Orange County Transportation Council Posts Key Planning Materials, Funding Requests
The Orange County Transportation Council published notices and meeting materials on Nov. 24, 2025 for its Planning Committee and Policy Board, including the agenda for the Dec. 4, 2025 meeting. The packet outlines draft operating procedures, a project selection framework, Transportation Improvement Program funding requests, and proposed roadway functional classification changes that will shape 2026 funding priorities and local projects.
On Nov. 24, 2025 the Orange County Transportation Council made public a packet of documents for its upcoming Planning Committee and Policy Board meetings. The materials, posted to the council web page, include the agenda for the Dec. 4, 2025 meeting, draft operating procedures, a project selection framework, and Transportation Improvement Program funding requests. Also included are items related to roadway functional classification changes and funding priorities for 2026, along with links for remote participation.
Those documents set out the council s assessment of regional transportation priorities and the process by which projects will be evaluated and recommended to the Policy Board. The Transportation Improvement Program or TIP requests detail the funding that agencies and municipalities are seeking for road, transit, bicycle and pedestrian projects. Roadway functional classification changes can affect which roads qualify for different funding streams and influence planning, design and maintenance priorities across the county.
For Orange County residents the packet matters because the council s decisions will influence which projects move forward next year, the timing of construction, and how limited transportation funds are allocated among competing needs. Choices made in December about project selection frameworks and funding priorities will shape commute patterns, safety investments and access to transit for neighborhoods across the county. They will also determine how local proposals align with state and federal funding requirements, which can affect the scale and timing of dollars that reach the county.
The posting includes provision for remote participation, enabling community members to follow the meetings and weigh in without traveling to a meeting room. Residents who want to review the full packet or join remotely can find the materials on the Orange County Transportation Council page at orangecountygov.com. With the Policy Board scheduled to act after committee review, community members and municipal officials should review the proposals now if they wish to influence the funding priorities and project lists that will guide 2026 transportation work across Orange County.
