2026 Regional Transportation Plan

At the center of the transportation planning process is the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). Updated on a 4-year cycle, the RTP is a long-term (20+ year) blueprint for the region’s transportation system, and encompasses projects for all types of travel, including freight, intermodal and aviation. The plan includes the Sustainable Community Strategy (SCS) designed to help reduce emissions from passenger vehicle travel. The plan is accompanied by a program level environmental document that analyzes cumulative impacts, and the regional air quality conformity analysis required by federal regulations.

A video presentation (25 min.) highlighting some of Kern’s more than 60 transformative success stories implementing California’s SB 375 greenhouse gas reductions regulations over the first decade and a half.

Notice of Preparation of a Program Environmental Impact Report for the 2026 Regional Transportation Plan – April 21, 2025

• Preliminary Timeline 2026 RTP/SCS
• 2026 RTP Long Range Transportation Plan Project Listing – Third Look – September 2025
• 2026 RTP SCS Outreach Meeting schedule
• Regional Planning Advisory Committee Agendas & Minutes – SCS oversight committee

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Learn about the Draft 2026 RTP/SCS in-person at local City Council meetings or the Kern County Board of Supervisors meeting

Thank you for all that provided input on our RTP/SCS in previous events!  (English and Spanish Flyer Here)

FTIP Documents

Air Quality Conformity Documents