NYMTC was formed in 1982 with the dissolution of the Tri-State Regional Planning Commission. NYMTC is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the New York metropolitan region, covering the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island in New York City; Nassau and Suffolk Counties on Long Island; and Putnam, Rockland and Westchester Counties in the lower Hudson Valley. To respond to local needs, NYMTC is comprised of three Transportation Coordinating Committees (TCC's): New York City TCC, Mid-Hudson South TCC and Nassau/Suffolk TCC. These committees recommend sub-regional transportation priorities and projects and provide opportunities for the private sector, general public, local government and interested stakeholders to become involved in the planning process on a local level.
While the jurisdictional boundaries for NYMTC encompass 10 counties in New York State, New York City is the hub of one of the world's largest urban areas that extends much beyond the NYMTC MPO boundaries further upstate in New York, and well into New Jersey and Connecticut. As a result, the NYBPM covers 28 counties in 3 states.
This dichotomy between jurisdictional boundaries and the true geography of the New York metropolitan region presents a significant challenge from a technical modeling perspective affecting the agency's ability to acquire consistent/current/quality data, maintain the model and produce consistent and timely forecasts.
According to 2009 Census estimates, the NYBPM modeling area covered approximately 22,803,000 residents and 9,357,000 jobs. NYMTC adopted a set of model year 2035 socioeconomic forecasts in February 2008. The population of the 28-county modeling region is expected to grow to 25,596,000 and the employment to 15,464,000.
