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San Antonio-Bexar County Metropolitan Planning Organization
Transportation planning by Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) dates back to the passage of the Federal Highway Act of 1962. This act required that all urban areas with populations of 50,000 or greater develop and maintain a comprehensive, cooperative and continuous regional transportation planning process.
Accordingly, in 1963, San Antonio, Bexar County and then Texas Highway Department established the San Antonio - Bexar County Urban Transportation Study (SABCUTS). In August 1977, the Governor of Texas designated the SABCUTS Steering Committee as the official Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for San Antonio and Bexar County. This organization is the forum for cooperative transportation planning and decision-making by officials of the urban area's local governments and transportation agencies.
The MPO Transportation Policy Board leads the effort in providing transportation policy and planning guidance for the region. The board is comprised of eleven elected and eight appointed officials representing the State of Texas through the State delegation, the Alamo Area Council of Governments, Bexar County, City of San Antonio, Greater Bexar County Council of Cities, Northeast Partnership, Texas Department of Transportation and VIA Metropolitan Transit.
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