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What does the MPO do?
In general, the MPO is responsible for the urban transportation planning process which allows San Antonio and Bexar County to receive over $200 million annually in federal and state transportation funding.
This is accomplished primarily through three related activities - the Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP), the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), and the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP). For a detailed description of how a MPO operates visit:
Federal Highway Administration
Why is the MPO important to me?
Transportation planning is important to everyone. How well you get to work,  school, the shopping mall, or the hospital affects your safety and your quality of life. Vehicle miles traveled daily on our road network will almost double during the next twenty years so we must plan wisely to keep our transportation system working efficiently.
The MPO provides an independent yet cooperative forum for regional planning and the allocation of approximately $200 million in federal transportation funding annually. The MPO also helps citizens speak with one voice to their state and federal legislators on transportation-related issues. Most importantly, effective public involvement insures scarce tax dollars are used in accordance with the greatest needs and desires of the people.
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