MPO 101: The Basics of the San Antonio - Bexar County MPO

Transportation is vital to our quality of life. A good transportation system provides travel choices that serve the entire community. These choices make our community a better place to live, work, and play. Your personal involvement in the San Antonio-Bexar County Metropolitan Planning
Organization’s (SA-BC MPO) transportation planning process will help ensure that our community is served by an environmentally friendly transportation system where everyone is able to walk, ride, drive or wheel in a safe, convenient, and affordable manner to their desired destinations.

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Download the complete brochure in English or Spanish.

Walkable Community Program
Find out more about this program and how your community can benefit from it.

In support of a multi-modal transportation system, the San Antonio-Bexar County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) has developed the Walkable Community Program.  The program recognizes the need to plan for everyone and all modes of travel, whether young or old, motorist or bicyclist, walker or wheelchair user or bus rider.

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Download the complete brochure in English or Spanish.

Additional Resources: Walkable Community Program site

Bicycle Safety: Some basic bicycling safety tips

The Bicycle Mobility Advisory Committee (BMAC) was established by the San Antonio-Bexar County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Transportation Policy Board in 1995.  The committee's purpose is to improve bicycle mobility within the San Antonio-Bexar County MPO Study Area.  BMAC's vision is for the region to be distinguished as a place where cyclists can safely travel on and off-road and cycling is recognized as a clean, healthy, and affordable form of transportation and recreation.

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Download the complete brochure in English or Spanish.

Additional Resources: BMAC | Walkable Community Program site | CoSA Bicycle Safety

Regional Safety Program

Safety is an important factor in transportation planning at the federal, state and local levels. There is a need for regional coordination and the SA-BC MPO has initiated the first comprehensive safety analysis for our region. The Regional Safety Program represents a significant step forward in transportation safety planning in that it uses the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) Crash Records Information System (CRIS) database.

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Download the complete brochure in English

Additional Resources: MPO Safety Program

Walking and Wheeling

Walking is Viable Transportation: Incorporating walking into your daily routine can benefit both your health and the environment but pre-planning is advised any time you are heading out on a walk that will last longer than twenty or thirty minutes.

Want to find out more?

Download the complete brochure in English or Spanish.

Additional Resources: Walkable Community Program