Memorandum
Date March 5, 2015
TO Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization
FROM Karl H. Quackenbush
CTPS Executive Director
RE Work Program for: Safety Analysis of Intersections near MAGIC Schools
Review and approval
That the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization vote to approve the work program for the Safety Analysis of Intersections near MAGIC Schools presented in this memorandum
Technical Support/Operations Analysis Projects
13269
Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization
Principal: Mark Abbott
Manager: Andrew Nagle
MPO Planning Contract #84053
MPO §5303 Contract #84080
This is MPO work and will be carried out in conformance with the priorities established by the MPO.
In the past several years, there has been an increase in the number of parents who drive their children to school. This increase can be attributed to a number of factors, such as school districts’ implementing bus fees, and personal convenience for families. The increase has also led to larger traffic volumes at intersections in the vicinity of schools.
This study aims to provide information to the MPO, municipalities, and other entities about the location of intersections in the vicinity of schools within the Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination (MAGIC) subregion that may have potential safety problems.
The principal objectives of this work program are:
MPO staff will use existing data to locate and map all of the schools within the MAGIC subregion. Schools will include public and private schools for kindergarten through grade 12. Included on this map will be all major, federal-aid-eligible routes.
A map and list of all schools within the MAGIC subregion
MPO staff will map all of the signalized intersections within a two-mile radius of each MAGIC school, using existing data. If a school location does not have any signalized intersections within a two-mile radius, the next closest locations will be shown on the corresponding map. After mapping the signalized intersections, staff will review existing crash data (for the most recent three years) to identify the top three high-crash locations with two miles of each school. Staff will also map intersections where a pedestrian or bicycle crash has occurred.
A map showing all of the signalized intersections within a two-mile radius of each school and the signalized intersections where a pedestrian or bicycle crash has occurred
Staff will produce a technical memorandum and maps presenting information on the study background, the analysis of crash locations, and the study’s findings.
Technical memorandum
It is estimated that this project will be completed six months after work commences. The proposed schedule, by task, is shown in Exhibit 1.
The total cost of this project is estimated to be $22,250. This includes the cost of 9.2 person-weeks of staff time and overhead at the rate of 91.82 percent. A detailed breakdown of estimated costs is presented in Exhibit 2.
KQ/MSA/msa
Task |
Month | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
1.
Map the Schools within the MAGIC Subregion |
From month 1 to 2.
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2.
Identify and Analyze Crash Data |
From month 1.5 to 4.
| |||||
3.
Document the Study and Findings |
From month 3 to 7.
|
Task |
Person-Weeks | Direct Salary |
Overhead (91.82%) |
Total Cost |
|||
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M-1 | P-4 | P-3 | Total | ||||
1.
Map the Schools within the MAGIC Subregion
|
0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 | $2,289 | $2,102 | $4,391 |
2.
Identify and Analyze Crash Data
|
0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 | $2,289 | $2,102 | $4,391 |
3.
Document the Study and Findings
|
1.3 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 5.6 | $7,021 | $6,446 | $13,467 |
Total
|
1.9 | 1.0 | 6.3 | 9.2 | $11,599 | $10,650 | $22,250 |