Statewide Multimodal Transit Plan
Overview
Each year, Texas transit systems provide nearly 234 million trips for riders throughout the
state, connecting Texans to jobs, healthcare, recreational activities, educational opportunities, and other essential services. As our state’s population and economy continue to grow, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has taken action to plan for the projected growth and is proud to share the draft Statewide Multimodal Transit Plan (Texas SMTP 2050) with Texans across the state.
The Texas SMTP 2050 builds on existing local, regional, and other statewide plans, including the Active Transportation Plan and Connecting Texas 2050, and identifies actions necessary to increase mobility and connectivity, account for anticipated population and economic growth, and address congestion through 2050.
Through stakeholder and public outreach efforts, Texas SMTP 2050 identified needs, gaps, challenges, strategies and initial steps for implementation that increase mobility and connectivity options for all Texans, support economic development and address congestion in regional and intercity corridors through 2050. Texas SMTP 2050 includes current and emerging forms of public transportation and supporting technologies for a safe, accessible and integrated network of transit mobility options.
Planning for our transportation future together
Texas SMTP 2050 engagement efforts have been crucial in shaping the plan and understanding public priorities and needs. The input provided helped identify how Texans use transit, where opportunities and gaps lie, and what value transit brings to Texans and the state economy. The following are key engagement activities completed during TxDOT’s 18-month statewide engagement efforts:
- Collected more than 4,000 public survey responses
- Engaged with 2,200 people at in-person events throughout Texas at libraries, community centers, fairs, festivals, farmers markets, athletic events and other locations
- Held multiple meetings with the Texas SMTP 2050 Steering Committee, TxDOT districts, metropolitan transit authorities, urban and rural transit operators and the Public Transportation Advisory Committee (PTAC)
- Kicked off six Emphasis Area Working Groups in spring 2024
- 10,000 stakeholders received email updates from TxDOT with info about Texas SMTP 2050 and links to public surveys
- Held pop-up events in all 25 TxDOT districts
- Digital outreach of 100,000 views and thousands of visits to the Texas SMTP 2050 web page
Updated September 2026