National Capital Region Transportation Plan
The transportation planning process is continuous. Ongoing work at the TPB and by partner transportation agencies throughout the region contributes to the next update of the National Capital Region Transportation Plan. The plan provides a snapshot in time of the region's transportation network, transportation and related issues that present challenges to livability today or possibly in the future, priority projects and services within a reasonable financial outlook, and expected transportation system future performance.
Visualize 2050

Visualize 2050, the National Capital Region Transportation Plan, is the metropolitan transportation plan for the metropolitan Washington region. Plan development began in 2022 and was approved by the Transportation Planning Board on December 17, 2025. Visit visualize2050.org to view the plan, Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), Air Quality Conformity Analysis Report, interactive maps, and project list. All three documents were approved at the December 2025, board meeting. Read more.
Visualize 2045
Visualize 2045 was the federally mandated transportation plan for the National Capital Region approved in June 2022. The plan includes priority projects, programs, and policies that the region's transportation agencies expect to be able to afford through 2045 and also aspirational initiatives that go beyond financial constraints to guide the region to achieve its shared goals. Visit visualize2045.org for more information.
Click here to download the Visualize 2045 plan.
News & Multimedia
-
News
October 15, 2025
The National Capital Region TPB voted today to defer final consideration and not include the I-495 Southside Express Lanes project in Visualize 2050.
-
News
September 24, 2025
A recap of highlights from the TPB's June and July 2025 board and steering committee meetings.
-
News
July 28, 2025
The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB) has announced the final schedule for development, review, and approval of the Visualize 2050...