Transportation Planning

Transportation plans exist to define a community’s vision for the long-term development of its transportation system, a system that will promote economic development, enhance quality of life, and facilitate the mobility of people and goods to destinations within the community and throughout the region. The plan identifies the direction for the function and evolution of the transportation system, and uses goals, objectives, and strategies to implement specific improvements.

Glendale is currently developing a new long range transportation plan.

The 10-Year Transportation Program identifies the transportation needs of the community, and develops an implementation strategy to address those needs, based on available revenues and community priorities. The program is funded by Transportation Sales Tax and is updated annually.

Staff presented the FY26-35 Program(PDF, 1MB) to the Citizens Transportation Oversight Commission, and they recommended approval on June 5, 2025. The City Council approved the 10-Year CIP and the Operating Budget on June 10, 2025.

In 2019, Glendale completed the Glendale Active Transportation Plan (ATP)(PDF, 18MB), our future blueprint for a complete and accessible active transportation network that encourages physical activity, emphasizes regional connectivity, is equitable, and provides persons of all ages and abilities with transportation choices. Active transportation includes any self-propelled, human-powered mode of transportation that engages people in active participation, including walking, biking, jogging, skateboarding, inline skating, transit, and the use of wheelchairs.

The ATP assessed Glendale’s non-motorized transportation network to identify system inequities and develop a prioritized list of improvements to enhance and expand the City’s active transportation network. The ATP compliments the Envision Glendale General Plan to help create a transportation strategy for a happy and healthy Glendale, where active transportation is given equitable consideration within the greater transportation network.

Glendale anticipates updating the ATP during fiscal year 2026-2027.

Find more information about these projects on our Transportation Projects page.

• Glendale Transit Plan - Final Report(PDF, 26MB)
• Glendale Transit Plan - Executive Summary(PDF, 9MB)

Glendale Onboard (GO) Transportation Program is a voter-approved initiative to fund street, transit, bicycle and safety education programs in the City of Glendale.

Recent Annual Reports

• FY 2016 GO Annual Report(PDF, 819KB)
• FY 2017 GO Annual Report(PDF, 824KB)
• FY 2018 GO Annual Report(PDF, 817KB)
• FY 2019 GO Annual Report(PDF, 205KB)
• FY 2020 GO Annual Report(PDF, 1MB)
• FY 2021 GO Annual Report(PDF, 544KB)
• FY 2022 GO Annual Report(PDF, 541KB)
• FY 2023 GO Annual Report(PDF, 436KB)
• FY 2024 GO Annual Report(PDF, 1MB)
• FY 2025 GO Annual Report(PDF, 5MB)

Audit Reports

• Fiscal Years 2002-2005(PDF, 4MB)
• Fiscal Years 2006-2008(PDF, 737KB)
• Fiscal Years 2009-2011(PDF, 909KB)
• Fiscal Years 2012-2014(PDF, 1MB)
• Fiscal Years 2015-2017(PDF, 992KB)
• Fiscal Years 2018-2020(PDF, 7MB)

10-year Transportation Program

• FY23-32 Program of Projects(PDF, 616KB)
• FY24-33 Program of Projects(PDF, 618KB)
• FY25-34 Program of Projects(PDF, 853KB)
• FY26-35 Program of Projects(PDF, 1MB)

The Northern Parkway Project extends 12.5 miles between Loop 303 and US 60 (Grand Avenue) in northwestern Maricopa County. When completed, Northern Parkway will be a high capacity, limited access roadway with overpasses at major intersections. The project is a partnership between Maricopa County, the Cities of El Mirage, Glendale and Peoria, and the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG).

• Northern Parkway Corridor Map(PDF, 4MB)

The Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) produces numerous publications that have proved to be beneficial to local agencies and to business, industry and other private sector interests.

Citizens Transportation Oversight Commission (CTOC)

CTOC monitors the Transportation Fund to ensure Voter-Approved projects, in accordance with Proposition 402, are completed in a timely and cost-effective manner. Advises the City Council on regional transportation issues, public transit, the bicycle program and alternative transportation modes.