Lancaster County Planning

This Tuesday, the Lancaster County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) will review the 2027-2030 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and supporting documents for approval. The TIP represents the next 4 years of transportation projects such as road resurfacings, bike trails, bridge repairs, and traffic signal improvements. Before approval, comments made during the public review period will be presented.
Interested in learning more about these topics and others impacting Lancaster County? Attend the meeting on Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 1:30 PM. The meeting will be held in Conference Rooms 102 and 104 on the first floor of the Lancaster County Government Center (150 N. Queen Street, Lancaster, PA 17603). You can also listen only to the meeting via Zoom:
https://lancastercountypa-gov.zoom.us/j/85293683577?pwd=DfHH6ni2WdtAbLGzgr4abRYRoCpnMB.1

Webinar ID 852 9368 3577
Passcode 781779

A connector trail is being proposed between the Lancaster Heritage Pathway (Goat Path) and the proposed Blue Green Corridor near the F&M Baker Campus and The Crossings Apartments/Shopping Center (Wegmans)! The sum of proposed trails would connect River Drive to Noel Dorwart Park, crossing the Little Conestoga Creek.

Would you like to learn more? A public open house will be held on July 9th, 2026, from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at Lancaster Country Day School at 725 Hamilton Rd, Lancaster, PA 17603. Drop in anytime to learn and share your thoughts about the proposed connection between the Blue Green Corridor and the Lancaster Heritage Pathway. All are welcome!

You can now read our responses to your comments on the Draft 2027-2030 TIP on our website! The Transportation Improvement Program is a list of our upcoming roadway, transit, and trail projects. For this comment period, we received the most comments on the Warwick to Ephrata Rail Trail Extension! Read all of the responses here:
https://lancastercountyplanning.org/311/Upcoming-Projects-The-TIP

The public input period for our upcoming list of transportation projects is almost over! May 31st is the last day we are receiving comments for the Draft FY2027-2030 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and Air Quality Conformity Analysis (AQCA).

Review and provide your comments the full list of projects, as well as the Air Quality Conformity Analysis (AQCA), on our website: https://lancastercountyplanning.org/311/Upcoming-Projects-The-TIP

The public input period for this draft is now closed! Thanks everyone who submitted a comment here or on our web page.

The Red Rose Transit Authority wants to launch a shared community shuttle program, and our draft list of upcoming projects includes supporting this idea! Called microtransit, residents could use an app or phone call to request being transported within the shuttle’s travel area. In their feasibility study, they identified Leola, Willow Street, and Ephrata as their top areas for this service. Learn more about the RRTA’s plan for microtransit on their website:
https://www.redrosetransit.com/what-were-about/about-us/microtransit-feasibility-study

Leave your input on this project in the comments below! As part of the Draft FY2027-2030 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) public input period, any comments will be recorded as part of the official input process. Review and provide your comments the full list of projects, as well as the Air Quality Conformity Analysis (AQCA), on our website: https://lancastercountyplanning.org/311/Upcoming-Projects-The-TIP

The public input period for this draft is now closed! Thanks everyone who submitted a comment here or on our web page.

Did you know that vehicles create 45% of all smog and 33% of all fine soot and dust in the US? The Lancaster County MPO has been tasked with long term planning to limit the amount of harmful air pollutants that come from vehicles. The current system works on the understanding that idle vehicles and longer trip times produce more pollutants. Reducing traffic bottlenecks not only reduces traffic congestion, it leads to healthier air quality. The Air Quality Conformity Analysis Report details the methodology and results of our upcoming projects list, which conforms to federal targets – by staying within our “emission budget.”

Leave your input on this project in the comments below! As part of the Draft FY2027-2030 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) public input period, any comments will be recorded as part of the official input process. Review and provide your comments the full list of projects, as well as the Air Quality Conformity Analysis (AQCA), on our website: https://lancastercountyplanning.org/311/Upcoming-Projects-The-TIP

The public input period for this draft is now closed! Thanks everyone who submitted a comment here or on our web page.

The oldest bridge in the county that is still in use is on our list of upcoming transportation projects! Bitzer's Mill Covered Bridge was built before the invention of the automobile, but continues to serve as a single lane crossing of the Conestoga River. It will be getting improvements to continue to accommodate traffic.

Leave your input on this project in the comments below! As part of the Draft FY2027-2030 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) public input period, any comments will be recorded as part of the official input process. Review and provide your comments the full list of projects, as well as the Air Quality Conformity Analysis (AQCA), on our website: https://lancastercountyplanning.org/311/Upcoming-Projects-The-TIP

The public input period for this draft is now closed! Thanks everyone who submitted a comment here or on our web page.

One project on our draft list of upcoming projects is a Bridge Rehabilitation of Veteran’s Memorial Bridge! This bridge connects Columbia and Wrightsville along Route 462. As it is not the highway bridge, it represents the only opportunity for pedestrians and cyclists to travel between the two towns. It currently features a pedestrian sidewalk.

Leave your input on this project in the comments below! As part of the Draft FY2027-2030 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) public input period, any comments will be recorded as part of the official input process. Review and provide your comments the full list of projects, as well as the Air Quality Conformity Analysis (AQCA), on our website: https://lancastercountyplanning.org/311/Upcoming-Projects-The-TIP

The latest report of bicycle and pedestrian data collected during summer 2025 will be presented at the Active Transportation Advisory Committee (ATAC) meeting this Thursday.

In summer of 2026, data collection will return to the first group of sites, where counts were originally conducted in 2023. This ongoing rotation of count sites supports the establishment of countywide trends in bicycle and pedestrian activity.

Permanent counters have also been installed along three county trails; Conewago Recreation Trail, the Northwest River Trail, and the Enola Low Grade Trail, which will soon have a second counter added.

Interested in learning more about this topic and others impacting Lancaster County? Attend the meeting on Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM. The meeting will be held in Conference Rooms 102 and 104 on the first floor of the Lancaster County Government Center (150 N. Queen Street, Lancaster, PA 17603). You can also listen only to the meeting via Zoom:

https://lancastercountypa-gov.zoom.us/j/82101929895?pwd=CTNbWbJxy9sINWBmiaKQpVyeJdPktc.1
Webinar ID 821 0192 9895
Passcode 573712

The Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation, an affiliate of Brookfield Renewable Partners LP, is in the process of relicensing the Project with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). As part of the Safe Harbor Project relicensing process, Safe Harbor is conducting a recreational visitor survey soliciting information on recreational use and visitor perceptions of the Safe Harbor Project recreation facilities.

Click here to take the survey:
https://shhwrl.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/9dd4c5774e854845b2da52ec484c08b3