A/GFTC is currently soliciting proposals for a redesigned website. The full solicitation is available at: https://agftc.org/publications/website-redesign-rfp-2025/
Proposals are due December 19, 2026.
Category: Funding/Project Opportunity
Planning Program (UPWP) Solicitation Available
The Adirondack/Glens Falls Transportation Council is currently developing its annual Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), a list of transportation planning projects for the upcoming State Fiscal Year (April 2026 – March 2027).
Project categories include, but are not limited to:
- Traffic studies for roads and intersections
- Transportation safety analyses
- Bicycle/Pedestrian feasibility projects
- Infrastructure resiliency
- Transportation-related land use planning
Please see the solicitation announcement for details and application requirements. Note that there is no cash expense to the municipality for transportation planning projects undertaken by A/GFTC. Instead, sponsoring municipalities contribute to the project costs in the form of in-kind labor on project steering committees and assistance from professional staff and municipal representatives.
The deadline for project requests is December 8, 2025.
RFP for Glens Falls Elementary Schools Transportation Access Studies
The Glens Falls City School District (GFSD) and the Glens Falls Common School District (GFCSD), in conjunction with the City of Glens Falls, New York, has requested assistance from the Adirondack / Glens Falls Transportation Council (A/GFTC) to identify concepts to improve transportation access and safety at and around the four public elementary schools located within the City (Abraham Wing, Big Cross Street, Jackson Heights, and Kensington Road. A/GFTC responses from interested and qualified professional transportation planning and engineering firms to develop plans for each elementary school that identify improvement opportunities, capital project candidates, recommendations for changes to on-street circulation patterns, operational and policy-based modifications, associated conceptual costs, and realistic funding opportunities. The selected consultant team will work closely with A/GFTC staff, the GFSD and GFSCD administrations, City officials, and community stakeholders to complete these analyses.
The RFP is linked here. Proposals are due to A/GFTC by 3:00 PM, September 30, 2025.
RFP for On-call Planning and Engineering Services
A/GFTC is currently seeking proposals from qualified transportation planning and engineering firms to provide as-needed assistance to A/GFTC municipalities and staff to implement and advance elements of our annual work program. The RFP is available here. Proposals are due to A/GFTC on 2/21/25. Please contact staff if additional information is requested.
2025-2030 TIP Update
A/GFTC has initiated the update to its Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), the five-year listing of planned federal investments in the area’s surface transportation system. Eligible project sponsors are asked to please see the program solicitation letter and project application form.
Request for Proposals – Route 9 Corridor Study
The Village of South Glens Falls has requested assistance from the Adirondack / Glens Falls Transportation Council (A/GFTC) to analyze the Route 9 corridor for the purposes of identifying opportunities to improve traffic congestion, safety, and multimodal access.
Specific emphasis areas of this study are to include:
- Analysis of signal timing, including a comparison of traditional coordination techniques versus Adaptive Signal Control Technology (ASCT) principles, to determine whether congestion can be improved1
- Concept-level design recommendations for pedestrian improvements at key intersections
- Identification of additional opportunities for pedestrian crossings, especially along Saratoga Avenue
- Identification of opportunities for bicycle accommodations
The full Request for Proposals, including submission instructions, is available at this link. The deadline for proposal submission is 3:00 p.m. on November 8, 2024.
2024-25 Make the Connection Solicitation
The 2024-2025 Make the Connection Program solicitation is now available. This program assists municipal project sponsors to fund improvements to the region’s bicycle and pedestrian travel network. The intent of the program is to improve the non-motorized travel network by addressing gaps or deficiencies in the existing surface transportation system that discourage or physically impede efficient and safe bicycle and pedestrian activities.
The solicitation can be accessed at this link. Applications are due October 31 and are available for download here.
RFP for Town of Queensbury Bicycling and Pedetrian Connections Improvement Plan
A/GFTC seeks proposals from qualified transportation planning and engineering firms to develop conceptual plans to improve pedestrian and bicyclist infrastructure between key non-motorized travel generators in the Town of Queensbury, including the Rush Pond Trail, Gurney Lane Recreation Park, the Warren County Municipal Center, the Warren County Bikeway, SUNY Adirondack, and the US Route 9 corridor near The Great Escape. The full RFP is linked here; responses are due by July 1, 2024.
Warrensburg / Main Street RFP
The Town of Warrensburg has requested assistance from the Adirondack / Glens Falls Transportation Council (A/GFTC) to prepare a conceptual design of the US Route 9 (Main Street corridor) through the central portion of the hamlet of Warrensburg. The goal of the project is to develop a community-supported vision of the roadway profile that better accommodates all potential users. Principal among the issues to be considered are pedestrian safety, ADA accessibility requirements, on-street parking, access management opportunities, streetscaping improvements, and commercial vehicle access.
The RFP for this project is available here: https://agftc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/RFP_warrensburg-main-street-conceptual-plan.pdf . Responses are due to A/GFTC by 3:00 PM on Monday, April 22nd, 2024.
Town & Village of Greenwich Bicycle Pedestrian Connectivity Plan – Request for Proposals
The Adirondack/Glens Falls Transportation Council (A/GFTC), acting on behalf of the Town and Village of Greenwich, is seeking consultant assistance to prepare a joint Town/Village pedestrian and bicycle connectivity plan. The project goal is to examine existing connections and network gaps at the municipal scale and identify opportunities to improve pedestrian accessibility and bicycle connectivity to key nodes.
This Request for Proposals (RFP) seeks responses from interested and qualified professional transportation planning and engineering firms to develop a plan that identifies opportunities for improved bike-ped connectivity, establishes concepts and cost estimates for high-priority projects, and recommends a framework for implementation including realistic funding opportunities. The selected consultant team will work closely with A/GFTC staff, the Town and Village of Greenwich, NYSDOT Region 1, and community stakeholders to complete this analysis.
The full RFP, including submission requirements and deadlines, is available at the link: https://agftc.org/publications/greenwich-bike-ped-plan-rfp-2/