Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council

What Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council does

Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council (SMTC) is a federally-designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) founded in 1966 and headquartered at 100 Clinton Square, Syracuse, NY. It is the sole public agency authorized to conduct regional transportation planning for the Syracuse metropolitan area under federal metropolitan planning requirements. SMTC's core portfolio consists of three interconnected federally-mandated products: the Long Range Transportation Plan / Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP), a 20+ year regional vision updated every five years (current: 2050 MTP, adopted September 23, 2025); the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), a five-year list of federally-funded capital projects (current: 2026-2030 TIP, adopted June 13, 2025); and the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), an annual work plan and budget (current: 2026-2027 UPWP, adopted February 13, 2026). Supporting these, SMTC maintains a data library including ArcGIS-based interactive StoryMaps, a Transportation Atlas, traffic count datasets, and PDF maps, plus specialized planning activities across Bicycle & Pedestrian, Freight, Safety, Transit, and Vehicles domains.

SMTC is staffed by 13 personnel including a Director, Assistant Director, Principal and Senior Transportation Planners/Analysts, Transportation Planners, and an Administrative Assistant. The organization does not earn commercial revenue; it is funded through federal transportation planning allocations (FHWA, FTA via the UPWP process) and member agency contributions from local and regional governments, with NYSDOT serving as a key coordinating partner. Its customers are member municipalities, the Central New York Regional Transportation Authority (CNYRTA), NYSDOT, and the general public participating through public meetings, surveys, and the Public Participation Plan. SMTC has no parent company, no subsidiaries, no commercial product lines, and no AI/ML capabilities.

Name

Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council

Legal name

Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council

Website

https://smtcmpo.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council is a federally-designated Metropolitan Planning Organization that coordinates regional transportation planning across Syracuse metro municipalities, producing a 20-year Metropolitan Transportation Plan, five-year TIP, and annual UPWP, funded by FHWA/FTA federal planning funds.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Metropolitan Transportation Planning

NAICS

Regulation and Administration of Transportation Programs (926120)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Transportation, Parking & Mobility Administration (BPAIACAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Infrastructure Planning, Capital Programs & Project Delivery Offices (PMOs) (BPAIALAJ)

Keywords

• Metropolitan transportation planning
• Long range transportation planning
• Transportation improvement programming
• Regional transportation coordination
• Transportation data services

Headquarters

HQ city

Syracuse

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal Transportation Planning Funds: SMTC receives federal transportation planning funds through the UPWP process, which are allocated from FHWA and FTA to support transportation planning activities in the Syracuse metropolitan area
2. Member Agency Contributions: Local and regional member agencies contribute to SMTC operations as part of the coordinated transportation planning process

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SMTC is a federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) that conducts regional transportation planning for the Syracuse metropolitan area. It produces and maintains three core federal-mandated documents — the Long Range Transportation Plan (MTP), the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), and the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) — and provides supporting data services such as interactive maps, traffic counts, and planning studies to member agencies and the public.

Product overview

Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council (SMTC) operates as a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) providing comprehensive transportation planning services for the Syracuse metropolitan area. The organization's core portfolio consists of three interconnected planning products: the Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)/Metropolitan Transportation Plan, which establishes the 20+ year vision for regional transportation development; the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), a multi-year capital program identifying specific federally-funded projects; and the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), which outlines annual transportation planning activities. Supporting these core products, SMTC offers data services including interactive maps using ArcGIS technology, transportation and demographic atlases, traffic count data, and PDF maps. The organization conducts specialized planning activities in Bicycle & Pedestrian, Freight, Safety, Transit, and Vehicles domains, and produces various planning studies and publications to support regional transportation decision-making.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Long Range Transportation Plan (Metropolitan Transportation Plan / MTP) A federally required long-range planning document articulating a 20+ year vision for the Syracuse Metropolitan Area's transportation system. Updated at least every five years, it covers complete access, alternative transportation modes, land-development impacts, highway traffic congestion, and maintenance of existing infrastructure. It serves member agencies, NYSDOT, FHWA, FTA, and the public as the regional transportation blueprint.
• Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) A multi-year list of specific highway, public transit, bicycle, pedestrian, and freight-related projects for which federal funds are anticipated, representing the Syracuse Metropolitan Area's transportation improvement priorities. Programmed projects become eligible for federal transportation funding.
• Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) An annual document identifying transportation planning activities to be conducted by SMTC and its professional staff, supporting the goals, objectives, and performance measures established in the Long Range Transportation Plan. The UPWP governs how federal transportation planning funds are spent by the MPO.
• Interactive Maps Web-based interactive mapping tools (built on ArcGIS technology) allowing users to explore transportation data, projects, and planning information geographically across the Syracuse metropolitan area.
• Transportation Atlas Comprehensive transportation atlas providing detailed geographic and demographic data for the Syracuse metropolitan planning area, organized as interactive story-based summaries of planning activities across Demographics, Land Use, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Safety.
• Traffic Count Data Traffic count data providing historical and current traffic volume information for roads and highways in the Syracuse metropolitan area, made available as a regional data resource.
• PDF Maps Downloadable PDF maps providing static geographic representations of transportation networks, planning boundaries, and related data for the Syracuse metropolitan planning area.
• Planning Studies A collection of planning studies covering Bike/Ped Planning, Corridor Studies, General Planning, Regionally Significant Projects, and Comprehensive Planning documents produced for the Syracuse metropolitan area.

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects programmed through the TIP become eligible for federal transportation funding
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NY State Department of TransportationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNYSDOT is a key partner in transportation planning, releasing the I-81 Viaduct Project's Final Design Report/Final Environmental Impact Statement. SMTC coordinates with NYSDOT on state transportation projects and federal fund programming.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Greater Buffalo-Niagara Regional Transportation Council (GBNRTC): GBNRTC is the MPO for the Buffalo-Niagara region in New York State. It executes the same federally mandated planning products and operates at a comparable regional scale to SMTC, making it a strong direct peer within the same state MPO ecosystem.
• New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC): NYMTC is the federally designated MPO for the New York City, Long Island, and lower Hudson Valley region. It performs the same federal MPO functions (LRTP, TIP, UPWP) for its region as SMTC does for Syracuse, making it the most direct institutional peer in New York State.
• Dutchess County Transportation Council (DCTC): DCTC is the MPO for the Poughkeepsie-Newburgh urbanized area in New York's Hudson Valley. It executes the same federal MPO functions as SMTC and provides a useful comparison point for mid-sized NY MPO operations.
• Genesee Transportation Council (GTC): GTC is the MPO for the Rochester, NY metropolitan area. It performs identical MPO functions (LRTP, TIP, UPWP) for a New York State region, with comparable staffing scale and federal funding dynamics to SMTC.
• Capital District Transportation Committee (CDTC): CDTC is the MPO for the Albany-Schenectady-Troy region in New York State. It performs the same federally mandated MPO planning functions as SMTC and operates with similar institutional structure and funding model.
• Binghamton Metropolitan Transportation Study (BMTS): BMTS is the MPO for the Binghamton, NY metropolitan area. As a smaller New York State MPO, BMTS is highly comparable to SMTC in scope, staffing scale, and reliance on federal planning funds through the same UPWP process.
• Adirondack / Glens Falls Transportation Council (A/GFTC): A/GFTC is a small upstate New York MPO serving the Glens Falls urbanized area. Its scale and operating model closely match SMTC's, making it a directly comparable peer for analyzing small-MPO operational dynamics.
• Ithaca-Tompkins County Transportation Council (ITCTC): ITCTC is the MPO for the Ithaca-Tompkins County region in New York State. Like SMTC, it serves a single upstate New York metropolitan area and produces federally required MTP, TIP, and UPWP documents.

Others

• Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Planning: FHWA administers the federal metropolitan planning regulations and funding that SMTC depends on. While not a peer in the operating sense, FHWA is the upstream policy and funding counterpart that defines SMTC's mandate and operating framework.
• Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (AMPO): AMPO is the national membership organization for MPOs, representing the same federally designated planning bodies that SMTC belongs to. It is thematically comparable as the institutional ecosystem in which SMTC operates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SyracuseMPO
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/syracuse-metropolitan-transportation-council

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

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