StreetSaver, MTC’s innovative, web-based pavement management system, is empowering cities and counties to proactively maintain their streets and roads. Continuously updated with cutting-edge technology, StreetSaver remains at the forefront of pavement and asset management, offering powerful tools to address evolving infrastructure needs.
The journey began in 1982, when an MTC study revealed that local jurisdictions were spending just 60% of the funds required to keep roads in adequate condition. Recognizing the need for improved maintenance strategies, MTC assembled a committee to evaluate existing efforts. Early proposals for a pavement management system (PMS) were deemed overly complex, leading to a consensus that simplicity was essential for adoption by local agencies.
By 1987, MTC introduced its first PMS, featuring a pavement condition index (PCI), effective maintenance strategies tailored to the Bay Area, and a network-level analysis framework. Renamed StreetSaver in 2003, the software transitioned to an online, cloud-based platform in 2005, cementing MTC’s role as a leader in modern pavement management technology.
StreetSaver has evolved to meet new challenges. The addition of StreetSaver Plus in 2014 expanded the software’s scope to include non-pavement assets like signs, helping agencies comply with FHWA retroreflectivity standards. In 2017, StreetSaver played a critical role in the passage of California Senate Bill 1, securing the largest investment of $1.5 billion annually for local street and road repairs.
Today, with over 30 years of experience and ongoing research and development, StreetSaver is the most trusted and widely used pavement management solution on the West Coast. Its proactive, web-based approach ensures cities and counties have the tools they need to maintain their infrastructure efficiently and effectively for years to come.
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is the transportation planning, coordinating and financing agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. Carrying out the Commission’s directives is a staff of some 200 persons headquartered at the Bay Area Metro Center in San Francisco, California.
MTC functions as both the regional transportation planning agency — a state designation — and, for federal purposes, as the region’s metropolitan planning organization (MPO). As such, it is responsible for regularly updating the Regional Transportation Plan, a comprehensive blueprint for the development of streets and roads, mass transit, highway, freight, bicycle and pedestrian facilities.