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
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May 10, 2023
The TPB approved work programs for the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board and Commuter Connections. Other agenda items included the Visualize...
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March 16, 2023
The TPB has approved the launch of Visualize 2050, which updates the current approved plan, Visualize 2045. The update gets underway with the Visualize 2050...
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March 15, 2023
TPB approved the TPB’s Technical Inputs Solicitation document to kick off Visualize 2050 and received briefings on the draft Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Unified...