.

TPB's Vision Statement

The metropolitan Washington region remains a vibrant world capital, with a transportation system that provides efficient movement of people and goods. This system promotes the region’s economy and environmental quality and operates in an attractive and safe setting—it is a system that serves everyone. The system is fiscally sustainable, promotes areas of concentrated growth, manages both demand and capacity, employs the best technology, and joins rail, roadway, bus, air, water, pedestrian and bicycle facilities into a fully interconnected network.

TPB'S GOALS

SAFETY

Pursue the safety of all users, including travelers and maintenance and operations personnel alike, on every transportation mode.

Well-Maintained Infrastructure

Maintain the transportation system’s infrastructure in a state of good repair to provide reliable, safe, and comfortable mobility to all its users. Maintaining the existing system is a top priority that takes precedence over creating new systems.

Travel Time Reliability

Enable reliable travel times on all transportation options to get the traveler to their destination on time every time.

Efficient System Operations

Implement efficient transportation systems management and operations within and across different travel modes.

Affordable and Convenient Mobility Options

Provide affordable, practical multimodal options.

Environmental Protection

Provide and incentivize methods that build, operate, and maintain the transportation system in a manner that provides for healthy air, water, other environmental factors, and mitigates the effects of extreme weather.

Resilient Region

Facilitate mobility for people in the face of one or more major obstacles to normal transportation system functionality. These obstacles could include extreme weather events, major crashes and incidents, and equipment or infrastructure failures.

Livable and Prosperous Communities

Support regional economic competitiveness, opportunity, and a high quality of life for all people.

Plan Development Schedule

Visualize 2050 was a multi-year planning initiative that included public comment opportunities and ongoing coordination with the region’s transportation decision-makers.

Header Photo Credits: Fairfax County Parkway - VDOT, Metrobus - Elvert Barnes/Flickr, Bicyclist - Elvert Barnes/Flickr, Water Taxi - Emma K Alexandra/Flickr, Monument and Dulles Metro - Shutterstock

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