Transportation Planning
Overview
In addition to overseeing the core plans, the Transportation Department plays an important role in multi-modal planning including bus transit, freight, rail, and vulnerable users. For more information about these topics, visit the Transportation Department’s Multi-Modal Planning page.
Transportation planning with the Capitol Region also includes improving the operations and management of the region’s highways and roads. These efforts include congestion management, intelligent transportation systems, and traffic incident management. For more information on these topics, visit the Transportation Department’s Operations & Management page.
In an effort to improve the Region’s transportation system, CRCOG oversees a number of funding opportunities and coordinates with the Connecticut Department of Transportation and other stakeholders in programming projects. CRCOG can also assist member towns in pursuing federal and state transportation grants. For more information on funding opportunities, visit the Funding Opportunities page.
Regional transportation planning is being integrated with performance measures. CRCOG develops targets for federally established performance measures to guide the Capitol Region’s future transportation plans. For more information, visit the Performance Measures & Performance-Based Planning page.
Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)
CRCOG is the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the region. MPOs are required by federal law and provide a forum for a “continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive transportation planning process that results in plans and programs that consider all transportation modes and supports metropolitan community development and social goals” (Code of Federal Regulations 450.300).
You can also click here to get an overview of this role with MPO 101!
Transportation Committee
The transportation planning program undertaken by the Transportation Department is at the direction of the Transportation Committee, with representatives from each town in the Capitol Region. The Transportation Committee reports to the Policy Board which acts as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Capitol Region.
Transportation Committee Chair: Jonathan Colman (Bloomfield)
Funding Opportunities
There are many State and Federal transportation funding sources available to municipalities. To aid in the understanding of some of these programs, CRCOG has prepared a Guide to Transportation Funding Sources for Municipalities. Additional information on such resources can be found below:
- BIL/IIJA Funding Opportunities
- Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ)
- Local Transportation Capital Improvement Program (LOTCIP)
- Local Road Accident Reduction Program
- Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)
- Transportation Rural Improvements Program (TRIP)
- CTDOT Active Transportation Microgrant Program
TRANSPORTATION ON-CALL LISTS
CRCOG has multiple transportation related On-Call Lists that have met the RFQ requirements for most CRCOG municipalities. Additional on-calls and bids for a variety of municipal needs are available through the Capitol Region Purchasing Council.
Automated Traffic Enforcement Safety Devices Prequalified Vendor List
CRCOG issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a prequalified list of vendors to implement and maintain ATESD programs. View the full RFQ here. The following vendors were selected and are scheduled to remain on the list from May 6, 2025 to May 5, 2028 for CRCOG municipalities and CRPC members to contract with. Please contact Anaka Maher (Email) for more information.
Altumint, Inc.
Sam Crawley, Regional Sales Manager, (804) 475-2771, Email
https://altumint.com/
Elovate, a division of Modaxo Traffic Management USA Inc.
Dan Seid, Senior Sales Executive, (202) 435-7131, Email
https://elovate.com/
NovoaGlobal, Inc.
Debbie Trainor, Business Development Manager, (678) 951-4737, Email
https://novoaglobal.com/
On-Call List: Traffic and Safety Engineering Services
CRCOG issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for an on-call list to pre-qualify consultants to support and/or conduct related plans, studies, analyses, etc. View the full RFQ here. The following consultants were selected and are scheduled to remain on the list from October 21, 2024 to October 21, 2026 for CRCOG and/or its municipalities to contract with. Please contact Anaka Maher (Email) for more information.
BETA
Kien Ho, Senior Vice President, Email
SLR
Neil Olinski, Principal Transportation Planner, Email
VHB
Subconsultant: VN Engineers
Joe Balskus, Director of Transportation Systems, Email
On-Call List: Infrastructure Related Economic Analysis
CRCOG issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for an on-call list to pre-qualify consultants to perform infrastructure related economic analysis services, such as Benefit Cost Analyses (BCAs), for studies or grant applications. View the full RFQ here. The following consultants were selected and are scheduled to remain on the list from January 8, 2024 to January 8, 2027 for CRCOG and/or its municipalities to contract with. Please contact Anaka Maher (Email) for more information.
Cambridge Econometrics
Subconsultants: SLR, Autocase/Impact Infrastructure, Glen Weisbrod
Dan Hodge, Executive Vice President, Email, (413) 588-8816
HDR
Subconsultant: HR&A Advisors, Inc.
Pamela Yonkin, Project Manager, Email, (617) 357-7724
WSP
Subconsultant: Cheng Solutions, LLC
Charles Warren, Project Manager, Email, (202) 557-3843
LOTCIP On-Call List 1: Municipal Design Phase Assistance
The following firms have been selected for On-Call List 1 to contract with municipalities to assist with municipal designs as needed. They will remain on the list from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2028. Please contact Sotoria Montanari (Email) for more information.
BL Companies, Inc.
Michael Fisher, PE, Senior Project Manager, Engineering-Transportation, Email, 860-249-2200
http://www.blcompanies.com/
Fuss and O’Neill
John Guzze, P.E., Associate/Transportation Discipline Leader, Email, 860-783-4685
https://www.fando.com/
SLR
Kwesi Brown, PE, PTOE, US Manager of Transportation Engineering, Email, 475-244-2277
https://www.slrconsulting.com/
Tighe & Bond
Christopher Granatini, PE, Vice President, Email, 860-704-4471
http://www.tighebond.com/
VHB
Bill A. Anderson, Senior Project Manager, Email, 860-807-4342
http://www.vhb.com/
LOTCIP On-Call List 2: Municipal Construction Phase Assistance
The following firms have been selected for On-Call List 2 to contract with municipalities to assist with municipal construction assistance as needed. They are scheduled to remain on the list from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2028. Please contact Sotoria Montanari (Email) for more information.
John Turner Consulting, Inc.
Asher Anderson, Senior Vice President of Operations, Email, 207-318-1441
https://www.consultjtc.com/
Nathan L. Jacobson & Associates
Geoffrey L. Jacobson, P.E., Email, 860-526-9591
http://www.nlja.com/
SLR
Thomas Balskus, P.E., US Manager of Construction Engineering, Email, 860-400-5702
https://www.slrconsulting.com/
Tectonic
Jeff Scala, Vice President/Regional Director, Email, 860-563-2341
http://www.tectonicengineering.com/