TIP Evaluation Scoring
System Preservation,
Modernization and Efficiency (36 total points possible)
Improves
substandard pavement (up to 6 points)
+6
IRI rating greater than 320: Poor and pavement improvements are included
in
the project
+4
IRI rating between 320 and 191: Fair and pavement improvements are included
in the project
0 IRI rating less than 190: Good or better
Improves substandard signal equipment
condition (up to 6 points)
+6 Poor condition and all
equipment will be replaced
+4 Mediocre condition, replacement of majority of
equipment will occur
+2 Fair condition, partial replacement will occur
0
All
other values
Improves
traffic signal operations (signal equipment upgrades, including for adaptive
signal controls and coordination with adjacent signals (ITS) (up
to 6 points)
+6 Meets or addresses criteria to a high degree
+4 Meets or addresses criteria to a medium
degree
+2 Meets or address criteria to a low degree
0 Does not meet or
address criteria
In a Congestion
Management Process Identified Area (up to 6 points):
+6 CMP data indicates project
area is in one of the most highly congested project areas monitored
+4 CMP data indicates project
area is in one of the most congested project areas monitored
+2 CMP data indicates project
area is in a congested project areas monitored
0 CMP data indicates project area is in the top 80 to 51 % of the most
congested project areas monitored
Improves intermodal
accommodations/connections to transit (up to 6 points)
+6 Meets
or addresses criteria to a high degree
+4 Meets
or addresses criteria to a medium degree
+2 Meets
or address criteria to a low degree
0
Does
not meet or address criteria
Implements ITS
strategies other than traffic signal operations (improve traffic
flow as identified by an identified ITS strategy for the municipality or state
(e.g. variable message signs) (up to 6 points)
+6 Meets
or addresses criteria to a high degree
+4 Meets
or addresses criteria to a medium degree
+2 Meets
or address criteria to a low degree
0 Does
not meet or address criteria
Livability
and Economic Benefit (30 total points possible)
Design
is consistent with complete streets policies (up to 4 points)
+1 Project
is a “complete street”
+1 Project provides for transit service
+1 Project
provides for bicycle facilities
+1 Project
provides for pedestrian facilities
0 Does
not provide any complete streets components
Provides multimodal
access to an activity center (up to 3 points)
+1 Project provides
transit access (within a quarter mile) to an activity center
+1 Project provides
bicycle access to an activity center
+1 Project provides pedestrian
access to an activity center
0 Does not provide multimodal access
Reduces auto
dependency (up to 9 points)
+3 Project
provides for a new transit service
+1 Project
completes a known gap in the bicycle or pedestrian network
+1 Project
provides for a new bicycle facility
+1 Project
provides for a new pedestrian facility
+1 Project implements a transportation demand
management strategy
+2
Project is identified in MassDOT’s Bay State
Greenway Priority 100
0 Does
not provide for any of the above measures
Project serves a
targeted development site (40R, 43D, 43E, Regionally Significant Priority Development Area,
Growth District Initiative, or eligible MBTA transit station areas) (up
to 6 points)
+2 Project provides new transit access to or within site
+1 Project
improves transit access to or within site
+1 Project provides for bicycle access to or within site
+1 Project provides for pedestrian access to or within site
+1 Project provides for improved road access to or within site
Provides for
development consistent with the compact growth strategies of MetroFuture (up to
5 points)
+2 Project mostly
serves an existing area of concentrated development
+1 Project partly
serves an existing area of concentrated development
+1
Project supports local zoning or other regulations
that are supportive of smart
+2 Project complements other local financial or regulatory support that
fosters
economic
revitalization in a manner consistent with smart growth development
principles
0 Does not provide for
any of the above measures
Project improves Quality
of Life (up to 3 points)
+1 Reduces
cut through within the project area
+1 Implements traffic calming measures
+1 Improves the character of the project area
Mobility
(25 total points possible)
Existing peak hour
level of service (LOS) (up to 3 points)
+3 Source data indicates project area has an
LOS value of F at peak travel times
+2 Source
data indicates project area has an LOS value of E at peak travel times
+1 Source
data indicates project area has an LOS value of D at peak travel times
0 All other values
Improves or completes an
MPO or State identified freight movement issue (Identified in MPO or State
published freight plan) (up to 3 points)
+3 Project
implements a solution to an MPO or State identified freight movement
issue
+2 Project
supports significant improvements or removes barriers to an existing
MPO or State identified freight movement
issue
+1 Project supports improvements to an
existing MPO or State identified freight
movement issue
0 All other results
Address proponent
identified primary mobility need (Project design will address the primary mobility need
identified by the proponent in the question P7 and evaluated by staff) (up
to 3 points)
+3 Meets
or addresses criteria to a high degree
+2 Meets
or addresses criteria to a medium degree
+1 Meets
or address criteria to a low degree
1
Does
not meet or address criteria
Address MPO identified
primary mobility need (Project design will address the primary mobility need
identified by MPO staff) (up to 3 points)
+3 Meets
or addresses criteria to a high degree
+2 Meets
or addresses criteria to a medium degree
+1 Meets
or address criteria to a low degree
0
Does not meet or address criteria
Project reduces
congestion (up to 6 points)
+6 Meets
or addresses criteria to a high degree
+4 Meets
or addresses criteria to a medium degree
+2 Meets
or address criteria to a low degree
0
Does
not meet or address criteria
Improves transit
reliability (up to 7 points)
+2 Implements
queue jumping ability for transit
+2 Project prioritizes
signals for transit vehicles (ITS)
+2 Project provides for a dedicated busway
+1 Project
provides for a bus bump out
environment
and climate change (25 total points possible)
Air Quality (improves
or degrades) (up to 5 points)
+5 Project significant improves air quality
+3 Project includes major elements improving air
quality
+1 Project includes minor elements improving air
quality
0 Project has no significant air quality impacts
CO2 reduction (up to
5 points)
+5 Project
will provide for significant movement towards the goals of the Global Warming
Solutions act
+3 Project
will provide for movement towards the goals of the Global Warming Solutions act
+1 Project
will provide a minor air quality benefit
0 Project will no additional benefit to air
quality
Project is in an
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA) certified “Green
Community” (up to 4 points)
+4 Project
is in a “Green Community”
0 Project is not in a “Green Community”
Project reduces VMT/VHT
(up to 7 points)
+3 Project
provides for a new transit service
+1 Project
provides for improved transit access
+1 Project
provides for a new bicycle facility
+1 Project
provides for a new pedestrian facility
+1 Project implements a transportation demand
management strategy
0
Does
not provide for any of the above measures
Addresses identified environmental impacts (Project design will address the
environmental impacts identified by the proponent in the question P9 and/or
identified by MPO staff) (up to 4 points)
+4 Meets
or addresses criteria to a high degree
+2 Meets
or addresses criteria to a medium degree
+1 Meets
or address criteria to a low degree
0
Does not meet or address criteria
environmental
Justice (10 total points possible)
Improves transit for
an EJ population (up to 3 points)
+3 Project is located within a half-mile buffer of or affects an MPO environmental justice area or population zone and will provide new transit access
+1 Project is located within a half-mile buffer of or affects an MPO environmental justice area or population zone and will provide improved access
0 Project provides no improvement in transit
access or is not in an MPO environmental justice area or population zone
Design is consistent with complete streets policies in an EJ area (up
to 4 points)
+1
Project is located within a half-mile buffer of or affects an MPO environmental
justice area or population zone and is a “complete street”
+1 Project is located within a half-mile buffer of or affects an MPO environmental
justice area or population zone and provides for transit service
+1 Project is located within a half-mile buffer of or affects an MPO environmental
justice area or population zone and provides for bicycle facilities
+1 Project is located within a half-mile buffer of or affects an MPO environmental
justice area or population zone and provides for pedestrian facilities
Addresses an MPO identified EJ transportation issue (up to 3 points)
+3 Project is located within a half-mile buffer of or affects an MPO environmental
justice area or population zone and the project will provide for substantial improvement to an MPO identified EJ transportation issue
+2 Project is located within a half-mile buffer of or affects an MPO environmental
justice area or population zone and the project will provide for improvement to an MPO identified EJ transportation issue
0
Project
provides no additional benefit and/or is not in an MPO environmental
justice area or population zone
–10 Creates
a burden in an EJ area
Safety
and Security (29 total points possible)
Improves emergency
response (up to 2 points)
+1 Project
improves an evacuation route, diversion route, or alternate diversion
route
+1 Project
improves an access route to or in proximity to an emergency support
location
Design effect ability
to respond to extreme conditions (up to 6 points)
+2 Project
addresses flooding problem and/or sea level rise and enables facility to
function in
such a condition
+1 Project
addresses facility that serves as a route out of a hurricane zone
+1 Project
brings facility up to current seismic design standards
+1 Project
improves access to an emergency support location
+1 Project
addresses critical transportation infrastructure
EPDO/Injury Value
Using the Commonwealth’s listing for Estimated Property Damage Only (EPCO) or
Injury Value information (up to 3 points)
+3 If the
value is in the top 20% of most assessed value
+2 If the value is in the top
49 to 21% of most assessed value
+1 If the value is in the top
50 to 1% of the most assessed value
0 If there is no loss
Design addresses proponent identified primary safety need (Project design will address the primary
safety need identified by the proponent in the question P4) (up
to 3 points)
+3 Meets
or addresses criteria to a high degree
+2 Meets
or addresses criteria to a medium degree
+1 Meets
or address criteria to a low degree
1
Does
not meet or address criteria
Design addresses MPO identified primary safety need (Project
design will address the primary MPO identified safety need) (up
to 3 points)
+3 Meets
or addresses criteria to a high degree
+2 Meets
or addresses criteria to a medium degree
+1 Meets
or address criteria to a low degree
0
Does
not meet or address criteria
Improves freight
related safety issue (Project design will be effective at improving freight
related safety issues including truck crashes) (up
to 3 points)
+3 Meets
or addresses criteria to a high degree
+2 Meets
or addresses criteria to a medium degree
+1 Meets
or address criteria to a low degree
0
Does
not meet or address criteria
Improves bicycle
safety (Project design will be effective at improving bicycle
related safety issues including crashes) (up
to 3 points)
+3 Meets
or addresses criteria to a high degree
+2 Meets
or addresses criteria to a medium degree
+1 Meets
or address criteria to a low degree
0
Does not meet or address criteria
Improves pedestrian
safety (Project design will be effective at improving pedestrian
related safety issues including crashes) (up
to 3 points)
+3 Meets
or addresses criteria to a high degree
+2 Meets
or addresses criteria to a medium degree
+1 Meets
or address criteria to a low degree
0
Does
not meet or address criteria
Improves safety or
removes an at grade railroad crossing (up to 3 points)
+3 Project
removes an at grade railroad crossing
+2 Project
significantly improves safety at an at grade railroad crossing
+1 Project
improves safety at an at grade railroad crossing
0
Project
does not include a railroad crossing