AMBAG is the federally designated MPO for Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties to carry out metropolitan transportation planning activities, California law SB 375 implementation, and the development of the Sustainable Community Strategies (SCS). In addition to working with all local jurisdictions (18 cities and 3 counties), AMBAG works closely with the following public agencies within the MPO region who have an interest in or are users of the AMBAG travel demand model:
Regional Transportation Planning Agencies (RTPA) or Council of Governments (COG)
Council of San Benito County Governments (SBtCOG)
Transit Agencies
Air Quality Agency
State Department of Transportation
Except for several cities that have developed local-scale models, the AMBAG model serves as the primary forecasting tool for the jurisdictions in the Monterey Bay Region.
