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The newly passed legislation establishes a new state and regional framework and funding process to help CT’s towns and cities build more homes in smart places, particularly along transit corridors, to help address the state’s crippling housing shortage.
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RPA takes a deep dive into electricity bills from around the region to try and understand what determines the amount due, and what is behind the jump.
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RPA’s Third Regional Plan, A Region at Risk” called for the construction of the Triboro Line” to connect the Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn. In 2022, Gov. Kathy Hochul adapted it as the MTA’s new Interborough Express.”
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The Gateway Program

The Gateway Program is the most important infrastructure project in the nation. RPA leads the Build Gateway Now coalition of civic, labor and business leaders to build support this vital program.
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Our Region

RPA operates in the interconnected 31-county New York-New Jersey-Connecticut metropolitan region.

Map of the Region RPA works in

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23 million

Residents

13 thousand

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Our Areas of Expertise

  • Energy & Environment

    Energy & Environment

    RPA’s Energy & Environment program helps the region to rise to the challenge of climate change through proactive regional planning, smart policy development, and advocacy for sustainable land use practices.

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  • Housing & Neighborhood Planning

    Housing & Neighborhood Planning

    RPA’s Housing & Neighborhood Planning program explores how to make the region affordable for everyone and builds collaborative local plans focused on healthy, inclusive, and well-designed communities.

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  • Transportation

    Transportation

    RPA’s Transportation program helps shape and strengthen the network of railways, roads, airports and ports that binds the region together and connect us to the rest of the world.

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Ongoing Campaigns

Transportation in the Region

RPA is researching and advocating for the infrastructure improvements we need to support sustainable and accessible transportation in the region.

Reducing Emissions & Adapting to Climate Change

RPA is researching and advocating for policies that ensure our region is both mitigating and adapting to the impacts of climate change.

Building an Affordable Region

RPA is working to transform the tri-state area from one of the most segregated and least affordable regions to one of the least segregated and most affordable in order to serve our diverse and growing population.

RPA's Triboro Line is now the MTA's Interborough Express

RPA’s Third Regional Plan, A Region at Risk” called for the construction of the Triboro Line” to connect the Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn. In 2022, Gov. Kathy Hochul adapted it as the MTA’s new Interborough Express.”

The Gateway Program

The Gateway Program is the most important infrastructure project in the nation. RPA leads the Build Gateway Now coalition of civic, labor and business leaders to build support this vital program.

Penn Station

Public for Penn Station is a commuter advocacy campaign combining transit and planning expertise with grassroots energy to increase the pressure on local, state and federal leaders to address the Penn Station nightmare.
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This RPA Lab aims to understand what has driven the recent rate hikes by looking into the factors involved in setting rate prices, who is responsible for setting them, and what could be done to avoid future rate spikes.
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Westchester County is in the midst of a housing crisis, which, if left unaddressed, will impact the long-term health of the regional economy.
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Since the start of the Central Business District Tolling Program (CBDTP) on January 5th, 2025 the program has reduced traffic not only in Manhattan’s congestion relief zone (CRZ) but on roadways across the region.
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The elimination of FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program is shortsighted and puts communities at significant risk.
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NJ TRANSIT service is vital for the economic prosperity of New Jersey and the region, but what would happen if we failed to adequately fund that service? Researchers investigate this hypothetical scenario.
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If planners are not careful and intentional, equity could become a buzzword instead of an outcome people experience as a result of our work.”

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The Fourth Plan seeks to address issues including housing affordability, overburdened transportation infrastructure, and vulnerability to climate change—by addressing the underlying shortcomings in the region’s governance structures.
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