Comprehensive Plan Update

Town of Guilderland Adopted Comprehensive Plan Updated

On Tuesday, November 18, the Town Board adopting a determination under the State Environmental Quality Review Act and a resolution for the Comprehensive Plan Update, as recommended by the Town Planner.  Please see below for a complete final adopted version of the  Comprehensive Plan Update.  

• Adopted Comprehensive Plan Update

Public Comments Received

• Albany Pine Bush
• Save the Pine Bush
• R. Gray
• R. Ziemba
• Grimshaw
• I. Broyde
• J. Close
• M. Kennedy
• Save the Pine Bush
• S. Woodard
• M. Kennedy
• J. Sano
• G. McClelland
• Albany County Planning Board Recommendation
• Shields (PDF)
• GCRG (PDF)
• I. Broyde (PDF)
• IDA (PDF)
• J. Novak (PDF)
• K Smith (PDF)
• L. Bohl (PDF)
• M. Batters (PDF)
• S. Hicksmand (PDF)
• B. Shields (PDF)
• P.O'Dea (PDF)
• K.Mclever (PDF)

Previous Drafts

• November 18, 2025-Town Planner Memo
• November 18, 2025-Comprehensive Plan Update
• November 18, 2025-Appendix A - Guilderland Demographic and Growth Analysis 1900 - 2020
• November 18, 2025-Appendix B - Development Growth Trends Analysis Traffic 
• November 18, 2025-Appendix C - Guilderland Community Survey
• November 18, 2025-Appendix D - Public Open House and Visioning Workshop Summary 
• November 18, 2025-Appendix E - Public Workshop 2 Summary 
• November 18, 2025-Appendix F - Public Open House 3 Summary 
• November 18, 2025-Appendix G - CPUC Meeting Summaries 
• November 18, 2025-Appendix H - Climate Smart Communities Action Checklist 
• November 18, 2025-Appendix I - Subcommittee Recommendations to CPUC 
• November 18, 2025-Appendix J - Altamont Trails Master Plan
• November 18, 2025-Pages 10-17 The Albany Pine Bush Ecosystem (PDF)
• November 18, 2025-Pages 102-103 Altamont Trails Master Plan (Completed November 2025)(PDF)
• November 18, 2025-Pages 113-115 E-18 & E-19 (PDF)
• November 18, 2025-Page 115 E-20 Altamont Trails Master Plan(PDF)
• November 18, 2025-Pages 154-171 Action Plan Table (PDF)
• November 18, 2025-Page 178 Future Land Use Plan Classifications (PDF)

• October 2025-Comprehensive Plan Update (PDF)
• October 7, 2025-Town Planner Memo-Comp Plan Update (PDF)

• September 16, 2025-Town Planner Memo - Comp Plan Update (PDF)
• September 16, 2025-Comprehensive Plan Update_InDesign Print Version (PDF)
• September 16, 2025-Combined Draft Plan_To Town Board ch 1-10 Track Changes sept 16 TB Meeting (PDF)
• Appendix A - Guilderland Demographic and Growth Analysis 1900 - 2020 (PDF)
• Appendix B - Development Growth Trends Analysis Traffic (PDF)
• Appendix C - Guilderland Community Survey (PDF)
• Appendix D - Public Open House and Visioning Workshop Summary (PDF)
• Appendix E - Public Workshop 2 Summary (PDF)
• Appendix F - Public Open House 3 Summary (PDF)
• Appendix G - CPUC Meeting Summaries (PDF)
• Appendix H - Climate Smart Communities Action Checklist (PDF)
• Appendix I - Subcommittee Recommendations to CPUC (PDF)

• August 19, 2025 Draft Comprehensive Plan Update - InDesign Web Version (PDF)
• August 19, 2025 Draft Comprehensive Plan Update - InDesign Print Version (PDF)
• August 19, 2025 Draft Plans Changes 1-7 Track Changes

• July 15, 2025 Draft Comprehensive Plan Update (PDF)
• July 15, 2025 Draft Comprehensive Plan Update InDesign Chapter 1 through Chapter 5 (PDF)
• 2024 Draft Comprehensive Plan Update (PDF)
• 2024 Draft Comprehensive Plan Update Appendices (PDF)

Town of Guilderland Demographic & Growth Analysis 1990 to 2020

The Town of Guilderland has changed in a variety of ways since the last Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 2001. Like other towns in the region, the town has experienced changes in population, housing development, the local economy, and the diversity of residents. This report, prepared by the Capital District Regional Planning Commission (CDRPC), provides analysis of the changes Guilderland has experienced over the past thirty years, which will provide context for how the town will plan for future changes, particularly related to the 2022 Comprehensive Plan update.

View the CDRPC Final Report - Town of Guilderland (PDF).