Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)
Development of the 2026-2027 UPWP is now underway and requests for transportation planning assistance are being sought.
The Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) identifies in a single document the annual transportation planning activities undertaken in the Syracuse metropolitan area in support of the goals, objectives and performance measures established in the Long Range Transportation Plan. In short, it is an outline of the transportation planning activities that will be conducted by the SMTC and its professional staff over the course of one year.
Through the efforts of its UPWP, the SMTC makes specific recommendations that seek to improve the transportation network throughout the Syracuse metropolitan area. Recommendations reached in a number of UPWP activities are then forwarded to the respective SMTC member agencies who have the authority to act upon these. In addition, certain recommendations of merit (developed via a UPWP study) are often considered for inclusion on the SMTC’s federal
ly funded Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).
For a bound copy please call the SMTC at 315-422-5716 or e-mail your request.
2023-2024 UPWP Study Summaries
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2026-2027 UPWP Development
The SMTC has started development of the 2026-2027 UPWP and is seeking your requests for transportation planning assistance for the period of April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027. Please be advised that UPWP funds cannot be used for property acquisition, site preparation, preliminary engineering, detailed design, operations and management, or construction projects; they are for transportation planning and related activities. Also, all proposed planning projects must be submitted from a municipality in the SMTC’s planning area or SMTC member agency.
To assist in the preparation and appropriateness of projects, a virtual meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 24, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. using Zoom. Attendance at this meeting is mandatory for new project proposals. Please RSVP by November 20 by registering at the following link. If you are unable to attend the virtual meeting and intend to submit a proposal, you must contact the SMTC office directly to schedule an individual meeting to discuss your project prior to submission. Proposals submitted without either an individual meeting or attendance at the November 24 virtual meeting are subject to rejection.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xJRl51hIQyyBnUYrfR4GUQ
All proposals must be received by December 15, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. and should be addressed to James D’Agostino, Director, SMTC, 126 N Salina St, Suite 100, Syracuse, NY 13202 or email at jdagostino@smtcmpo.org. Any project proposal sent via email should be verified by sender that email/application was received.
Proposals must be submitted using one of the following Transportation Planning project proposal forms:
2025-2026 UPWP
The 2025-2026 UPWP was adopted on February 27, 2025. The annual work program begins April 1st.
2024-2025 Financial Update
The 2024-2025 UPWP budget was revised on October 3, 2024. Please see information below.
End of Year Summary Reports
At the conclusion of each program year and when a full accounting of financial details are available, an end of year report is created that includes 1) narrative of work activities undertaken by task, per month, and 2) expenditure report by task. Summary reports are available in the UPWP “Publications” section of our website.