Overall Work Program (OWP) | Metropolitan Transportation Commission
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Overall Work Program (OWP)
The Overall Work Program (OWP) describes the budget, allocation, and use of federal and state transportation planning funds in the Bay Area for each fiscal year.
Credit
Karl Nielsen
MTC is a federally-designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) that serves the nine Bay Area counties.
The Overall Work Program (OWP) describes the agency’s transportation planning objectives and assigns the institutional responsibility and funding to complete the work for the region.
What is the Overall Work Program?
The OWP describes MTC’s use of planning money for the fiscal year. It defines the continuing, comprehensive and coordinated metropolitan planning process for the San Francisco Bay Area. The OWP:
Establishes transportation, air quality and other regional planning objectives;
Establishes the methods and timing for achieving those objectives; and
Identifies planning responsibilities and funding to complete the work.
The OWP also serves as a management tool for MTC. It identifies all projects and services to be provided during the year beyond those mandated by the metropolitan planning process.
An Adaptive, Working Document
The OWP is a working document — changes occur during the year to reflect priority, funding and staffing changes.
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission approves the Overall Work Program annually.
Supporting Regional Goals
MTC produces documents to comply with federal planning requirements:
The regional transportation plan (RTP), known as
Plan Bay Area 2050+
Transportation Improvement Program
(TIP)
Public Participation Plan
(PPP)
These plans and their corresponding policies, strategies and investments align with the federal planning factors, which guide the scope of the metropolitan planning process:
Federal Planning Factors
Support the economic vitality of the metropolitan area, especially by enabling global competitiveness, productivity and efficiency
Increase the safety of the transportation system for all travelers
Increase the security of the transportation system for all travelers
Increase the accessibility and mobility of people and freight
Protect and enhance the environment, promote energy conservation, improve the quality of life and promote consistency between transportation improvements and state and local planned growth and economic development patterns
Enhance the integration and connectivity of the transportation system, across and between modes, for people and freight
Promote efficient systems of management and operation
Emphasize the preservation of the existing transportation system
Improve the resiliency and reliability of the transportation system and reduce or mitigate storm water impacts on surface transportation
Enhance travel and tourism
Alignment with Plan Bay Area Goals
This OWP describes the tasks and products proposed by the region to implement the vision of Plan Bay Area 2050+ to ensure that by the year 2050 the Bay Area is affordable, connected, diverse, healthy, and vibrant for all.
Development of the OWP
The OWP includes Caltrans’ Unified Work Program and transportation and air quality planning activities proposed for the region for the state fiscal year, July 1 through June 30.
The OWP is developed in consultation and coordination with:
Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA)
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA)
Association of Bay Area Governments
(ABAG)
California Department of Transportation
(Caltrans)
More than 150 partner organizations including:
Transit agencies
County transportation agencies
Tribal governments
Partnership
Partner Agencies include:
The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)
Bay Area Regional Collaborative (BARC)
Bay Area Air District
Caltrans
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
Previous Plans
FY 2023-2024 Overall Work Program (OWP) - Final
FY 2023-2024 Overall Work Program (OWP) - Amendment 1
FY 2023-2024 Overall Work Program (OWP) - Amendment 2
For documents from previous years, please search the
Digital Library
.
Related Documents
FY 2026-2027 Overall Work Program (OWP) - Draft
4.45 MB
pdf
Final FY 2025-2026 Overall Work Program (OWP) Amendment 1
4.07 MB
pdf
FY 2025-2026 Overall Work Program (OWP) - Final
6.02 MB
pdf
Digital Library
Skip to main content
Overall Work Program (OWP)
The Overall Work Program (OWP) describes the budget, allocation, and use of federal and state transportation planning funds in the Bay Area for each fiscal year.
Credit
Karl Nielsen
MTC is a federally-designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) that serves the nine Bay Area counties.
The Overall Work Program (OWP) describes the agency’s transportation planning objectives and assigns the institutional responsibility and funding to complete the work for the region.
What is the Overall Work Program?
The OWP describes MTC’s use of planning money for the fiscal year. It defines the continuing, comprehensive and coordinated metropolitan planning process for the San Francisco Bay Area. The OWP:
Establishes transportation, air quality and other regional planning objectives;
Establishes the methods and timing for achieving those objectives; and
Identifies planning responsibilities and funding to complete the work.
The OWP also serves as a management tool for MTC. It identifies all projects and services to be provided during the year beyond those mandated by the metropolitan planning process.
An Adaptive, Working Document
The OWP is a working document — changes occur during the year to reflect priority, funding and staffing changes.
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission approves the Overall Work Program annually.
Supporting Regional Goals
MTC produces documents to comply with federal planning requirements:
The regional transportation plan (RTP), known as
Plan Bay Area 2050+
Transportation Improvement Program
(TIP)
Public Participation Plan
(PPP)
These plans and their corresponding policies, strategies and investments align with the federal planning factors, which guide the scope of the metropolitan planning process:
Federal Planning Factors
Support the economic vitality of the metropolitan area, especially by enabling global competitiveness, productivity and efficiency
Increase the safety of the transportation system for all travelers
Increase the security of the transportation system for all travelers
Increase the accessibility and mobility of people and freight
Protect and enhance the environment, promote energy conservation, improve the quality of life and promote consistency between transportation improvements and state and local planned growth and economic development patterns
Enhance the integration and connectivity of the transportation system, across and between modes, for people and freight
Promote efficient systems of management and operation
Emphasize the preservation of the existing transportation system
Improve the resiliency and reliability of the transportation system and reduce or mitigate storm water impacts on surface transportation
Enhance travel and tourism
Alignment with Plan Bay Area Goals
This OWP describes the tasks and products proposed by the region to implement the vision of Plan Bay Area 2050+ to ensure that by the year 2050 the Bay Area is affordable, connected, diverse, healthy, and vibrant for all.
Development of the OWP
The OWP includes Caltrans’ Unified Work Program and transportation and air quality planning activities proposed for the region for the state fiscal year, July 1 through June 30.
The OWP is developed in consultation and coordination with:
Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA)
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA)
Association of Bay Area Governments
(ABAG)
California Department of Transportation
(Caltrans)
More than 150 partner organizations including:
Transit agencies
County transportation agencies
Tribal governments
Partnership
Partner Agencies include:
The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)
Bay Area Regional Collaborative (BARC)
Bay Area Air District
Caltrans
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
Previous Plans
FY 2023-2024 Overall Work Program (OWP) - Final
FY 2023-2024 Overall Work Program (OWP) - Amendment 1
FY 2023-2024 Overall Work Program (OWP) - Amendment 2
For documents from previous years, please search the
Digital Library
.
Related Documents
FY 2026-2027 Overall Work Program (OWP) - Draft
4.45 MB
Final FY 2025-2026 Overall Work Program (OWP) Amendment 1
4.07 MB
FY 2025-2026 Overall Work Program (OWP) - Final
6.02 MB
Digital Library