Contents

Unified Planning

Work Program

Federal Fiscal Year 2014

Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization

Updated Draft

July 11, 2013

(previous draft dated  

May 20, 2013)

Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization Staff

Directed by the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization, which is composed of the:

Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Metropolitan Area Planning Council

MBTA Advisory Board

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Regional Transportation Advisory Council

City of Boston

City of Beverly

City of Everett

City of Newton

City of Somerville

City of Woburn

Town of Arlington

Town of Bedford

Town of Braintree

Town of Framingham

Town of Lexington

Town of Medway

Town of Norwood

Federal Highway Administration (nonvoting)

Federal Transit Administration (nonvoting)

The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and other federal and state nondiscrimination statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. The MPO does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, English proficiency, income, religious creed, ancestry, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or military service. Any person who believes herself/himself or any specific class of persons to have been subjected to discrimination prohibited by Title VI, ADA, or other nondiscrimination statute or regulation may, herself/himself or via a representative, file a written complaint with the MPO. A complaint must be filed no later than 180 calendar days after the date on which the person believes the discrimination occurred. A complaint form and additional information may be obtained at www.bostonmpo.org or by contacting the MPO staff at 617-973-7100 (voice), 617-973-7089 (TTY), 617-973-8855 (fax), or publicinformation@ctps.org.

To request additional copies of this document or to request it an accessible format, please contact MPO staff using the methods described below. It is also possible to download the document by visiting www.bostonmpo.org (“Unified Planning Work Program” page).  

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This document was funded in part through grants from the Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Its contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

List of Exhibits

Executive Summary

This Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) contains information about surface-transportation planning projects that will be conducted in the Boston metropolitan region during the period of October 1, 2013, through September 30, 2014 (federal fiscal year 2014). The UPWP is an essential transportation-planning tool for the region and often a first step in determining whether or not a project will be implemented. It is integrally related to other planning initiatives conducted by the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), as well as by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), and the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport).

The projects in this UPWP will be funded from federal, state, and local sources. This UPWP has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act” (MAP-21) and with Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant application requirements and planning emphasis areas (planning factors and national goals) and guidance. This UPWP contains 79 projects, of which 63 will be carried out by the Central Transportation Planning Staff (CTPS) and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) on behalf of the MPO, MassDOT, the MBTA and Massport. The remaining 16 projects will be carried out by individual transportation agencies, municipalities, and academic institutions, two of which also include MAPC participation.

The majority of the FFY 2014 UPWP projects have been ongoing since FFY 2013 (or earlier). However, there are several new projects. Those to be undertaken on behalf of the MPO are:

• Addressing Safety, Mobility, & Access on Subregional-Priority Roadways – FFY 2014
• Environmental Justice and Title VI Analysis Methodology Review
• Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
• Identifying Areas with Mode-Shift Opportunities
• Methodology for Evaluating the Potential for Limited-Stop Service on Transit Routes
• Pedestrian Signal Phasing Study
• Priority Corridors for LRTP Needs Assessment – FFY 2014                     
• TIP Project Impact Before-After Evaluations – FFY 2014                  
• Traffic Signal Retiming Program
• Transportation Investments for Economic Development             

CTPS will also continue to support projects that are being conducted by MassDOT and the MBTA. Examples of these are:

• Green Line Extension: Completion of New Starts Analysis            
• South Coast Commuter Rail FEIR
• South Station Expansion Project: Support

The UPWP is intended to serve two purposes. The first is to provide information to government officials, local communities, and the general public about surface-transportation planning projects expected to be undertaken in the Boston region. The second is to provide complete budget information to federal and state officials about the expenditure of federal funds for those projects being carried out by the Boston Region MPO.

The document is structured as follows. Chapter 1 provides general information about the Boston Region MPO, the transportation-planning process, and the sources of funding for UPWP projects. In addition, it explains the MPO’s role in programming these funds and the process the MPO followed to select the projects it was responsible for programming in this UPWP. Chapter 1 includes a chart depicting the organizational structure of the MPO and another figure showing the UPWP’s relationship to other MPO planning documents, current feasibility studies, and other visioning processes.

Chapter 2 provides a status report on the FFY 2013 UPWP projects that were conducted by CTPS and MAPC. It also includes a list of products for those projects and information on how to obtain copies of reports and certification documents.

Chapter 3 includes an index of the FFY 2014 projects, which are organized by the name of the agency responsible for conducting them.

Chapters 4 through 7 contain project descriptions and detailed budget information for all work being conducted by CTPS and MAPC on behalf of the MPO and for transportation projects being conducted by CTPS on behalf of the individual transportation-planning entities mentioned on page S-1.

Chapter 8 gives budget summaries of the projects included in Chapters 4 through 7 and other information about the federal funding in this UPWP. It is intended to provide federal and state officials with information necessary for funding approval and contract administration.

Appendix A presents brief summaries of project information for other, non-MPO transportation-planning projects that will be conducted in the Boston region. These projects have separate review and approval processes and are outside the purview of the MPO. They are included in the UPWP to provide a more comprehensive picture of what is being planned in the region and to ensure that MPO planning efforts in the region are coordinated with other ongoing work.

Appendix B describes the public participation process used for the development of the Draft UPWP and the public workshops that were held during the Draft UPWP’s public review period. It also presents a summary of the written comments about the Draft UPWP that were received during the document’s public review period and the MPO’s responses to them.

Appendix C contains the documents that were developed by staff to catalog and rate potential UPWP projects. These documents were used by the MPO UPWP Committee and the MPO as a guide in selecting new projects.

1 The Transportation Planning and Programming Process in the Boston Region MPO Area

This chapter is intended to give the reader an understanding of how the transportation-planning process is conducted in the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) area, including the federal requirements that govern the process, the funding sources used to carry it out, and the implementation of the process from conception to completion.

Section 134 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act and Section 5303 of the Federal Transit Act, as amended, require that urbanized areas, to be eligible for federal funds, conduct a continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive transportation-planning process (3C process) resulting in plans and programs consistent with the planning objectives of the metropolitan area.

1.1     The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization

The Boston Region MPO area consists of the 101 cities and towns shown on the map that follows the title page of this document. The permanent MPO voting members are the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), the MBTA Advisory Board, the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), the City of Boston, and the Regional Transportation Advisory Council. The current elected MPO voting members and their respective seats are as follows:

• City of Beverly – North Shore Task Force
• City of Everett – At-Large City
• City of Newton – At-Large City
• City of Somerville – Inner Core Committee
• City of Woburn – North Suburban Planning Council
• Town of Arlington – At-Large Town
• Town of Bedford – Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination
• Town of Braintree – South Shore Coalition
• Town of Framingham – MetroWest Regional Collaborative
• Town of Lexington – At-Large Town
• Town of Medway – SouthWest Advisory Planning Committee
• Town of Norwood – Three Rivers Interlocal Council

In addition, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) participate in the MPO as advisory (nonvoting) members. Figure 1-1 on the following page shows MPO membership and organization of the Central Transportation Planning Staff (staff to the MPO). Details about MPO voting members are provided below:

• The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) was established on November 1, 2009, under Chapter 25 (“An Act Modernizing the Transportation Systems of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts”) of the Acts of 2009, which was signed by Governor Deval Patrick in June 2009. Accordingly, MassDOT is a merger of the former Executive Office of Transportation and Public Works (EOT) and its divisions with the former Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, the Massachusetts Highway Department, the Registry of Motor Vehicles, and the Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission. The legislation also established MassDOT’s oversight of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and of the Commonwealth’s regional transit authorities (RTAs). In addition, it authorized the transfer of ownership of the Tobin Bridge from the Massachusetts Port Authority to MassDOT and the assumption of responsibility by MassDOT for many of the bridges and parkways formerly operated by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).
• The MassDOT Highway Division oversees the roadways, bridges, and tunnels of the former Massachusetts Highway Department and Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Tobin Bridge. The Division also oversees many former DCR bridges and parkways.
•  The Highway Division is responsible for the design, construction, and maintenance of the Commonwealth’s state highways and bridges. The Division is responsible for overseeing traffic safety and engineering activities, including the Highway Operations Control Center, to ensure safe road and travel conditions.
• The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) is the regional planning agency for the 101 cities and towns in the MAPC/MPO region. It is composed of the chief executive (or her/his designee) of each of the 101 cities and towns in the MAPC region, 21 gubernatorial appointees, and 12 ex officio members. It has statutory responsibility for comprehensive regional planning in its region under Chapter 40B of the Massachusetts General Laws (MGL). It is the Boston Metropolitan Clearinghouse under Section 204 of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 and Title VI of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968. Also, its region has been designated an economic development district under Title IV of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended. MAPC’s responsibilities for comprehensive planning include responsibilities in the areas of technical assistance to communities, transportation planning, and the development of zoning, land use, demographic, and environmental studies.
• The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has the statutory responsibility within its district, under the provisions of Chapter 161A of the MGL, of preparing the engineering and architectural designs for transit development projects, constructing and operating transit development projects, and operating the public transportation system. The MBTA district comprises 175 communities, including all 101 cities and towns of the Boston Region MPO area. A seven-member board of directors was appointed by the Governor to be the governing body of both MassDOT and the MBTA, which is part of MassDOT but retains a separate legal existence. The MBTA provides general transit planning support for projects in this UPWP.
• The MBTA Advisory Board was created by the Legislature in 1964 through the same legislation that created the MBTA. The Advisory Board consists of representatives of the 175 cities and towns that compose the MBTA district. Cities are represented by either the city manager or mayor, and towns by the chairperson of the board of selectmen. Specific responsibilities of the Advisory Board include review of and comment on the Program for Mass Transportation (PMT), proposed fare increases, and the annual MBTA Capital Investment Program; review of the MBTA’s documentation of net operating investment per passenger; and review of the MBTA’s operating budget.
• The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) has the statutory responsibility under Chapter 465 of the Acts of 1956, as amended, of planning, constructing, owning, and operating such transportation and related facilities as may be necessary for the development and improvement of commerce in Boston and the surrounding metropolitan area. Massport owns and operates Boston Logan International Airport, Conley Terminal, Cruiseport Boston, Hanscom Field, Worcester Regional Airport, and various maritime/waterfront properties, including parks, in East Boston, South Boston, and Charlestown.
• The City of Boston, six elected cities (currently Beverly, Braintree, Everett, Newton, Somerville, and Woburn), and six elected towns (currently Arlington, Bedford, Framingham, Lexington, Medway, and Norwood) represent the 101 municipalities in the Boston Region MPO area. The City of Boston is a permanent MPO member. There is one elected municipal seat for each of the eight MAPC subregions and four seats for at-large elected municipalities (two cities and two towns). The elected at-large municipalities serve staggered three-year terms, as do the eight municipalities representing the MAPC subregions. This procedure was established in the MPO’s 2011 Memorandum of Understanding.
• The Regional Transportation Advisory Council, the MPO’s citizen advisory group, provides the opportunity for transportation-related organizations, agencies, and municipal representatives to become actively involved in the decision-making processes of the MPO in the planning and programming of transportation projects in the region. The Advisory Council reviews, comments on, and makes recommendations regarding certification documents. It also serves as a forum for providing information on transportation topics in the region, identifying issues, advocating for ways to address the region’s transportation needs, and generating interest among members of the general public in the work of the MPO.

As noted above, two members participate in the Boston Region MPO in an advisory (nonvoting) capacity, reviewing the Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), the UPWP, and other facets of the MPO’s planning process to ensure compliance with federal planning and programming requirements:

• The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) oversee the highway and transit programs, respectively, of the U.S. Department of Transportation under pertinent legislation and the provisions of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21).

Two other entities assist MPO members in carrying out the responsibilities of the MPO’s 3C planning process through policy implementation, technical support, and public participation: 

• The Central Transportation Planning Staff (CTPS) was created by the MPO to carry out general and 3C transportation-planning activities on behalf of the MPO and to provide agencies with analyses required for the work described in this document and other agency initiatives.
• The MAPC subregional groups bring together representatives (usually appointed or elected officials or their staff) of the communities within a subregion of the MAPC region to address shared concerns regarding transportation and land use. MAPC has promoted and supported the formation of subregional groups in order to foster better communication and cooperation among communities. They have played an important role in the MPO’s participatory process, including the development of TIP and UPWP project priorities. The MAPC subregional groups and their member municipalities are shown in Figure 1-2.

1.2         The Transportation Planning Process

The Boston Region MPO is responsible for carrying out the 3C planning process in the Boston region and has established the following objectives for the process:

• To identify transportation problems and develop possible solutions to them
• To strike a balance between short-range and long-range considerations, so that beneficial incremental actions undertaken now reflect an adequate understanding of probable future consequences and possible future options
  
• To take into account both regional and local considerations, and both transportation and non-transportation objectives and impacts, in the analysis of project issues
• To assist implementing agencies in putting policy and project decisions into effect in a timely fashion, with adequate consideration of environmental, social, fiscal, and economic impacts and with adequate opportunity for participation by other agencies, local governments, and the public
• To assist implementing agencies in assigning priorities to transportation activities in a manner consistent with the region’s needs and resources
• To maintain MPO compliance with the requirements of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21^st Century Act (MAP-21), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order 12898 (regarding environmental justice), Executive Order 13166 (regarding outreach to populations with limited English-language proficiency), and Executive Order 13330 (regarding the coordination of human-services transportation)

1.3          The Unified Planning Work Program          

This Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) contains information about surface-transportation planning projects that will be conducted in the Boston metropolitan region during the period from October 1, 2013, through September 30, 2014 (federal fiscal year 2014). The UPWP is an essential transportation-planning tool for the region and often a first step in determining whether or not a project will be implemented. It is integrally related to other planning initiatives conducted by the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), as well as by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), and the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport).

1.3.1    Consistency with Federal Planning Regulations

The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21^st Century Act (MAP-21)

This legislation requires all MPOs to carry out the 3C process (see page 1-1). Activities the MPOs must perform to meet this requirement are:

• Producing the LRTP, the TIP, and the UPWP
• Conducting an inclusive public participation process
• Maintaining transportation models and data resources to support air quality conformity determinations, as well as long-range and short-range planning work and initiatives

The MAP-21 legislation establishes national goals for federal highway programs. These goals include:

1. Safety—To achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads
2. Infrastructure condition—To maintain the highway infrastructure asset system in a state of good repair
3. Congestion reduction—To achieve a significant reduction in congestion on the National Highway System
4. System reliability—To improve the efficiency of the surface transportation system
5. Freight movement and economic vitality—To improve the national freight network, strengthen the ability of rural communities to access national and international trade markets, and support regional economic development
6. Environmental sustainability—To enhance the performance of the transportation system while protecting and enhancing the natural environment
7. Reduced project delivery delays—To reduce project costs, promote jobs and the economy, and expedite the movement of people and goods by accelerating project completion through eliminating delays in the project development and delivery process, including reducing regulatory burdens and improving agencies’ work practices

MAP-21 also establishes performance-based planning as an integral part of the metropolitan planning process. Performance-based planning and programming refers to practices that apply performance-management principles to transportation system policy and investment decisions. In other words, a system-level, data-driven process is used to make decisions about strategies and investments. 1 MAP-21 requires that each MPO establish performance measures and targets that track progress toward attainment of critical outcomes for its region and stipulates that these targets should be coordinated with those of relevant state agencies and public transportation providers to ensure consistency. 2 Information about the MPO’s work with respect to performance measures is detailed in the Long-Range Transportation Plan (page 5-16), the Transportation Improvement Program (page 5-28), and the Congestion Management Process (page 6-8) project descriptions.  

Consistency with Other Federal Legislative Requirements

The 1990 Clean Air Act

Conformity determinations must be performed for capital improvement projects that receive federal funding and for those that are considered regionally significant, regardless of the funding source. These determinations must show that the MPO’s LRTP and TIP will not cause or contribute to any new air quality violations, will not increase the frequency or severity of any existing air quality violations in any area, and will not delay the timely attainment of the air quality standards in any area.

Transportation control measures (TCMs) identified in the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the attainment of air quality standards are federally enforceable and must be given first priority when using federal funds. Such projects include the parking-freeze program in Boston, statewide rideshare regulations, rapid transit and commuter rail extension programs, park-and-ride facilities, residential parking-sticker programs, and the operation of high-occupancy-vehicle lanes. MPO activities related to air quality are detailed in the Air Quality Conformity Determinations (page 5-11) and Air Quality Support Activity (page 5-13) project descriptions.

Non-discrimination Mandates

The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and other federal and state non-discrimination statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. The MPO does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, English proficiency, income, religious creed, ancestry, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or military service. The major federal requirements are discussed below.

Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act

This statute requires that no person be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, under any program or activity provided by an agency receiving federal financial assistance.

Executive Order 13166, dated August 11, 2000, extends Title VI protections to persons who, as a result of national origin, have limited English language proficiency (LEP). Specifically, it calls for improved access to federally conducted and federally assisted programs and activities and requires MPOs to develop and implement a system by which LEP persons can meaningfully participate in the transportation-planning process.

MPO activities that meet these requirements are discussed in the Boston Region MPO Title VI Reporting (page 5-15), the MassDOT Title VI Program (page 7-20), and the MBTA 2013-2014 Title VI Program Monitoring (page 7-24) project descriptions.

Environmental Justice Executive Orders

Executive Order 12898, dated February 11, 1994, further expands upon Title VI, requiring each federal agency to achieve environmental justice by identifying and addressing any disproportionately high adverse human health or environmental effects, including interrelated social and economic effects, of its programs, policies, and activities on minority or low-income populations.

On April 15, 1997, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued its Final Order to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations. Among other provisions, this order requires programming and planning activities to:

• Explicitly consider the effects of transportation decisions on minority and low-income populations
• Provide meaningful opportunities for public involvement by members of minority and low-income populations
• Gather (where relevant, appropriate, and practical) demographic information such as the race, color, national origin, and income level of the populations affected by transportation decisions
• Minimize or mitigate any adverse impact on minority or low-income populations

MPO activities that meet these requirements are discussed in the Transportation Equity/Environmental Justice Support project description on page 5-25.

The Americans with Disabilities Act

Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act requires all transportation projects, plans, and programs to be accessible to people with disabilities. At the MPO level, this means that public meetings must be held in accessible buildings and be conducted in a manner that provides for accessibility. MPO materials must also be made available in accessible formats. MPO activities that meet these requirements are discussed in Chapter 5.

Executive Order 13330

This executive order, dated February 26, 2004, calls for the establishment of the Interagency Transportation Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility under the aegis of the Secretary of Transportation. This executive order reinforces both environmental justice and ADA requirements by charging the Council with developing policies and methods for improving access for persons with disabilities, low-income persons, and older adults. MPO activities related to the above federal requirements are detailed in Chapter 5.

Consistency with Federal Planning Factors and Other Federal Guidance

Federal Planning Factors

MAP-21 maintains the federal planning factors that were included in the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). These planning factors are:

1. Support the economic vitality of the metropolitan area, especially by enabling global competitiveness, productivity, and efficiency
2. Increase the safety of the transportation system for all motorized and nonmotorized users
3. Increase the ability of the transportation system to support homeland security and to safeguard the personal security of all motorized and nonmotorized users
4. Increase accessibility and mobility of people and freight
5. Protect and enhance the environment, promote energy conservation, improve the quality of life, and promote consistency between transportation improvements and state and local planned growth and economic development patterns
6. Enhance the integration and connectivity of the transportation system, across and between modes, for people and freight
7. Promote efficient system management and operation
8. Emphasize the preservation of the existing transportation system

These planning factors are reflected in the LRTP visions described on pages 1-15 through 1-17 and were incorporated in the rating of projects for this UPWP. Projects specifically relating to these planning factors are identified in Chapters 4 through 7. A summary of the amount of money being spent for these projects can be found in Chapter 8. Table 1-1 provides a summary of how projects and programs in this UPWP that receive federal formula grant funding to carry out the 3C process address the federal planning factors.

Other Federal Guidance

In addition, this year the FHWA asked MPOs to pay particular attention to the following areas in their UPWPs:

• Addressing the development of performance measures
• Encouraging the assessment of project and program sustainability
• Supporting the efficient movement of goods throughout each region and the Commonwealth
• Engaging Title VI, Environmental Justice (EJ), and Limited English Proficiency (LEP) populations during the transportation planning process
• Providing that at least a third of metropolitan planning funding be spent on activities resulting in tangible products
• The MPO has programmed or otherwise incorporated intiatives into the FFY 2014 UPWP in compliance with this federal guidance; these are included in Chapters 5, 6, and 7.

Performance Measures

The process for selecting new projects for the UPWP, which is dicussed in detail in Section 1.4.3, “New Study Selection Process,” included an effort to rate proposed projects against focus areas that highlight the MPO’s goals, visions, and policies. These focus areas, which were used to support the development of staff and the MPO’s UPWP Committee recommendations for new projects for FFY 2014, included an area titled “Supports Performance-Based Planning.” Of the new projects recommended for inclusion in this UPWP, four projects received a “major consideration” rating in this area and another three received a “minor consideration” rating in this area.

There are also several ongoing projects that discuss performance measure-related activities. The Long-Range Transportation Plan description (page 5-16) specifically mentions that “the MPO will develop performance measures and incorporate performance-based planning into LRTP and TIP decision making” and that work products will include “[continuing] to develop performance measures to be used in monitoring the implementation of the LRTP and the TIP.” The TIP program description (page 5-28) refers to updates that may be made to the evaluation criteria in response to the development of MPO performance measures.

Sustainability

The focus areas supporting the selection of new projects for FFY 2014 included an area named “Encourage Sustainable Communities and Livability.” The focus areas—“Protect Air Quality and Environment,” “Increase Transit and Healthy-Transportation Mode Share,” and “Link Land Use and Transportation”—support aspects of sustainability.The focus area ratings also reviewed how projects supported the goals and objectives of other state and regional planning activities, such as a GreenDOT and MetroFuture, which include some sustainability concepts. Overall, new projects for FFY 2014 address a range of sustainability principles, including Addressing Safety, Mobility, and Access on Subregional Priority Corridors – FFY 2014 (page 6-5) and Identifying Areas with Mode-Shift Opportunities (page 7-13), in particular.

This UPWP also includes several ongoing projects that address sustainaibility concepts. For example, Bicycle/Pedestrian Support Activities (page 6-7) and Alternative-Mode Planning and Coordination (page 7-3) support alternatives to motorized transportation modes. Planned activities under MAPC’s MetroFuture Engagement (page 6-18) program will include efforts to identify best practices for livable communities and sustainable transportation and to build constituencies at local levels that support these practices.

The FHWA has recently developed and released the Web-based tool known as the Infrastructure Voluntary Evaluation Sustainability Tool (INVEST). This tool is designed to assess the sustainability of a program or project against best practices relative to sustainability. MPO staff will explore opportunities to apply the INVEST tool and its sustainability criteria in LRTP and TIP updates and in other future transportation studies conducted by MPO staff.

Movement of Goods

The FFY 2014 UPWP includes a Freight Planning Support project, detailed on page 7-10, to support the efficient movement of goods. Freight elements have also been incorporated into Paths to a Sustainable Region, the Long-Range Transportation Plan, and freight considerations will be addressed in updates to the plan’s needs assessment. Also, the Regional Transportation Advisory Council has an ongoing freight committee supported by the MPO in order to maintain awareness of freight issues and provide input to the MPO on freight-related matters.

Engaging Title VI, Environmental Justice and Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Populations

The MPO’s ongoing and continuing projects and programs include elements that address the needs and participation of Title VI, Environmental Justice (EJ), Limited English language Proficiency (LEP), disabled, and elderly populations. The MPO’s Transportation Equity/Environmental Justice Support program (page 5-28) is specifically focused on transportation needs of these populations. Other programs, including 3C Planning and MPO Support (page 5-3), Access Advisory Committee Support (page 5-9), and Provision of Materials in Accessible Formats (page 5-20), include activities that support and encourage the participation of these populations in the transportation decision-making process. CTPS also supports Title VI analysis for the MPO, MassDOT, and the MBTA, as described in Chapters 5 and 7. Throughout all of these activities, the MPO works in consultation with MassDOT’s Office of Civil Rights.

The focus areas used to rate new discrete projects for the FFY 2014 UPWP included an area called “Consider Transportation Equity and Accessibility.” Criteria for this focus area included not only improvements to transportation service and infrastructure serving these populations, but also an element for strengthening the role of these populations in transportation decision making. Of the new projects selected for FFY 2014, Environmental Justice and Title VI Analysis Metholodology Review (page 7-8) particularly addresses the participation and needs of these populations.

Tangible Products of Planning Activities

The MPO meets and exceeds federal guidelines for the expenditure of metropolitan planning funds on tangible products.

1.3.2 Coordination with Other Planning Activities

MPO Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)

The MPO considered the degree to which a proposed UPWP project would further the visions, policies, objectives, and planning emphasis areas of the MPO’s long-range transportation plan (LRTP), Paths to a Sustainable Region. The LRTP visions include:

1. System Preservation

   The regional transportation system will be maintained to a state of good repair and will operate with maximum efficiency. It will be reliable and modern and will provide improved mobility regionwide. Automobile dependency will be reduced, and the transit system will serve more people. Modernization of the existing system will provide access and accessibility throughout for all; additions to the transportation system will also be fully accessible for persons of all abilities.

   Efficiencies and operational improvements will come through ongoing system preservation, use of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and other technologies, management and operations strategies, and a balanced program of strategic investments. Innovative approaches will reduce auto dependency and actively promote other modes of transportation.

   Expansion of the system will come through strategic investments. 

2. Livability

   All residents will have the capability of moving affordably between where they live, work, get services, and play using healthy transportation options that promote a healthy lifestyle. Multimodal transportation will serve business, residential, and mixed-use centers. Transportation investments will focus on existing activity centers, including sites of economic activity and adequate public infrastructure, where density will be encouraged. These centers of community activity will grow in population density and diversity of uses. This density and mixed-use activity will better support new and increased transit services.  Investments in bicycle and pedestrian facilities and in accessibility improvements will support healthy lifestyle choices and increase mobility for everyone, including people with disabilities. Community centers will thrive with the implementation of “complete streets” and context-sensitive design principles; urban design changes in community centers will create more human-scale and aesthetically pleasing community environments. The design of the transportation network will protect cultural, historical, and scenic resources, community cohesiveness, and quality of life.

   The transportation network will play its part as a foundation for economic vitality. Energy use will be managed efficiently and alternative energy sources used.

3. Mobility

   People in most areas of all corridors in the region will have access to transportation to jobs, education and training, health services, and social and recreational opportunities. This includes persons with disabilities, the elderly, youth, minorities, and persons with low incomes or with limited English proficiency. More communities will have more transportation options, both motorized and nonmotorized. The transportation infrastructure will accommodate freight and commercial activity as well as passenger needs. Freight will be moved efficiently by all freight modes.

   The transportation system and services will be reliable. Delays, congestion, and travel time will be reduced. Transit ridership and use of sustainable options will be increased. The system will meet people’s needs; funding decisions will be guided by attention to customer service. Existing transit, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities will be linked in a network.

4. Environment

Human and environmental health will be considered in transportation decision making. With transportation investments targeted to areas of existing development, many greenfields will be preserved, many brownfields will be restored and reused, and water and sewer infrastructure and other utilities will be more cost-effectively maintained. Air quality will be improved as the full range of regulated vehicle emissions (carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds, and particulates) and carbon dioxide are reduced to required and/or targeted levels. The transportation project design process will avoid or minimize negative impacts to wetlands, soil, water, and other environmental resources. Context-sensitive design principles will be implemented to protect communities’ cultural, historical, and scenic resources, community cohesiveness, quality of life, and aesthetic environments.

5. Transportation Equity

Low-income and minority residents, as well as the elderly, youth, and persons for whom English is a second language (ESL populations), will enjoy, on a level equitable with others, mobility and access to affordable transportation options that connect them with jobs, educational institutions, and services. Environmental burdens from transportation facilities and services (existing and future) will be minimized for these persons; low-income and minority persons will not be inequitably burdened. Expansion projects will address regional needs.

6. Climate Change

The production of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the transportation sector in this region will be reduced to levels that contribute appropriately to the statewide targets set by the Massachusetts Global Warming Solutions Act. The MPO region will have joined with other entities in Massachusetts and the Northeast to slow and perhaps prevent the onset of serious climate change effects. The MPO, in consultation and cooperation with state and federal agencies planning action on GHG reduction, will have adopted GHG reduction goals and taken the steps necessary to meet them. Critical elements of the region’s transportation infrastructure that may be vulnerable to the impacts of climate change will have been identified and protected.

7. Safety and Security

   All modes of the transportation network, passenger and freight, will provide transportation that is safe, personally and operationally, to the maximum feasible degree. The number and severity of crashes will have been reduced. State-of-the practice ITS measures and surveillance communication systems will have been deployed on the transit system to minimize vulnerability to security breaches. Transit malfunctions will have been reduced.

   Steps will have been taken to protect the viability of transportation infrastructure critical to emergency response and evacuations necessitated by natural hazards and man-made threats.

Work being done to support the LRTP is detailed on page 5-16.

MPO Congestion Management Process (CMP)

The purpose of the CMP is to 1) monitor and analyze the performance of facilities and services; 2) develop strategies for the management of congestion based on the results of monitoring; and 3) move those strategies into the implementation stage by providing decision makers in the region with information and recommendations for the improvement of transportation system performance. The CMP monitors transit, roadway, and park-and-ride facilities in the MPO region for safety, congestion, and mobility and identifies “problem” locations. Projects that help address problems identified in the most recent CMP monitoring were considered for inclusion in this UPWP. Work being done in the FFY 2014 UPWP to support the CMP is detailed on page 6-8.

The MBTA Program for Mass Transportation (PMT)

In 2009, the MBTA adopted its current PMT, which is the MBTA’s long-range capital plan. The PMT was developed with extensive public involvement and was approved by the MBTA Advisory Board. The PMT includes projects currently under study in this UPWP and work included in this UPWP supports the PMT planning process.

MetroFuture

MetroFuture, which was developed by MAPC and adopted in 2008, is the long-range plan for land use, housing, economic development, and environmental preservation in the Boston region. It includes a vision for the region’s future and a set of strategies for achieving that future, and it was adopted as the future land use scenario for the MPO LRTP, Paths to a Sustainable Region. Work being done to support MetroFuture implementation and updates is detailed in the MetroFuture Engagement project description on page 6-18.

youMove Massachusetts and weMove Massachusetts

youMove Massachusetts, a statewide initiative designed as a bottom-up approach to transportation planning, developed 10 core themes derived from a broad-based public participation process that articulated the expressed concerns, needs, and aspirations of Massachusetts residents related to their transportation network. These themes form the basis for the youMove Massachusetts Interim Report and were considered in the development of this UPWP.

The youMove civic engagement process supports weMove Massachusetts (also known as the Massachusetts Multimodal Project), the strategic planning process that constitutes MassDOT’s first comprehensive, data-based effort to prioritize transportation investments. The weMove Massachusetts process included an outreach effort focused on learning more about the transportation experiences and needs of a focused set of stakeholders, which included Environmental Justice and Title VI populations, while continuing to welcome comments and participation by the public. The results of this process, including themes identified in weMove Massachusetts interviews, are documented in the weMove Massachusetts Stakeholder Summary Report and were also considered in the development of this UPWP.

GreenDOT and MassDOT’s Statewide Mode Shift Goal 

GreenDOT, which MassDOT launched in June 2010, is a comprehensive environmental responsibility and sustainability initiative that has three primary objectives: 1) reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; 2) promoting healthy transportation options of walking, bicycling, and public transit; and 3) supporting smart growth development. GreenDOT applies to MassDOT divisions and contractors, as well as Massachusetts’s MPOs and Regional Transportation Authorities (RTAs).

The GreenDOT Implementation Plan serves as the framework for embedding the sustainability principles of GreenDOT into MassDOT’s core business practices. The plan details 16 broad sustainability goals and related measurable tasks and performance indicators. These goals include MassDOT’s statewide mode shift goal, which aims to triple the current mode share of bicycling, public transit, and walking each by 2030 and is an important part of MassDOT’s strategy to meet the Commonwealth’s commitments under the Global Warming Solutions Act. The goals outlined in the GreenDOT Implementation Plan, including the statewide mode shift goal, were considered in the development of this UPWP. 

Healthy Transportation Compact

The Healthy Transportation Compact (HTC) is a requirement of the Massachusetts landmark transportation reform legislation that took effect on November 1, 2009. It is an interagency initiative that will help ensure that the transportation decisions the Commonwealth makes balance the needs of all transportation users, expand mobility, improve public health, support a cleaner environment, and create stronger communities.

The agencies work together to achieve positive health outcomes through the coordination of land use, transportation, and public health policy. HTC membership is made up of the Secretary of Transportation or designee (co-chair), the Secretary of Health and Human Services or designee (co-chair), the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs or designee, the MassDOT Highway Administrator or designee, the MassDOT Transit Administrator or designee, and the Commissioner of Public Health or designee.The HTC will also promote improved coordination among the public sector, private sector, and advocacy groups, as well as among transportation, land use, and public health stakeholders. MPO activities that relate to the Healthy Transportation Compact are discussed in the Livable Community Workshop Program description on page 7-16.  

Figure 1-3 shows the relationship of the UPWP to other transportation planning documents, including those described above.

1.4     The UPWP Development Process

Each year the MPO considers projects for the annual update of the UPWP through its UPWP Committee, which was established by the MPO. The UPWP documents new projects and projects that are continuing from previous UPWPs, and it provides updates on the MPO’s ongoing programs that fulfill the 3C process outlined above.

1.4.1    Updates for Ongoing and Continuing Activities

As part of developing the upcoming UPWP, the MPO reviews activities for 1) ongoing projects and programs and 2) discrete (or limited-term) projects and programs that are continuing from previous UPWPs. Collectively, these projects and programs include both 3C-funded activities and projects completed on behalf of transportation agencies that serve the Boston region. As part of this process, the MPO staff identifies continuing activities that will be carried out in FFY 2014 and develops budgets for work to be conducted in FFY 2014.

In addition, MPO staff reviews and revises descriptions of activities to be conducted through the ongoing programs conducted as part of the 3C planning process. If there are changes to the budget of any program as a result of revisions to the planned activities, these are proposed. This annual project and program review and budget development process defines the amount of 3C funding (from federal grants that support the 3C process) that is available for new projects in the UPWP. After accounting for 3C-funded continuing and ongoing programs, the remaining funding is available for new projects.

To provide a comprehensive perspective of transportation planning activity occurring in the region, MPO staff members also develop a list of other major transportation planning activities occurring in the Boston region. This list includes projects that may not be funded with MPO funding or supported by MPO staff, but which are being implemented by individual transportation agencies, municipalities, or academic institutions.

Additional information on funding sources for UPWP projects and programs is available in section 1.5: Funding the Projects.

1.4.2    Universe of New UPWP Studies

For the development of new studies for the FFY 2014 UPWP, the MPO drew from the following sources to generate a universe of new study ideas for evaluation by MPO staff and the MPO’s UPWP Committee:

1. Existing planning documents: the Congestion Management Process (CMP) reports; the Program for Mass Transportation (PMT), the MBTA’s long-range capital plan; Paths to a Sustainable Region, the MPO’s Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP); youMove Massachusetts and weMove Massachusetts documents; MetroFuture; and recent studies
2. Past guidance received from the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration on addressing planning emphasis areas such as establishing a comprehensive livability program, addressing safety and security issues, and developing performance measures for transportation projects
3. FFY 2013 UPWP comment letters and project proposals
4. Consultations with MassDOT, MAPC, and the MBTA
5. MPO staff-identified needs

MPO staff also requested study suggestions through outreach at MAPC subregional group meetings, at Regional Transportation Advisory Council meetings, and through outreach to the general public at Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)-and UPWP-Building Workshops and at the MPO’s “Be Informed, Be Involved” information sessions.

1.4.3    New Study Selection Process

After generating a universe of new study ideas, MPO staff rated each project in 16 focus areas in order to assess what visions, goals, policies, factors, and priorities that study idea would be likely to advance. These focus areas are based on the MPO’s visions and policies, national goals and planning factors, federal guidance, and other state and regional priorities, including those outlined in other regional planning documents. These include:

1. Link Land Use and Transportation
2. Work with Limited Financial Resources
3. Use a Management and Operations Approach
4. Protect Air Quality and the Environment
5. Preserve and Maintain the Transportation System
6. Increase Transit and Healthy-Transportation Mode Share
7. Encourage Sustainable Communities and Livability
8. Advance Mobility, Access, and Congestion Reduction
9. Improve System Reliability
10. Increase Transportation Safety and Security
11. Support Economic Vitality
12. Consider Transportation Equity and Accessibility
13. Support MetroFuture Goals
14. Support Goals of PMT, youMove/weMove Massachusetts, GreenDOT, and MA Mode Shift
15. Enhance Technical Capacity, Knowledge, and Insights
16. Support Performance-Based Planning

In addition to conducting focus area ratings, MPO staff defined general scopes and estimated costs for study suggestions and considered potential study feasibility issues and consistency with the MPO’s policies and priorities. These various factors, along with the availability of funds for new studies, were considered as staff developed a recommended set of new study ideas for review by the UPWP Committee. Study ideas, their estimated costs, their focus area rating results, their relationship to the staff recommendation, and supporting comments are all documented in the FFY 2014 Universe of Proposed New Projects (see Appendix C).   

The UPWP Committee met twice to consider and provide guidance on the development process, new study ideas, idea ratings, and the staff recommendation for new projects. During its second meeting, the Committee developed the recommendation for a public review Draft FFY 2014 UPWP. The Committee selected a program of studies that was based on the availability of funding and the factors described above, including planning priorities and state and federal guidelines. The MPO approved the UPWP Committee’s recommendations for the public review of Draft FFY 2014 UPWP on May 16, 2013.

1.4.4    Finalizing the UPWP

Descriptive and financial information about ongoing, continuing, and new UPWP projects, along with information about the UPWP development process and other major transportation-planning projects occurring in the region, is incorporated into the public review Draft UPWP. Once the MPO votes to release the draft for public review, MPO staff posts the document for downloading from the MPO website (www.bostonmpo.org) and provides notice of its availability through various media and MPO communication outlets. The public review and comment period lasts 30 days, during which time MPO staff members conduct workshops and make presentations at meetings to discuss and collect feedback on the draft documents. Comments provided through other venues, including the MPO website, are also compiled during this time and presented to the MPO. Information about the public review process for Draft FFY 2014 UPWP is available in Appendix B.

1.5     Funding the Projects

The funding for the projects included in this UPWP (presented in Chapters 4 through 7) comes from a variety of federal and state sources, as described below. The source of funds has important implications with regard to which agency or organization is responsible for programming them, as well as the MPO’s vote to approve both the UPWP and the subsequent work scopes for the projects included in it. The purview of the MPO is included in each of the funding descriptions.

• FHWA 3C Planning (PL)/MassDOT Local Match – These are FHWA planning funds distributed to MassDOT’s Office of Transportation Planning (OTP), according to an allocation formula established by federal legislation, to carry out the 3C planning process. OTP distributes these funds to Massachusetts MPOs according to a formula based on population. The FFY 2014 3C PL funding allocation for the Boston Region MPO is $3,566,010 which includes $713,200 in state matching funds. The MPO votes on both the use of funds and the use of MPO staff for projects in this funding category.
• FHWA Statewide Planning and Research (SPR)/MassDOT Local Match – As in the case of 3C PL funds, FHWA provides SPR funds to OTP according to a distribution formula. OTP uses these funds to carry out planning and research projects throughout the state. This UPWP contains only SPR projects that will be conducted in the Boston Region MPO area. However, OTP provides a complete listing of how these funds are distributed statewide in a document called the SPR Transportation-Planning Work Program. SPR funds in the amount of $498,000 (including $99,600 in state matching funds) are programmed in this UPWP for projects to be conducted by MPO staff. The MPO’s role is to approve the use of MPO staff for projects in this category and to make recommendations on work scopes for implementing them. The MPO’s role in these projects is crucial to the 3C process because it provides an opportunity to coordinate projects with other related transportation work efforts that may be planned for the same area.
• FTA/MassDOT 3C Planning (§5303) and MAPC Local Match – FTA provides 3C planning funds for transit projects to MPOs under Section 5303 of the Federal Transit Act. These funds require a local match, are distributed according to an allocation formula, and are administered by MassDOT. The FFY 2014 FTA allocation, including a total local match for FFY 2014, is $2,137,950. The total amount programmed in this UPWP for projects to be conducted by MPO staff, MassDOT, and MAPC on behalf of the MPO is $1,825,380. As is the case for FHWA 3C PL funds, the MPO votes on both the use of these funds and the use of MPO staff on projects in this category.
• MassDOT – Funds in the amount of $397,700 for MassDOT projects are included in this UPWP.
• MBTA – The MBTA provides $397,630 in funding for this UPWP for transit projects to be conducted by MPO staff. As is the case of the SPR funds described above, the MPO’s role is to approve the use of MPO staff time for these projects and to make recommendations on the work scopes for implementing them.
• Other – This UPWP also includes $15,000 in funding provided by Massport for work being conducted by MPO staff on its behalf. The MPO’s role is to vote on the use of MPO staff time for these projects and to make recommendations on the work scopes for implementing them.

1.6     Monitoring the Projects

The following procedures for monitoring the projects in this UPWP were approved by the MPO:

• Project work scopes supported by federal 3C planning funds must be approved by the MPO prior to the start of any CTPS activity.
• Monthly progress reports on all active projects must be submitted to the respective funding agency by CTPS and/or MAPC. The reports must include the following information for each project:
  • Brief narrative describing the work accomplished by task
  • Key personnel attendance at meeting(s) held each week
  • Objectives/planned activities for the next month
  • Percent of work completed by task
  • Some measure of actual resources (hours, funds, etc.) charged to the contract over the past month
  • Comparison of actual cumulative resources expended compared to the contract budget
• A quarterly report is presented by CTPS comparing the UPWP project budgets with the actual project spending.
• MPO approval for release of a project’s work products is based on whether the objectives stated in the work scope were met and whether the stated deliverables were produced.

1.7     Amendments and Administrative Modifications to the UPWP

Amendments and administrative modifications may be made to the UPWP, when necessary, throughout the year. If an amendment is under consideration, the Regional Transportation Advisory Council and other interested parties, including any affected communities, are notified. The MPO follows the procedures specified in the MPO’s Public Participation Plan. Members of the public may attend and present comments at UPWP Committee meetings and MPO meetings at which amendments and administrative modifications are discussed. Administrative modifications may be made by the MPO without legal notice or a public review period, although these may be provided at the MPO’s discretion.

2     Status of the Federal Fiscal Year 2013 UPWP Projects Conducted By Boston Region MPO Staff

2.1     Introduction to FFY 2013 Projects

During federal fiscal year (FFY) 2013, numerous projects were conducted by the Central Transportation Planning Staff (CTPS) of the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) on behalf of the MPO. For the purpose of reporting here on the status of these projects, they have been divided into three categories:

• Completed – These projects are either already completed or expected to be complete by October 1, 2013, when this document goes into effect.
• Ongoing – These projects support and continue the transportation planning process from year to year. 
• Continuing Discrete – These projects are also continuing from FFY 2013 into FFY 2014. However, they are planning studies that have a specific, limited duration, unlike ongoing programs, which are refreshed each federal fiscal year. The projected percentage completed as of October 1, 2013, for each of these projects is included in the project descriptions presented in Chapters 6 and 7.

2.2     FFY 2013 Project and Budget Tables AND WORK PRODUCTS 

This chapter includes four tables that describe the status of FFY 2013 projects. Tables 2-1 through 2-3 group the projects according to the “completed,” “continuing discrete,” and “ongoing” categories described above and provide FFY 2013 budget information. Table 2-4 lists projects that were expected to be completed in FFY 2012 but which actually were completed in FFY 2013. FFY 2012 budgets are provided in this table.  

Following these four tables is a listing of MPO work products resulting from FFY 2013 UPWP projects, along with work products from previous fiscal years, where applicable. Information is provided on how to obtain copies of reports approved by the MPO.

Table 2-1: Completed FFY 2013 UPWP Projects with FFY 2013 UPWP Budgets

Table 2-2: Continuing Discrete FFY 2013 UPWP Projects with FFY 2013 UPWP Budgets

Table 2-3: Ongoing FFY 2013 UPWP Projects with FFY 2013 UPWP Budgets

Table 2-4: FFY 2012 UPWP Projects Completed in FFY 2013 with FFY 2012 UPWP Budgets

2.3     Work Products of the FFY 2013 UPWP

Listed below are reports, memoranda, and other MPO work products and activities associated with the projects in the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2013 UPWP. These projects are either complete or expected to be complete by the end of FFY 2013. All certification documents and many other work products are or will be available for downloading from the MPO website, www.bostonmpo.org. Work products not found on the MPO website may be requested by contacting CTPS at 617-973-7100 (voice), 617-973-7089 (TTY), or bostonmpo@ctps.org (email).

This list also contains products that were expected to be complete in FFY 2012 or earlier, but were completed or are expected to be complete in FFY 2013. These products are highlighted with an asterisk (*).

2.3.1    CTPS Work Products

Certification Documents

• Federal Fiscal Years 2013–16 Transportation Improvement Program Amendments and Administrative Modifications
• Federal Fiscal Year 2014 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)
• Federal Fiscal Years 2014–17 Transportation Improvement Program and Determination of Air Quality Conformity
• Update to the Public Participation Program of the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization

CTPS Reports

• Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, and the Boston Region MPO: 2012 Update
• CTPS Travel Demand Model Set Documentation
• Impacts of Walking Radius on Transit Frequency and Reliability*
• Inner-Suburban Mobility Study*
• MBTA Core Services Evaluation Report*
• MPO Freight Study, Phase II
• Priority Corridors for Long-Range Transportation Plan Needs Assessment: Route 30, Framingham
• Priority Corridors for Long-Range Transportation Plan Needs Assessment: Route 2, Concord
• Regional HOV-Lane System Planning Study, Phase II
• Massachusetts Regional Bus Study (previously listed as Intercity Bus Study)
• Route 203 (Gallivan Boulevard and Morton Street): Safety, Mobility, and Access Management

CTPS Technical Memoranda

• 2013 Environmental Justice Outreach in the Transportation Equity Program
• 2012-2013 I-93 North and Southeast Expressway HOV Lane Monitoring –  Memoranda for Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, and Summer 2013
• Addressing Safety, Mobility, and Access on Subregional Priority Corridors: Routes 127A/127, Gloucester and Rockport
• Addressing Safety, Mobility, and Access on Subregional Priority Corridors: Route 3A, Cohasset and Scituate
• Bicycle Network Evaluation
• Callahan Tunnel Construction Impact Study
• Community Transportation Technical Assistance Memoranda
• Early Morning Transit Service – Examined demand for and made recommendations regarding additional early-morning MBTA service*
• Estimation of Trip Production and Attraction Models Based on 2010–11 Statewide Household Survey Data
• Estimation of Internal-Internal and Internal-External Trip Distribution Models Based on 2010–11 Statewide Household Survey Data
• Estimation of Mode Choice Models Based on 2010–11 Statewide Household Survey Data
• FFY 2013 Safety and Operations Analysis at Selected Intersections
• Job Access and Reverse Commute and New Freedom Federal Grant Program Projects in the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization Area: An Evaluation
• MBTA 2012 Title VI Program Monitoring – Documentation of level-of-service performance for selected services and amenities*
• MBTA 2012 National Transit Database: Directly Operated – Ridership and Passenger-Mile Estimates for Fiscal Year 2012
• MBTA 2012 National Transit Database: Purchased Service – Ridership and Passenger-Mile Estimates for Fiscal Year 2012
• MBTA Systemwide Passenger Survey: Comparison of Results – Compared results of the 2008–09 surveys with the corresponding results from previous surveys on all MBTA modes*
• MetroWest RTA Transit Planning Assistance – Technical assistance to the MetroWest RTA
• Proposed New Criteria for MPO Evaluation of Job Access Reverse Commute and New Freedom Grant Proposals
• Review of the TIP Project Evaluation Criteria, December 20, 2012, updated January 10, 2013
• Route 114 in Danvers, Interstate 95 to the Peabody City Line Safety, Operations, and Access Management Study*
• Roundabout Installation Screening Tool*
• Safe Access to Transit Memoranda
• Screening Regional Express Highways for Possible Preferential Lane Implementation*
• SouthWest Advisory Planning Committee (SWAP) Regional Public Transit Feasibility Study – Identified areas with potential for transit and made recommendations regarding service and service connections that could be implemented in the SWAP Subregion*
• The Development of Performance Measures and Performance-Based Planning
• Title VI and Environmental Justice Demographic Profiles of the Region
• TIP Project Impacts Before-After Evaluation – FFY 2012*

Other CTPS Work Products and Activities

• 2012 Title VI Annual Update to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
• Access Advisory Committee to the MBTA (AACT) Support – Materials, coordination, and administrative support for the Access Advisory Committee to the MBTA. Support includes meeting agendas, notices, minutes, correspondence, mailing lists, databases, meeting scheduling and planning, and services for the AACT Executive Board. Accessibility checklist for MPO meetings and distribution to other entities to facilitate compliance with ADA requirements. Updated AACT Brochure.
• Accessible formatting of the Paths to a Sustainable Region transportation plan, the Transportation Improvement Program and amendments, the Unified Planning Work Program, and meeting agendas, minutes and materials for the MPO, the Regional Transportation Advisory Council, the Access Advisory Committee to the MBTA (AACT), and other materials on request.
• Accessibility Initiatives – Development and implementation of procedures to ensure that the needs of people with disabilities are accommodated so that they can participate in the MPO’s transportation planning and decision-making processes. Work includes documenting internal accessibility policies and procedures; developing document-production standards and templates that allow materials to be easily translated into paper or electronic formats that are accessible to people with limited vision; redesigning the MPO website to simplify its appearance, incorporate accessibility features, and make it easier for people of all abilities to navigate; creating a meeting checklist to ensure that all meeting locations are free of physical barriers for people with limited mobility; and training staff to raise awareness of why accessibility is important and how it can be achieved.
• Air Quality Support Activity – Management of the MPO’s Climate Change forum. Coordination and inputs related to the implementation of GreenDOT and the Global Warming Solutions Act. Development of Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator (MOVES) emission factors. Preliminary work pursuing the pilot program Travel Efficiency Assessment Method (TEAMS) in conjunction with MassDOT.
• All-Hazards Planning – Participation at regional meetings at which planning for emergency preparedness and response was conducted.
•  Clean Air and Mobility Program – Project tracking and reporting for TIP programming.
• Computer Resources Management – Maintenance and enhancements of CTPS’s desktop and server computer systems, computer network, and peripheral devices such as printers, plotters, and mass-storage devices.
• Community Transportation Technical Assistance Program – Site visits to municipalities, consultations, recommendations for improvements, and reporting.
• Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program analyses.
• Congestion Management Process – Bicycle parking data collection and documentation, documentation of park-and-ride lots, research into electronic travel time data, and establishing an intersection improvements program.
• Data Resources Management – Maintenance and enhancement of CTPS’s database of standard reference geographic information system (GIS) layers and GIS layers required to carry out particular projects. Database updates with new versions of standard reference GIS layers as released by MassGIS, the MassDOT Office of Transportation Planning, and other agencies.
• Development of Performance Measures and Performance-Based Planning Process – Development of staff recommendation for performance measures and performance-based planning process; coordination with MPO Performance Measures Committee.
• Emergency Evacuation and Hazard Mitigation Mapping – Maps depicting the Boston region transportation network with projects programmed in, or proposed for, the FFY 2013 element of the TIP and programmed in the Long-Range Transportation Plan, maps showing the proximity of transportation projects (and in secure layers, emergency traffic-control points) to natural hazard zones, and a matrix providing information indicating if proposed TIP projects are in such zones or if they provide emergency management benefits. Updated mapping of these areas and related transportation and other critical infrastructure, such as potential dam inundation areas, MBTA bridges and signals. A Web tool to make the mapping available online, with some secure information accessible only to those with special security clearance and some information open to the public. Update to the web tool to display information about traffic signals along emergency evacuation routes in Boston and the immediately surrounding communities. Data collection and mapping of condition of critical infrastructure on evacuation routes.
• Expansion of existing origin-destination model developed by CTPS to create transit trip tables using automated fare collection (AFC) data.
• Ferry Compact Technical Assistance – Technical assistance to the newly established Massachusetts Ferry Transportation Compact.
• GIS maps, computer map files, databases, and data analyses.
• Green Line Extension Delay: SIP Mitigation – Database of solicited interim mitigation measure ideas, including a preliminary evaluation of key metrics and accompanying memorandum.
• Green Line Extension Project: Support to MassDOT and the MBTA on the Green Line Extension FTA New Starts application. Memoranda documenting the model methodology and base year model calibration.
• Ground transportation analysis in support of Massport – Memoranda documenting the Logan passenger forecasts, for the Remote Parking study.
• Household-Survey Based Profiles and Trends – Maps and tables showing trends between the 2011 and earlier household-survey. A profile of characteristics of 2011 survey participants.
• I-93/I-95 Interchange Improvements (Woburn) Modeling Support – Memorandum documenting the license plate survey.
• Job Access and Reverse Commute Program and New Freedom Program solicitation notices, evaluations, and recommendations. Support for MassDOT Division of Rail and Transit program solicitation and application process.
• Livable Community Workshop program – Updated Web-based data and maps for the MPO’s livability index. Livable Community Workshops and Walkable Community Workshops in MPO municipalities including research, site visits, and preparation of materials and memoranda to support and document workshop discussions.
• Massachusetts Turnpike Boston Ramps Study Technical Support – Review of existing data and analysis, updates to existing conditions analysis, and analysis of future-year project alternatives.
• MassDOT Accelerated Bridge Program Project Support – Data analysis and preparation of spreadsheets and memos.
• MassDOT Diversity Posters – Designed and produced a series of seven Diversity posters including the following topics: Asian Pacific Islanders; Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender; Disability Awareness; Hispanic Heritage; Native American; Black History; and Women’s History.
• MassDOT Road Inventory File – Assistance to MassDOT, including updates to MassDOT Road Inventory line work and attributes and other inventory enhancements.  
• MassDOT Road Inventory Supplemental Grant – Updated street names and aliases for 100 towns and updated and standardized ramp names statewide.
• MassDOT SIP Process Support – Identification of emissions targets for proposed projects in their opening year, quantifying emissions from offset projects, and identifying benefits of proposed offsets.
• MassDOT State Transportation Map – Created an updated Massachusetts Official Transportation Map and an online version of the main three languages: Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese.
• MBTA Automated Fare Collection System – Development of a system for regularly downloading, analyzing, and summarizing data from the MBTA’s automated fare collection (AFC) system.
• MBTA bus trip pointchecks and passenger counts on selected routes.
• MBTA Cost-Allocation Model – Update to MBTA’s cost-allocation model for use in determining the net cost per passenger of various MBTA services to aid the service planning process.
• MBTA Fiscal Year 2013 National Transit Database: Directly Operated – Sampling of passenger boardings and alightings on randomly selected bus trips; survey of a sampling of rail rapid transit passengers’ trips.
• MBTA Fiscal Year 2013 National Transit Database: Purchased Bus – Sampling of passenger boardings and alightings on randomly selected bus trips.
• MBTA Neighborhood Maps and Bus Shelter Maps – Created neighborhood maps for select MBTA stations and bus shelters.
• MBTA Rider Oversight Committee – Technical assistance to the MBTA Rider Oversight Committee and attendance at committee and subcommittee meetings.
• MBTA Ridership Data – Update of existing CTPS database that houses MBTA ridership data to incorporate data from automatic passenger counters (APC).
• MBTA Silver Line passenger counts to monitor implementation of free fares at Logan Airport.
• MPO Committees Support (including the Congestion Management Committee, the UPWP Committee, the Administration and Finance Committe and the ad hoc Committee on the Regional Transportation Advisory Council Review and the Performance Measure Committee). Clean Air and Mobility Program coordination; preparation of the FFY 2014 MPO Certification Activities Schedule; meeting planning; communications and coordination with members and interested parties; preparation of meeting agendas, minutes, other meeting materials and informational materials, and various memoranda and presentations; staff support; and database maintenance.  
• MPO Public Participation Program – Outreach materials supporting the development of certification documents and other MPO programs. Publication and posting of MPO notices and informational materials. Soliciting and responding to public comments on documents under review and gathering and responding (year-round) to other comments, questions, and requests for information from members of the public. Preparation of press releases and legal and public notices.
• MPO Website Development and Enhancements – Revamped and updated website to make it accessible to blind and low-vision users. Updated interactive TIP database. Updated online surveys for the Transportation Equity Program and for submitting public comments on draft certification documents on the website.
• Needs Assessment Updates – Data gathering and incorporation into the Needs Assessment databases, tables, and maps.
• Ongoing technical support to the MassDOT Office of Civil Rights to assist in compliance with FHWA and FTA Title VI requirements and response to reporting deficiencies.
• Planning Topics – Notes documenting research and pertinent information for MPO consideration on topics such as health impacts and economic analyses.
• Regional Transit Service Planning Technical Support – Technical assistance to regional transportation authorities to promote best practices and to transportation management areas (TMAs) and municipalities to improve transit services.
• Regional Transportation Advisory Council Support (including the Freight Committee, Membership Committee, and ad hoc committees) – Support includes meeting planning; scheduling of speakers; coordination with the MPO, including response to the MPO’s recommendation regarding the Advisory Council election process; preparation of meeting agendas, minutes, materials, and various memoranda; outreach for new members; coordination of process for the review and revision of the bylaws; staff support; and database maintenance.
• Responses to requests for transit data.
• Roadway Network Inventory for Emergency Needs pilot study – GIS layer and database of traffic signals and documentation.
• Route 79 Transportation Study: Evaluation of Alternatives – Data analysis and preparation of spreadsheets and memoranda.
• South Coast Commuter Rail Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) – Memoranda documenting the ridership forecasts, mode shift, station activities, and air quality impacts for the FEIR study and Rapid Bus alternative for the draft environmental impact report (DEIR) study, respectively.
• South Station Expansion – Memoranda documenting CTPS’s data-collection work and transfer activities at South Station, Dorchester Avenue sensitivity analysis, and market analysis.
• TIP project information forms, evaluation criteria and matrices, instructional handbook, TIP interactive database, and other Web-based data.
• Transportation Equity Program – Transportation needs assessment outreach (meetings and forum) to organizations and agencies familiar with the needs of environmental justice areas and memoranda to document results. Some work conducted in collaboration with MAPC. Initial outreach to update the Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan, including preparation of maps showing existing transportation infrastructure and services and preparation of an updated Plan.
• Transreport, the MPO’s bimonthly newsletter.
• Travel data forecasting.
• Updates to MPO bicycle and pedestrian traffic count interactive database.
• UPWP – Outreach materials, evaluation criteria and process, and staff recommendation for the FFY 2014 UPWP and FFY 2013 UPWP quarterly reports.
• Work scopes for MPO evaluation and approval and transmission to the Federal Highway Administration.

2.3.2    MAPC Work Products

MAPC Reports

• Downtown Forxborough Parking Analysis and Workshop
• Needham/Newton Rail Right-of-Way Transit Concept
• Priority Development Areas and Priority Preservation Areas in North Suburban and South Shore Sub-regions
• Route 9 Corridor Study and Smart Growth Plan
• Sullivan Square Land Use Vision
• Transit Oriented Development Opportunities & Impediments: Wollaston Station, Beverley Depot, and Melrose Cedar Park

MAPC Technical Memoranda

• Comment letters analyzing major development projects across the region, including:
• Suffolk Downs Casino and Hotel
• Boston Convention and Exhibition Center Expansion
• Harvard University Barry’s Corner
• New Balance Expansion in Allston
• Quincy Center Redevelopment
• Millennium Tower Downtown Crossing
• Local Bicycle and Pedestrian Plans in Dedham, Westwood, Quincy, Malden, Everett, Chelsea, Revere, Lynn, Saugus, Marlborough, Hudson, and Stow
• MAPC Demographic Projections
• Technical Assistance Memo for Lynn Route 1A Pedestrian Access
• Technical Assistance Memo for Wilmington Cross Street Pedestrian Improvements
• TIP criteria evaluations for impact on land use and economic development

Other MAPC Work Products and Activities

• 128 Business Council Smart Bus technology procurement of services – This project is ongoing. MAPC is overseeing Clean Air and Mobility Program funding to the 128 Business Council to develop a technology-driven, demand-responsive variable bus route system. MAPC will be procuring a vendor to provide a turn-key electronic dispatching system.
• Community Transportation Technical Assistance Program – Site visits to municipalities, consultations, and recommendations for improvements.
• Creation of a database of development projects in the Boston MPO region (dd.mapc.org).
• GIS technical assistance and support for transportation planning in the region.
• Hubway Bicycle Sharing coordination among Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, and Brookline; system implementation.
• Interagency coordination, work scopes, participation in advisory and corridor committees, public participation, 2012 MPO elections, and attendance at relevant meetings.
• Livable Communities Workshops – Engagement with municipalities and recommendations for transportation and land use improvements to be more in line with livability principles.
• MetroFuture engagement at the local level, updates to the Regional Indicators reports, and Smart Growth Profiles.
• Preparation of monthly meeting agendas, coordination with transportation agencies, traffic study reviews, presentations to the MPO, support for subregion and corridor advisory committee meetings.
• Provision of information to the MAPC Executive Committee, MAPC officers, and MAPC subregional groups on MPO transportation activities and issues.
• Regional Trail Network Map and Greenway Planning – This project is ongoing; however, MAPC has created an inventory of off-road and on-road trails in the region and an interactive online map that will help identify priority “gaps” and provide information to evaluate specific segments (trailmap.mapc.org/).
• Report analyzing the vehicle miles traveled data from the Registry of Motor Vehicles of each automobile garaged in Massachusetts.
• Subregional forums sponsored by the subregions that focused on transportation finance policies and economic development.
• Support and technical assistance in developing and implementing the MPO’s Clean Air and Mobility Program.
• Support for the regional Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Committee.
• Support for the UPWP Committee.

3 Index of Projects by Agency

This index of projects is intended both to facilitate finding specific projects in this document and to provide a summary of the various parts of this UPWP for which each agency is responsible.

          Central Transportation Planning Staff

          City of Boston  

          City of Somerville  

          Colleges and Universities  

          MassDOT  

              MassDOT/MAPC/MBTA

          MassDOT/MBTA/City OF Boston/MAPC  

              MassDOT/MBTA

          MBTA

          Metropolitan Area Planning Council  

Various Agencies

Ferry Compact

4     Administration and Resource Management Projects

Chapters 4 through 7 of the UPWP present project descriptions and budget information for transportation-planning work that will be carried out between October 1, 2013, and September 30, 2014. The activities described in these chapters will be conducted by the Central Transportation Planning Staff (CTPS) of the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) acting on behalf of the MPO. The project-specific information in these UPWP chapters is presented in the table that follows the introductory text for UPWP Chapters 4, 5, 6, and 7.  

The projects in the UPWP are funded by a variety of federal and state sources. When budgets have been approved by the MPO, each project description will identify the project’s funding source or sources. With respect to funding, there are two types of projects:

1. Projects funded with federal 3C planning funds, to be carried out by CTPS and MAPC. The MPO programs these funds and approves the use of staff time.
2. Projects funded from other sources (federal, state, and local), to be carried out by CTPS for an individual transportation agency. The MPO approves the use of staff time for these projects and provides guidance to the implementing entities on their coordination with other planning efforts.

In reviewing the project listings, it is important to remember that the 3C transportation-planning process is a coordinated effort that is often carried out simultaneously by several agencies. For example, when the MBTA hires a consultant to prepare an environmental impact report for a transit project, CTPS may provide the travel-demand and air-quality modeling for the consultant and MAPC may perform land-use analysis. Thus, if the same project is mentioned in more than one place in this UPWP, it is because of this kind of interagency coordination. To help clarify the distinctions between the various work activities, cross-referencing is provided, where appropriate, to show the interrelationship between projects.

The administration and resource management projects presented in Chaper 4 are:

• Computer Resource Management (includes System Administration and Computer Room Management; Software Development; Staff Assistance and Training; Liaison with Other Agencies; Computing Resource Purchasing and Maintenance; and Computer Resource Planning)
• Data Resource Management (includes Travel Data; Socioeconomic Data, Miscellaneous Data; Response to Data Requests; GIS Reference Data; and Geographic Information System/Database Management System)
• Direct Support

5     Certification Requirements

The projects in this chapter are categorized as certification requirements because they include work that the Boston Region MPO must do to maintain its certification by the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration. The projects also include activities that are necessary for compliance with federal and state laws, such as the federal Clean Air Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The projects in this category are:

• 3C Planning and MPO Support (includes Support to the MPO and its Committees; Planning Topics; Subregional Outreach; Regional Transportation Advisory Council Support; TRANSREPORT; Public Participation Process; Boston Region MPO Website, www.bostonmpo.org; Professional Development; and General Graphics)
• Access Advisory Committee Support
• Air Quality Conformity Determinations
• Air Quality Support Activity
• Boston Region MPO Title VI Reporting
• Long-Range Transportation Plan
• MPO/MAPC Liaison and Support Activities
• Provision of Materials in Accessible Formats
• Regional Model Enhancement
• Subregional Support Activities
• Transportation Equity/Environmental Justice Support
• Transportation Improvement Program
• Unified Planning Work Program [CTPS]
• Unified Planning Work Program [MAPC]

6     Planning Studies

The projects in this chapter are planning studies that will be conducted during federal fiscal year 2014. They are technical in nature and may include support for larger projects that will be described in Appendix A: Other Boston Region Transportation-Planning Projects.

The projects in this category are:

• Accelerated Bridge Program Support
• Addressing Safety, Mobility, and Access on Subregional Priority Roadways
• Addressing Safety, Mobility, and Access on Subregional Priority Roadways – FFY 2014        
• Bicycle/Pedestrian Support Activities
• Congestion Management Process
• Corridor/Subarea Planning Studies (includes Rutherford Avenue Land Use Visioning; Subregional Priority Development and Priority Preservation Studies; Opportunities for and Impediments to Creating Transit-Oriented Development; Redevelopment Analysis for Selected Parcels within Routes 99, 16, and 28 in Boston, Everett, Medford, Somerville, and Cambridge; and Land Use Baseline for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT))
• Green Line Extension: Completion of New Starts Analysis
• Green Line Extension Delay: SIP Mitigation
• Land Use Development Project Reviews
• Massport Technical Assistance SFY 2012-SFY 2014
• Methodology for Evaluating the Potential for Limited-Stop Service on Transit Routes
• MetroFuture Engagement
• Metrowest RTA Transit Planning Assistance II
• Modeling Support: I-93/I-95 Interchange Improvements North of Boston
• Priority Corridors for LRTP Needs Assessment – FFY 2014
• Route 79 Transportation Study: Evaluation of Alternatives
• Safety and Operations Analyses at Selected Intersections – FFY 2014
• South Coast Commuter Rail FEIR
• South Station Expansion Project: Support
• Traffic Signal Retiming Program

7     Technical Support/Operations Analysis Projects

The projects in this chapter will be conducted during federal fiscal year 2014. They are technical in nature and may include support for larger projects, which will be described in Appendix A: Other Boston Region Transportation-Planning Projects.

The projects in this category are:

• Alternative-Mode Planning and Coordination
• Community Transportation Technical Assistance Program
• Environmental Justice and Title VI Analysis Methodology Review
• Freight Planning Support
• Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
• Household Survey-Based Travel Profiles and Trends
• Identifying Areas with Mode-Shift Opportunities
• Land Use, Demographics, and Mode Shift in Transportation
• Livable Community Workshop Program
• MassDOT Road Inventory Supplemental Grant
• MassDOT Statewide Planning and Research Program Support
• MassDOT Title VI Program
• MassDOT Transit Planning Assistance
• MBTA 2013 National Transit Database: Directly Operated
• MBTA 2013 National Transit Database: Purchased Bus
• MBTA 2013-2014 Title VI Program Monitoring
• MBTA 2014 National Transit Database: Data Collection and Analysis
• MBTA Bus Service Data Collection VIII
• MBTA Rider Oversight Committee Support
• Pedestrian Signal Phasing Study
• Regional Transit Service Planning Technical Support – FFY 2014
• Roadway Safety Audits
• TIP Project Impact Before-After Evaluations – FFY 2014
• Transportation Investments for Economic Development
• Travel Data Forecasts
• Travel Operations Analyses

Federal Fiscal Year 2014 Unified Planning Work Program Projects

8     Boston Region MPO Budget and Operating Summaries

This chapter contains overall budget information by recipient agency and funding source for the projects listed in Chapters 4 through 7. The information is presented according to the same UPWP categories used in those chapters:

Funding for the projects listed in Chapters 4 through 7 comes from the following sources, which are described in Chapter 1:

On the following pages, the funding information presented in the preceding chapters is summarized in four tables, one for each UPWP category. These tables are followed by a one-page summary showing the entire budget by recipient agency and funding source, and a table showing the federally designated elements and tasks for projects utilizing Section 5303 funding. Charts presenting schedules and staff assignments for CTPS projects in this UPWP follow the budget summaries. The purpose of this budget and operating summary information is to assist federal and state contract administrators in reviewing the overall work program in detail.

Table 8-1: FFY 2014 Unified Planning Work Program Budget Summaries
Administration and Resource Management Projects

Table 8-2: FFY 2014 Unified Planning Work Program Budget Summaries
Certification Requirements

Table 8-3: FFY 2014 Unified Planning Work Program Budget Summaries
Planning Studies

Table 8-4: FFY 2014 Unified Planning Work Program Budget Summaries
Technical Analysis / Operations Support Projects

Table 8-5: Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2014 UPWP Budget by Recipient Agency

Table 8-6: Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2014 UPWP Budget by Funding Source

Table 8-7: Programmed FFY 2013 Federal Transit Administration §5303 Funding by Element and Task