Texas Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan and Texas Statewide Active Transportation Plan
Statewide pop-up events: Sept. 29 – Oct. 30, 2024
| Public comment deadline | If you would like to have your feedback included in our fall public involvement summary, please provide comments by Nov. 4, 2024. |
| Virtual details | A public feedback survey and a summary of the plans' challenges and preliminary strategies will be available on the SMTP and SATP webpages from Oct. 4 through Nov. 4, 2024. |
| Description | TxDOT is developing a comprehensive Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan (SMTP) and a Statewide Active Transportation Plan (SATP) and visiting community events around the state during the month of October to engage the public about the future of transportation in Texas. |
| In-person pop-up events | Dallas – Texas State Fair Lubbock – Citibus Downtown Transfer Plaza Lufkin – Fall Festival Lubbock – Downtown Farmers Market Sweetwater – Sweetfest Bryan – Texas A&M Gameday Shuttles Port Arthur – YMCA of Southeast Texas Wichita Falls – Texas Yum Fest Amarillo – Multimodal Transfer Station Childress – Childress HS vs. Friona HS Football Game Tyler – Tyler White Cane Day Amarillo – Walk for Mental Health Waco – Keep Waco Outdoors Expo Fort Worth - Fort Worth Central Station San Angelo – YMCA of San Angelo McAllen – McAllen Public Library Victoria – Barbara Bauer Bridges Family YMCA Corpus Christi – Corpus Christi Public Library Brownwood – Feels Like Home Fest Del Rio – Monarch Butterfly Festival Austin – Tuesday Twilights Atlanta – Atlanta HS Football Game Socorro – Community Trunk-or-Treat El Paso – Fall Festival Houston – Emancipation Park Paris – Festival of Pumpkins San Antonio |
| Purpose | As our state’s population and economy continue to grow, TxDOT is working to develop two comprehensive plans—the Statewide Multimodal Transit Plan (SMTP) and the Statewide Active Transportation Plan (SATP)—to help Texans get to where they want to go, meet the needs of our fast-growing state and contribute to a next-generation transportation network. With input from stakeholders and communities across the state, these two draft plans will lay out a coordinated, unified vision for transit and active transportation priorities through 2050 and beyond. The SMTP includes transit such as buses, trains, and on-demand rideshare, while the SATP includes human-powered modes like cycling, walking, using mobility aids, and smaller electric options such as e-scooters. Both aim to identify actions necessary to increase mobility and connectivity, account for anticipated population and economic growth, and provide Texans with more ways to move. TxDOT is seeking public feedback on the development of both plans and is hosting in-person pop-up public engagement events to hear your thoughts. |
| Accessibility | Online content will be available in both English and Spanish. In-person events will be conducted in English with Spanish-speaking staff available to assist. If you need interpretation or translation services or are a person with a disability who requires accommodation to participate, please call 800-671-9854, no later than 4 p.m. CT, seven days in advance of the in-person event (please see location dates above). Please be aware that advance notice is required as some services and accommodations may require time for the Texas Department of Transportation to arrange. |
| How to make a comment | Public comments on these developing plans may be submitted the following ways:
Online content and the survey will be available Oct. 4, 2024. All comments must be received on or before Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, to be included in the official public involvement record. |
Posted: Sept. 19, 2024