Fresno Council of Governments 2026 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy
Summary
SCH Number
2025050609
Lead Agency
Fresno County Council of Governments
Document Title
Fresno Council of Governments 2026 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
N/A
Document Description
The project proposes the preparation and adoption of the 2026 Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS). Fresno COG, as the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and state-designated Regional Transportation Planning Agency (RTPA) for Fresno County, is undertaking this update in accordance with applicable federal and state planning mandates. The 2026 RTP/SCS will address all transportation modes, including motor vehicles, transit, rail, goods movement (rail freight and trucking, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, aviation systems, and transportation systems management programs and projects with the horizon year of 2049.
Contact Information
Name
Paul Herman
Agency Name
Fresno Council of Governments
Job Title
Deputy Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
Edward Heming
Agency Name
LSA
Job Title
Principal Planner
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Clovis, Coalinga, Firebaugh, Fowler, Fresno, Huron, Kerman, Kingsburg, Mendota, Orange Cove, Parlier, Reedley, San Joaquin, Sanger, Selma
Counties
Fresno
Regions
Citywide, Countywide, Northern California, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
N/A
Zip
Multiple
Total Acres
3,840,000
Parcel #
N/A
State Highways
Multiple
Railways
Multiple
Airports
Multiple
Schools
Multiple
Waterways
Multiple
Township
Multi.
Range
Multi.
Section
Multi.
Base
Diablo
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California San Joaquin River Conservancy (SJRC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), California Transportation Commission (CATC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Department of General Services (DGS), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 5, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, University of California Natural Reserve System (UCNRS)
Development Types
Other (Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy)
Local Actions
Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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