Regional Plan Association

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The Regional Plan Association (RPA) is an independent, not-for-profit regional planning organization, founded in 1922, that focuses on recommendations to improve the quality of life and economic competitiveness of the 31-county New York-New Jersey-Connecticut region. Its main office is in New York City, and it has separate Connecticut, Long Island, and New Jersey offices.

RPA's First Plan in 1929 provided a guide for the area's road and transportation network. The Second Plan, completed in 1968, aimed at restructuring mass transit and reinvigorating deteriorating urban centers. The RPA's Third Regional Plan, issued in 1996, "A Region at Risk," recommended improving regional mass transit, increasing protection of open space and maintaining employment in traditional urban centers.