Thirteen Metropolitan Planning Organizations in New York State define these boundaries for federal transportation planning. The data was constructed from New York State civil boundary files maintained by the Office of Cyber Security & Critical Infrastructure Coordination. Federal regulation requires MPOs in Census Urbanized Areas with populations of 50,000 or more.
Use Cases
- Map planning area boundaries using the_geom for spatial visualization.
- Identify contact information for MPOs using NAME, ABBREV, and WEBPAGE columns.
- Analyze geographic distribution of MPOs by CITY, STATE, and ZIPCODE.
- Link planning areas to specific addresses using ADDRESS1 and ADDRESS2 fields.
Strengths
- Data is sourced from authoritative New York State civil boundary files.
- Includes 10 columns providing identifiers, contact details, and geometry.
- Boundaries are defined by federal regulation (23 CFR 450, Subpart C).
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- New York State Office of Cyber Security & Critical Infrastructure Coordination (CSCIC)
- Collection Method
- Constructed from NYS civil boundary files.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-16 20:40:33; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- New York State, USA