Capital Improvement Program

Albany's five-year Capital Improvement Project (CIP) Plan is designed to provide a road map for implementation of core infrastructure improvement programs and standalone enhancement projects throughout the City. The City Council, commissions, and staff work together to incorporate priorities into a realistic plan for implementation. This plan strives to balance regulatory requirements, safety issues, planned priorities, and desired enhancements to City assets and infrastructure. The CIP covers a planning horizon of five fiscal years, with the first two to three years of funding generally appropriated by the Council at adoption. Interim reports are provided to the City Council periodically, and include project status, program developments, and funding updates.

Albany's Current CIP

The current CIP Plan was adopted by the City Council on July 7, 2025 (Resolution No. 2025-52). At that time, the Council authorized investment of approximately $34 million into capital improvements within the first three years of the plan, with a total of $62.8 million in costs planned over the full five years.  

The CIP Plan includes six Core Programs for annual renewal and rehabilitation of key infrastructure and City assets (Streets, Sidewalks, Sewers, Storm Drains, and newly programs for Parks and Buildings & Facilities). These Core Programs comprise roughly 43%, or $26.7 million, of the five-year CIP Plan cost.  

The CIP Plan also includes 44 Discrete Projects for various enhancements, asset renewals, and programmatic planning efforts over the City’s Public Right of Way, Parks & Open Space, Sewer & Storm Drain, and Buildings & Facilities. Discrete Projects comprise 57%, or $36.1 million, of the five-year CIP Plan cost.  

Read the adopted CIP Plan here(PDF, 17MB).

How do I stay in the loop?

To stay informed, residents are encouraged to bookmark the City’s Construction Projects page, and subscribe to Albany’s Weekly Newsletter. These sources provide information about upcoming work, recently completed projects, and future announcements.  

An index of City Projects is being built here. City staff are currently working to update and archive individual Project pages; information is still being updated and is expected to be more fully up to date in the coming months.  

How is the CIP funded?

The City depends on a wide variety of funding resources to support capital improvement design and implementation. In addition to grant funding and capital reserves, current CIP funding sources include but are not limited to:

• Paving & Transportation: Alameda CTC Measure BB and Vehicle Registration Fees, State SB1/RMRA
• Sidewalk: Local Measure P1/C Sidewalk Parcel Tax
• Street & Storm Drain Rehabilitation: Local Measure F Street & Storm Drain Parcel Tax
• Parks, Creeks, & Open Space: Measure M Parks & Open Space Parcel Tax, LLAD 1988-1
• Sewer: Sewer Fees