Appendices                                                                                                                                                    

A   Universe of Projects

B   Project Information Forms and Evaluations                

C   Greenhouse Gas Monitoring and Evaluation

D   FFY 2016 Highway Projects Status       

E   Transit Projects Status

F   Public Comments on the Draft FFYs 2017 – 21 TIP

G  MPO Glossary of Acronyms

H  FFYs 2008 – 2021 TIP Funding by Municipality

 

Appendix A

Universe of Projects for Highway Discretionary (“Regional Target”) Funding & Evaluation Results



This appendix lists information about transportation projects that cities and towns in the region identified as their priority projects to be considered for funding through the Boston Region MPO’s Highway Discretionary (“Regional Target”) Program. It also contains the evaluation results of those projects scored by MPO staff based on the evaluation criteria.

Through an outreach process that seeks input from local officials and interested parties, the MPO staff compiles project requests and relevant information into a Universe of Projects list for the MPO. The Universe of Projects list includes projects in varied stages of development, from projects in the conceptual stage to those that are fully designed and ready to be advertised for construction. The MPO staff also collects data on each project to support the evaluation of projects. (Typically, at a minimum, a functional design report is required.)

The MPO’s project selection process uses evaluation criteria to make the process of selecting projects for programming in the TIP both more logical and more transparent. The criteria are based on the MPO’s goals and objectives, which were adopted for its current Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), Charting Progress to 2040

The MPO staff uses the project information and evaluations to prepare a First-Tier List of Projects that have high ratings in the evaluation process and could be

made ready for advertising in the time frame of the TIP. The MPO staff then prepares a staff recommendation for the TIP taking into consideration the First-Tier list and factors such as the construction readiness of the project, the estimated project cost, community priority, geographic equity (to ensure that needs are addressed throughout the region), and consistency with the MPO’s LRTP.

The MPO discusses the First-Tier List of Projects, the staff recommendation, and other information before voting on a draft TIP to release for a 30-day public review and comment period.

Table A-1 contains a summary of the evaluated projects in this year’s TIP development process. Projects that are programmed with MPO Target Funding in the FFYs 2017-21 TIP are in bold type.

A full list of the Universe of Projects (including those project that were evaluated and those projects that were not evaluated) is contained in Table A-2. Projects in bold type are programmed with Target Funding in the FFYs 2017–21 TIP.

 

TABLE A-1: FFYs 2017-21 TIP - Summary of Evaluated Highway Projects

TIP ID Proponent(s) Project Name TIP/
LRTP Status 
Total Rating

(134 Points Possible):
Safety Rating

(30 Points Possible):
System Preservation Rating

(29 Points Possible):
Capacity Management / Mobility
Rating

(29 Points Possible):
Clean Air / Clean Communities Rating

(16 Points Possible):
Transporta-tion Equity Rating

(12 Points Possible):
Economic Vitality Rating

(18 Points Possible):
606635 Newton and Needham Reconstruction of Highland Ave., Needham St. and Charles River bridge 2018 77 18 16 14 13 3 13
607652 Everett Reconstruction of Ferry St. 2019 75 14 15 15 10 12 9
607777 Watertown Rehabilitation of Mount Auburn St. (Route 16) N/A 71 18 10 16 12 6 9
605110 Brookline Intersection and signal improvements at Route 9 and Village Square (Gateway East) 2018 70 9 14 16 7 10 14
607981 Somerville McGrath Boulevard project LRTP
2026-30
70 13 14 11 8 12 12
608449 Boston Commonwealth Avenue, phases 3 and 4 N/A 69 17 12 11 8 10 11
606043 Hopkinton Signal and intersection improvements on Route 135 2019 65 16 14 12 13 1 9
608347 Beverly Traffic and safety improvements at three locations 2021 63 15 12 13 11 3 9
605034 Natick Reconstruction of Route 27 (North Main St.) 2019 61 13 13 15 7 2 11
605789 Boston  Reconstruction of Melnea Cass Boulevard 2019 61 10 12 10 3
(not fully evaluated)
12 14
608348 Beverly Rehabilitation of Bridge St. N/A 60 12 13 13 9 5 8
606453 Boston Improvements on Boylston St. 2020 60 7 6 15 12 8 12
608228 Framingham Reconstruction of Union Ave. 2021 60 19 12 6 0 10 13
604810 Marlborough Reconstruction of Route 85 (Maple St.) 2017 59 15 11 10 12 3 8
604123 Ashland Reconstruction on Route 126 (Pond St.) 2020 57 12 10 15 8 3 9
29492 Bedford, Billerica and Burlington Middlesex Turnpike improvements, phase III 2016-17 55 7 14 16 10 2 6
1671 Everett Rehabilitation of Beacham St. N/A 55 16 14 8 5 7 5
607409 Lexington Reconstruction on Massachusetts Ave. 2016 55 14 14 13 8 2 4
607428 Milford Resurfacing and intersection improvements on Route 16 (Main St.) 2019 55 14 15 9 5 5 7
605857 Norwood Intersection improvements at Route 1 and University Ave./ Everett St. 2021 55 11 12 15 11 2 4
604996 Woburn Bridge replacement, New Boston St. over MBTA 2021 55 9 1 21 12 0 12
607309 Hingham Reconstruction and related work on Derby St. 2017 54 19 10 14 6 1 4
605313 Natick (MassDOT) Bridge replacement, Route 27 (North Main St.) over Route 9 (Worcester St.) LRTP
2021-25
54 18 16 10 2 2 6
602261 Walpole (MassDOT) Reconstruction on Route 1A (Main St.) 2020 52 13 11 10 6 3 9
605721 Weymouth Intersection improvements at Middle St., Libbey Industrial Parkway and Tara Dr. 2016 52 17 11 11 4 4 5
602310 Danvers Reconstruction on Collins St. N/A 51 9 12 12 8 3 7
604935 Woburn Reconstruction of Montvale Ave. 2017 51 17 12 10 6 2 4
606117 Boston Traffic signal improvements at 10 locations 2016 50 7 11 6 4 12 10
604377 Gloucester Washington St. and Railroad Ave. N/A 49 10 10 5 5 6 13
606130 Norwood Intersection improvements at Route 1A and Upland Rd./Washington St. and Prospect St./Fulton St. N/A 47 13 7 14 3 3 7
606501 Holbrook Reconstruction of Union St. (Route 139) 2021 46 10 6 13 3 5 9
601704 Newton Reconstruction and signal improvements on Walnut St. N/A 45 10 12 7 4 3 9
604652 Winchester, Stoneham and Woburn Tri-Community Bikeway 2016 45 6 0 15 13 4 7
607888 Boston Multi-use path construction on New Fenway 2019 44 6 0 14 7 8 9
604811 Marlborough Reconstruction of Route 20 (East Main St.) N/A 44 11 7 7 5 5 9
607901 Dedham Pedestrian improvements along Elm St. and Rustcraft Rd. corridors 2021 44 10 0 14 6 2 12
601513 Saugus (MassDOT) Interchange reconstruction at Walnut St. and Route 1 (phase II) N/A 43 9 13 9 6 2 4
604989 Southborough Reconstruction of Main St. (Route 30) 2018 43 8 13 10 6 1 5
606316 Brookline Pedestrian bridge rehabilitation over MBTA off Carlton St. 2016 41 7 0 13 6 8 7
602077 Lynn Reconstruction on Route 129 (Lynnfield St.) 2020 41 12 9 8 4 4 4
604231 Marlborough Intersection and signal improvements on Route 20 (East Main St./Boston Post Rd.) at Concord Rd. N/A 40 6 12 6 7 4 5
608352 Salem Canal St. Bikeway 2019 40 6 0 11 6 10 7
605743 Ipswich Resurfacing and related work on Central and South Main Sts. N/A 38 10 9 5 4 2 8
608146 Marblehead Intersection improvements to Pleasant St. at Village/Vine/Cross Sts. N/A 38 8 10 5 3 3 9
607732 Natick Cochituate Rail Trail, phase two 2020 38 8 0 15 7 2 6
607249 Sudbury Intersection improvements at Route 20 and Landham Rd. N/A 37 16 7 4 5 0 5
605189 Concord Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, phase 2C 2016 36 6 0 15 8 2 5
601607 Hull Reconstruction of Atlantic Ave. and related work N/A 36 9 9 5 6 3 4
603739 Wrentham Construction of I-495/Route 1A ramps N/A 35 9 8 8 10 0 0
604638 Danvers and Peabody (MassDOT) Mainline improvements on Route 128 (phase II) N/A 34 10 10 5 3 3 3
606002 Duxbury Signal installation at Route 3 (NB and SB) ramps and Route 3A (Tremont St.) N/A 33 6 11 10 4 0 2
601359 Franklin Reconstruction of Pleasant St. N/A 32 9 8 5 2 2 6
604735 Medfield Reconstruction of North St. N/A 30 7 8 2 4 2 7
604745 Wrentham Reconstruction of Taunton St. (Route 152) N/A 29 8 7 5 4 1 4
600518 Hingham (MassDOT) Intersection improvements at Derby St., Whiting St. (Route 53) and Gardner St. 2018 28 11 10 5 -1 0 3
607899 Dedham Pedestrian improvements along Bussey St. N/A 25 7 3 1 4 7 3

 

 

TABLE A-2: FFYs 2017-21 TIP - Universe of Projects

Proponent(s) TIP ID Project Name TIP/LRTP Funding Status 
Acton 1656 Intersection Improvements at Massachusetts Avenue (Route 111) and Main Street (Route 27) (Kelly's Corner)  
Ashland 604123 Reconstruction on Route 126 (Pond Street), from the Framingham T.L. to the Holliston T.L. 2020
Bedford 607738 Minuteman Bikeway Extension, from Loomis Street to the Concord T.L.  
Bedford, Billerica & Burlington 029492 Middlesex Turnpike Improvements, from Crosby Drive North to Manning Road (Phase III) 2016-17
Bellingham 940 South Main Street (Route 126), from Mechanic Street (Route 140) to Douglas Drive  
Bellingham 1718 South Main Street (Route 126), from Old Elm Street to Meadow Road
Beverly 608348 Rehabilitation of Bridge Street  
Beverly 608347 Traffic and Safety Improvements at Three Locations 2021
Beverly 604369 Reconstruction & Improvements on Route 128 (Interchange 19) at Brimbal Avenue, Sohier Road, Dunham Road, Otis Road  
Beverly 607727 Interchange Reconstruction at Route 128/Exit 19 at Brimbal Avenue (Phase II)
Boston 606117 Traffic Signal Improvements at 10 Locations 2016
Boston 606453 Improvements on Boylston Street, from Intersection of Brookline Avenue & Park Drive to Ipswich Street 2020
Boston 607888 Multi-use Path Construction on New Fenway 2019
Boston 606134 Traffic Signal Improvements on Blue Hill Avenue and Warren Street 2018
Boston 605789 Reconstruction of Melnea Cass Boulevard 2019
Boston 606226 Reconstruction of Rutherford Avenue, from City Square to Sullivan Square 2020-21
(LRTP 2021-25)
Boston 604761 Multi-Use Trail Construction (South Bay Harbor) From Ruggles Station to Fort Point Channel 2017
Boston 608449 Reconstruction of Commonwealth Avenue, Phases 3 and 4
Boston 601274 Reconstruction of Tremont Street, from Court Street to Boylston Street  
Braintree 1675 Braintree Split
Brookline 606316 Pedestrian Bridge Rehabilitation over MBTA off Carlton Street 2018
Brookline 605110 Intersection & Signal Improvements at Route 9 & Village Square (Gateway East) 2018
Burlington 949 Route 62 (Wilmington Road)  
Burlington 950 South Bedford Street
Cambridge 1716 Alewife Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge  
Cambridge 604993 Innovation Boulevard Streetscape & Pedestrian Improvements, Between Main Street & Binney Street (Phase I)
Canton 603883 Reconstruction on Route 138, from I-93 to Dan Road  
Canton 900 East-West Connector, between Pleasant St. & Route 138
Canton, Dedham, and Norwood (MassDOT) 087790 Interchange Improvements at I-95/I-93/University Avenue/I-95 Widening  
Chelsea 608078 Reconstruction of Broadway, from City Hall Ave to the Revere City Line
Chelsea 1660 Chelsea Gateway Center Infrastructure Improvement Plan, Phase 3 (Everett Ave. Reconstruction)  
Chelsea 953 Reconstruction and Widening of Spruce Street, between Everett Avenue and Sixth Street
Chelsea 1063 Reconstruction of Beacham and Williams Streets, from Spruce Street to Everett City Line  
Chelsea 1615 Spruce Street/Second Street/Carter Street Improvements
Cohasset 608007 Corridor Improvements and Related Work on Justice Cushing Highway (Route 3A), from Beechwood Street to the Scituate Town Line  
Concord 605189 Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, Phase 2C 2016
Concord 602091 Improvements & Upgrades to Concord Rotary (Routes 2/2A/119)  
Concord 1441 Route 62 (Main St) Phase 3
Concord 1450 Route 117 (Fitchburg Turnpike)  
Concord, Acton 606223 Bruce Freeman Rail Trail Construction (Phase II-B) 2018
Danvers 602310 Reconstruction on Collins Street, from Sylvan Street to Centre & Holten Streets  
Dedham 607899 Pedestrian Improvements along Bussey Street
Dedham 607901 Pedestrian Improvements along Elm Street & Rustcraft Road Corridors 2021
Duxbury 606002 Signal Installation at Route 3 (NB & SB) Ramps & Route 3A (Tremont St)
Duxbury 600650 Route 3A (Tremont Street) Bridge  
Duxbury 942 Intersection Improvements at Route 3A & Route 139
Everett 607652 Reconstruction of Ferry Street, South Ferry Street and a Portion of Elm Street 2019
Everett 1671 Rehabilitation of Beacham Street, from Route 99 to Chelsea City Line
Everett & Malden 649 TeleCom Boulevard, Phase 2  
Framingham 608228 Reconstruction of Union Avenue, from Proctor Street to Main Street 2021
Framingham 955 Reconstruction of Route 126, from Route 9 to Lincoln Street  
Framingham 356 Reconstruct Route 126 (Hollis Street), from Irving Street to the Ashland town line
Framingham 602038 Edgell Road Corridor Project  
Framingham 606109 Intersection Improvements at Route 126/135/MBTA & CSX Railroad LRTP
2026-30
Framingham 608006 Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon Installation at Route 9 and Maynard Road  
Franklin 601359 Reconstruction of Pleasant Street, from Main Street to Chestnut Street
Franklin 607774 Resurfacing & Intersection Improvements on Route 140, from Beaver Street to I-495 Ramps  
Gloucester 604377 Washington Street And Railroad Avenue
Hingham 607309 Reconstruction and Related Work on Derby Street from Pond Park Road to Cushing Street 2017
Hingham (MassDOT) 600518 Intersection Improvements at Derby Street, Whiting Street (Route 53) and Gardner Street 2018
Holbrook 606501 Reconstruction of Union Street (Route 139), from Linfield Street to Centre Street/Water Street 2021
Holbrook 602260 Intersection Improvements at Abington Avenue and Plymouth Street
Holliston 602462 Signal Installation at Route 16/126 and Oak Street  
Hopkinton 606043 Signal & Intersection Improvements on Route 135 2019
Hudson 1047 South Street  
Hudson 1488 Lincoln St. at Cox St. and Packard St.
Hudson 1617 Route 85/ Route 62 Rotary Improvements  
Hudson (MassDOT) 601906 Bridge Replacement, Cox Street over the Assabet River
Hudson and Marlborough (MassDOT) 603345 Reconstruction on Routes I-290 & 495 and Bridge Replacement  
Hull 601607 Reconstruction of Atlantic Avenue and Related Work, from Nantasket Avenue to Cohasset Town Line
Ipswich 605743 Resurfacing & Related Work on Central & South Main Streets  
Lexington 607409 Reconstruction on Massachusetts Avenue, from Marrett Road to Pleasant Street 2016
Lexington 604619 Route 4/225 (Bedford Street) and Hartwell Avenue LRTP
2021-25
Lexington 1141 West Lexington Greenway
Littleton 1460 Harvard Street  
Lynn 602077 Reconstruction on Route 129 (Lynnfield Street), from Great Woods Road to Wyoma Square 2020
Lynn 601138 Traffic Signals at 4 Locations (Contract E)  
Lynn 602081 Route 107 (Western Avenue)/Eastern Avenue
Lynn 602093 Route 107 (Western Avenue)  
Lynn 943 Broad Street/Lewis Street /Route 129
Lynn 944 Boston Street -Hamilton Street  
Lynn 1319 Route 129 (Boston St./Washington St.)
Lynn 1320 Route 1 (Copeland Circle, Fox Hill Bridge)  
Lynn 1321 Route 1A Lynnway at Blossom Street
Lynn 1322 Route 1A Lynnway intersection at Market St.  
Lynn 1323 Route 1A Lynn (GE Bridge  Nahant Rotary)
Lynn 1324 Blue Line Extension (Wonderland connection)  
Lynn 1454 Route 1 South (Jug handle lights at Goodwin Circle)
Lynn 607306 Blossom Street Ferry Boat Discretionary Program (Phase III)  
Lynn 1672 Blossom Street Ferry Terminal
Lynn (MBTA) 374 Lynn Garage  
Lynn, Malden, Revere & Saugus 351 Bike to the Sea, Phase 2
Lynnfield, Wakefield 607329 Rail Trail Extension, from the Galvin Middle School to Lynnfield/Peabody Town Line 2020
Malden, Revere, and Saugus (MassDOT) 605012 Reconstruction & Widening on Route 1, from Route 60 to Route 99
Marblehead 608146 Intersection Improvements to Pleasant Street at Village/Vine/Cross Streets  
Marlborough 604810 Reconstruction of Route 85 (Maple Street) 2017
Marlborough 604231 Intersection & Signal Improvements on Route 20 (East Main Street/Boston Post Road) at Concord Road  
Marlborough 604811 Reconstruction of Route 20 (East Main Street), from Main Street Easterly to Lincoln Street
Marshfield (MassDOT) 604655 Bridge Replacement, Beach Street over the Cut River 2018
Marshfield (MassDOT) 605664 Resurfacing & Related Work on Route 3A
Medfield 604735 Reconstruction of North Street, from Frairy Street to Pine Street  
Medford 1146 Medford Square Parking
Medford 1455 Medford Square Phase 2 Improvements  
Medford 1456 Medford Square Water Taxi Landing and Related Park Improvements
Medford 1457 Medford Square Transit Center  
Medford 1458 Mystic River Linear Park
Medway 602134 Resurfacing & Related Work on a Section of Village Street  
Medway 1167 Route 109 (Milford Street)
Melrose 601551 Intersection & Signal Improvements at Main Street & Essex Street  
Milford 607428 Resurfacing & Intersection Improvements on Route 16 (Main Street), from Water Street  to the Hopedale T.L. 2019
Milford 967 Veteran's Memorial Drive/Alternate Route  
Milford 608045 Rehabilitation on Route 16, from Route 109 to Beaver Street
Millis 602364 Reconstruction of Village Street, from Main Street (Route 109) to the Medway Town Line  
Milton 608406 Reconstruction on Granite Avenue, from Neponset River to Squantum Street
Natick 607732 Cochituate Rail Trail, Phase Two 2020
Natick 605034 Reconstruction of Route 27 (North Main Street), from North Avenue to the Wayland Town Line 2019
Natick 605313 Bridge Replacement, Route 27 (North Main Street) over Route 9 (Worcester Street) and Interchange Improvements LRTP
2021-25
Needham and Wellesley (MassDOT) 603711 Rehab/Replacement of 6 Bridges on I-95/Route 128 (Add-a-Lane Contract 5) 2016-18
Newton 601704 Reconstruction & Signal Improvements on Walnut Street, from Homer Street to Route 9  
Newton 1067 Washington Street (Phase 2), from Commonwealth Avenue to Perkins Street
Newton 600932 Reconstruction on Route 30 (Commonwealth Avenue), from Weston Town Line to Auburn Street  
Newton & Needham 606635 Reconstruction of Highland Avenue, Needham Street & Charles River Bridge, from Webster Street to Route 9 2018
North Reading 1673 Reconstruction of Route 28 (Main Street), from Larch Road to Route 62 (Lowell Road)  
North Reading 1674 Reconstruction of Route 62, from Route 28 (Main Street) to I-93
Norwood 605857 Intersection Improvements at Route 1 & University Avenue/Everett Street 2021
Norwood 606130 Intersection Improvements at Route 1A & Upland Road/Washington Street & Prospect Street/Fulton Street
Peabody (MassDOT) 604638 Mainline Improvements on Route 128 (Phase II)  
Peabody, Salem 1655 Riverwalk/Greenway from Peabody Square to Salem Train Depot
Quincy 1451 Quincy Center Multimodal MBTA Station  
Salem 608352 Canal St. Rail Trail construction (phase 2) 2019
Salem 005399 Reconstruction of Bridge Street, from Flint Street to Washington Street  
Salem 600986 Boston Street
Saugus 601513 Interchange Reconstruction at Walnut Street & Route 1 (Phase II)  
Somerville (MassDOT) 607981 McGrath Boulevard Project LRTP
2026-30
Somerville (MassDOT) 600831 I-93 Mystic Avenue Interchange (Design and Study)  
Somerville and Medford (MBTA) 1569 Green Line Extension Project (Phase II), College Avenue to Mystic Valley Parkway/Route 16
Southborough 604989 Reconstruction of Main Street (Route 30), from Sears Road to Park Street 2018
Southborough 1064 Cordaville Road/Route 85 Rehabilitation
Southborough and Westborough (MassDOT) 607701 Improvements at I-495 & Route 9  
Stow, Hudson 1139 Assabet River Rail Trail
Sudbury 608164 Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, Phase 2D  
Sudbury 1037 Route 20/Horsepond Road
Sudbury 1069 Route 20/Wayside Inn Road  
Sudbury 1305 Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, Phase 2E
Sudbury (MassDOT) 607249 Intersection Improvements at Route 20 & Landham Road  
Walpole 602261 Reconstruction on Route 1A (Main Street), from the Norwood Town Line to Route 27 2020
Walpole 600671 Reconstruction of Route 1A, from Common Street to the Norfolk Town Line  
Walpole 1151 Walpole Central Business District
Walpole 1152 Elm St Improvements  
Walpole (MassDOT) 997 Coney Street Interchange with Route 95
Watertown 607777 Rehabilitation of Mount Auburn Street (Route 16)  
Wayland 601579 Signal & Intersection Improvements at Route 27 (Main Street) and Route 30 (Commonwealth Road) 2016
Westwood 608158 Reconstruction of Canton Street and Everett Street  
Weymouth 605721 Intersection Improvements at Middle Street, Libbey Industrial Parkway and Tara Drive 2016
Weymouth, Abington 601630 Reconstruction & Widening on Route 18 (Main Street), from Highland Place to Route 139 2016-19
Weymouth 608231 Reconstruction of Route 3A
Wilmington 608051 Reconstruction on Route 38 (Main Street), from Route 62 to the Woburn C.L.  
Wilmington 1720 Lowell Street (Route 129) at Woburn Street
Winchester, Stoneham, and Woburn 604652 Tri-Community Bikeway 2016
Winthrop 607244 Reconstruction & Related Work along Winthrop Street & Revere Street Corridor
Woburn 604935 Reconstruction of Montvale Avenue, from I-93 Interchange to Central Street 2017
Woburn 604996 Bridge Replacement, New Boston Street over MBTA 2021
Woburn 1153 Woburn Loop Bikeway Project  
Woburn 1449 Route 38 (Main St.) Traffic Lights
Woburn 608067 Intersection Reconstruction at Route 3 (Cambridge Road) & Bedford Road and South Bedford Street  
Woburn 608097 Bridge Replacement & Related Work, W-43-028, Washington Street over I-95
Woburn (MassDOT) 605605 Interchange Improvements to I-93/I-95  
Wrentham 604745 Reconstruction of Taunton Street (Route 152)
Wrentham (MassDOT) 603739 Construction of I-495/Route 1A Ramps  

 

 

 

 

Appendix B

Roadway Project Funding Application Forms & Evaluations



This appendix provides an explanation of the project funding application form for roadway projects that is used to understand requests for funding and to evaluate projects for possible programming. MPO staff and project proponents update these project funding application forms when new information becomes available. The forms are used to evaluate projects using criteria that reflect MPO visions and policies. Some information is provided specifically by the project proponent and other information is provided by MPO staff or by various state agencies.

Project funding application forms are available on the MPO website, http://www.ctps.org/. Proponents enter the project information on-line. Other information is input by MPO staff or automatically updated through links to other databases.

Roadway Project funding application Forms

Overview Tab

Project Background Information

1    ID Number  

The MassDOT Project Information System (PROJIS) number assigned to the project. If the project does not have a PROJIS number, an identification number will be assigned to the project by the MPO for internal tracking purposes.

2    Municipality(ies)

The municipality (or municipalities) in which the project is located.

3    Project Name

The name of the project. (Source: MassDOT)

4    Project Category

(determined by MPO staff):

5    MassDOT Highway District

The MassDOT Highway District in which the project is located.

6    MAPC Subregion

The MAPC subregion in which the project is located.

7    MAPC Community Type

The MAPC community type in which the project is located as defined by land use and housing patterns, recent growth trends, and projected development patterns.

8    Estimated Cost

The estimated total cost of the project. (Source: MassDOT)

9    Evaluation Rating

The number of points scored by the project, if it has been evaluated.

10   Description

A description of the project, including its primary purpose, major elements and geographic limits. (Source: MassDOT).

11   Project Length (Miles)

Total length of project in miles.

12   Project Lane Miles

Total lane miles of project.

Project Background Information

P1  Community Priority

The priority rank of the project as determined by the community. (Source: Proponent)

Additional Status

13   MPO/CTPS Study

Past UPWP-funded studies or reports conducted within the project area.

14   Air Quality Status

The air quality status of the project in the MPO’s travel demand model. Projects with “exempt” status do not add capacity to the transportation system. Projects with “model” status add capacity to the transportation system and are included in the travel demand model.

Readiness Tab

“Readiness” is a determination of the appropriate year of programming for a project. In order to make this determination, the MPO tracks project development milestones and coordinates with the MassDOT Highway Division to estimate when a project will be ready for advertising.

All non-transit projects programmed in the first year of the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) must be advertised before the end of the federal fiscal year (September 30). That funding authorization is not transferred to the next federal fiscal year, therefore any “leftover” funds are effectively “lost” to the region. If a project in the first year of the TIP is determined as “not ready to be advertised before September 30,” it will be removed from the TIP and replaced with another project by amendment.

For projects in the first year of the TIP, it is important to communicate any perceived problems that may affect the schedule to the Boston Region MPO as soon as possible.

Project Background Information

15   Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Status

Advertised, Programmed, Pre-TIP, or Conceptual (Source: MPO database):

16   Functional Design Report (FDR) Status

The year that a functional design report was completed, if one has been conducted for the project. 

17   Design Status

Current design status of the project in the MassDOT Highway Division Design Process. Dates are provided where available. (Source: MassDOT Project Info)

18   Right-of-Way (ROW) Requirement

(Source: MassDOT Project Info):

Required – ROW action is required for completion of the project

Not Required – No ROW action required for completion of the project

19   Right-of-Way (ROW) Responsibility

(Source: MassDOT Project Info):

MassDOT Responsibility – Providing the required right-of-way is the responsibility of MassDOT.

Municipal Responsibility – Providing the required right-of-way is the responsibility of the municipality.

Municipal Approval – Municipal approval has been given to the right-of-way plan (with date of approval):

20   Right-of-Way (ROW) Certification

(Source: MassDOT Project Info):

Expected – Expected date of ROW plan and order of taking

Recorded – Date the ROW plan and order of taking were recorded at the Registry of Deeds

Expires – Expiration date of the rights of entry, easements, or order of taking

21   Required Permits

Permits required by the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA). (Source: MassDOT Project Info.)

Possible required permits include:

Safety Tab

The evaluation criteria below serve as a way to guide investments that implement the following MPO safety objectives:

Project Background Information

22   Top 200 Rank

Ranks of highest crash intersection clusters in the project area listed within MassDOT’s top 200 high crash intersection locations. The crash rankings are weighted by crash severity as indicated by Equivalent Property Damage Only (EPDO) values. (Source: MassDOT Highway Division 2011-2013 Top Crash Locations Report)

23   EPDO/Injury Value

An estimated value of property damage. Fatal crashes are weighted by 10, injury crashes are weighted by 5 and property damage only or nonreported is weighted by 1. (Source: MassDOT Highway Division, 2011-2013)

24   Crash Rate/Crashes per Mile

Intersection projects list the crash rate as total crashes per million vehicle entering the intersection. Arterial projects list the crash rate as total crashes per mile. (Source: MassDOT Highway Division, 2011-2013)

25   Bicycle-Involved Crashes (Total EPDO)

Total EPDO value of bicycle-involved crashes in the project area. (Source: MassDOT Highway Division, 2011-2013)

26   Pedestrian-Involved Crashes (Total EPDO)

Total EPDO value of pedestrian-involved crashes in the project area. (Source: MassDOT Highway Division, 2011-2013)

27   Truck-Involved Crashes (Total EPDO)

Total EPDO value of truck-involved crashes in the project area. (Source: MassDOT Highway Division, 2011-2013)

Proponent Provided Information

P2  What is the primary safety need associated with
      this project and how does it address that need?

Describe the need for the project from a local and a regional perspective. What are the existing safety needs/improvements the project is designed to address? How will this design accomplish those needed improvements? Please be as specific as possible. When applicable, this information should be consistent with project need information provided in the MassDOT Highway Division Project Need Form. (Source: Proponent)

Evaluation

Safety Evaluation Scoring (30 total points possible):

Crash Severity Value: Equivalent Property Damage Only (EPDO) index (up to 5 points)

+5 EPDO value of 300 or more

+4 EPDO value between 200-299

+3 EPDO value between 100-199

+2 EPDO value between 50-99

+1 EPDO value less than 50

+0 No EPDO value

 

Crash Severity Rate: Equivalent Property Damage Only (EPDO) index per VMT (up to 5 points)

+5 Average annual EPDO per 1,000,000 VMT of 20 or more

+4 Average annual EPDO per 1,000,000 VMT between 15-20

+3 Average annual EPDO per 1,000,000 VMT between 10-15

+2 Average annual EPDO per 1,000,000 VMT between 5-10

+1 Average annual EPDO per 1,000,000 VMT less than 5

+0 No EPDO rate

 

Improves truck-related safety issue (up to 5 points)

+3 High total effectiveness of truck safety countermeasures

+2 Medium total effectiveness of truck safety countermeasures

+1 Low total effectiveness of truck safety countermeasures

+0 Does not implement truck safety countermeasures

 

If project scores points above, then it is eligible for additional points below:

+2 Improves truck safety at HSIP Cluster

 

Improves bicycle safety (up to 5 points)

+3 High total effectiveness of bicycle safety countermeasures

+2 Medium total effectiveness of bicycle safety countermeasures

+1 Low total effectiveness of bicycle safety countermeasures

  0  Does not implement bicycle safety countermeasures

 

If project scores points above, then it is eligible for additional points below:

+2 Improves bicycle safety at HSIP Bicycle Cluster

+1 Improves bicycle safety at HSIP Cluster

 

Improves pedestrian safety (up to 5 points)

+3 High total effectiveness of pedestrian safety countermeasures

+2 Medium total effectiveness of pedestrian safety countermeasures

+1 Low total effectiveness of pedestrian safety countermeasures

  0  Does not implement pedestrian safety countermeasures

 

If project scores points above, then it is eligible for additional points below:

+2 Improves pedestrian safety at HSIP Pedestrian Cluster

+1 Improves pedestrian safety at HSIP Cluster

 

Improves safety or removes an at-grade railroad crossing (up to 5 points)

+5 Removes an at-grade railroad crossing

+3 Significantly improves safety at an at-grade railroad crossing

+1 Improves safety at an at-grade railroad crossing

  0  Does not include a railroad crossing

System Preservation Tab

The evaluation criteria below serve as a way to guide investments that implement the following MPO system preservation objectives:

Project Background Information

28   Existing Pavement Condition

(Source: MassDOT Roadway Inventory File)

Pavement Roughness (IRI) – International Roughness Index (IRI) rating reflects the calibrated value in inches of roughness per mile. IRI ratings are classified as follows:

29   Equipment Condition

Existing signal equipment condition. (Source: CMP, Massachusetts permitted signal information, municipal signal information, submitted design).

30   Natural Hazard Zones**

**Please refer to the All-hazards Planning Application (hyperlink to http://www.ctps.org/map/www/apps/eehmApp/pub_eehm_index.html) for more information on natural hazard zones.

Proponent Provided Information

P3  What are the infrastructure condition needs or
issues of the project area?

Please include additional pavement information from municipal pavement management programs. In addition, qualitative descriptions of existing problems or anticipated needs can be provided. When applicable, this information should be consistent with project need information provided in the MassDOT Project Need Form. (Source: Proponent)

P4  How does this project address the infrastructure
condition needs or issues in the project area?

Please include detail regarding the pavement management system employed by the community or agency, and of how this system will maximize the useful life of any pavement repaired or replaced by the project. (Source: Proponent)

P5  What is the primary security need associated with this project and how does it address that need?

Describe the need for the project from a local and a regional perspective. What are the existing security needs/improvements the project is designed to address? How will this design accomplish those needed improvements? Please be as specific as possible. When applicable, this information should be consistent with project need information provided in the MassDOT Highway Division Project Need Form. (Source: Proponent)

Evaluation

System Preservation Evaluation Scoring (29 total points possible):

Improves substandard roadway bridge(s) (up to 3 points)

+3 Condition is structurally deficient and improvements are included in the project

+1 Condition is functionally obsolete and improvements are included in the project

+0 Does not improve substandard bridge or does not include a bridge

 

Improves substandard pavement (up to 6 points)

+6 IRI rating greater than 320: Poor and pavement improvements are included in the project

+4 IRI rating between 320 and 191: Fair and pavement improvements are included in the project

  0  IRI rating less than 190: Good or better

 

Improves substandard signal equipment condition (up to 6 points)

+6 Poor condition, improvements are included in the project

+4 Fair condition, improvements are included in the project

  0  Does not meet or address criteria

 

Improves transit asset(s) (up to 3 points)

+2 Brings transit asset into State of Good Repair

+1 Meets an identified-need in an Asset Management Plan

+0 Does not meet or address criteria

 

Improves substandard sidewalk(s) (up to 3 points)

+3 Poor condition and sidewalk improvements are included in the project

+2 Fair condition and sidewalk improvements are included in the project

+0 Sidewalk condition is good or better

 

Improves emergency response (up to 2 points)

+1 Project improves an evacuation route, diversion route, or alternate diversion route

+1 Project improves an access route to or in proximity to an emergency support location

 

Improves ability to respond to extreme conditions (up to 6 points)

+2 Addresses flooding problem and/or sea level rise and enables facility to function in such a condition

+1 Brings facility up to current seismic design standards

+1 Addresses critical transportation infrastructure

+1 Protects freight network elements

+1 Implements hazard mitigation or climate adaptation plans

 

Capacity Management/Mobility Tab

The evaluation criteria below serve as a way to guide investments that implement the following MPO capacity management/mobility objectives:

Project Background Information

31   Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities

(Source: MassDOT Bicycle Facility Inventory and Roadway Inventory File and MPO bicycle GIS coverage)

Pedestrian Facilities:

Bicycle Facilities:

32   Transit Vehicles Use of Roadway

Identifies the fixed route transit vehicles using the roadway

33   Usage

34   A.M./P.M. Travel Time Index***

Travel Time Index directly compares peak-period travel time conditions with free-flow travel time conditions. Travel time Index indicates how much contingency time should be considered to ensure an on-time arrival during the peak period versus optimum travel times.

Travel time index = average peak-period travel time / free-flow travel time

Information provided is determined by the Boston Region MPO’s CMP Arterial Performance Dashboard. If a Project Funding Application Form does not have any CMP data listed, this does not necessarily mean that the roadway or intersection does not experience congestion problems; this simply means that data from the CMP are not available.

35   A.M./P.M. Speed Index***

Speed index is equal to the average speed divided by the posted speed limit of a Traffic Message Channel (TMC). Speed index indicates congestion more accurately than travel speeds alone because low travel speeds may be a result of low speed limits on certain facilities.

Speed Index = average speed / posted speed limit

Information provided is determined by the Boston Region MPO’s CMP Arterial Performance Dashboard. If a Project Funding Application Form does not have any CMP data listed, this does not necessarily mean that the roadway or intersection does not experience congestion problems; this simply means that data from the CMP are not available.

 

***Please refer to the CMP Arterial Performance Dashboard (hyperlink to http://www.ctps.org/map/www/apps/arterialHighwayPerformanceDashboard/index.html) for data on roadway congestion in the MPO region.

Proponent Provided Information

P6  What is the primary mobility need for this
      project and how does it address that need?

Describe the need for the project from a local and a regional perspective. What are the existing or anticipated mobility needs the project is designed to address? Please include information on how the project improves level of service and reduces congestion, provides multimodal elements (for example, access to transit stations or parking, access to bicycle or pedestrian connections), enhances freight mobility, and closes gaps in the existing transportation system. For roadway projects, it is MPO and MassDOT policy that auto congestion reductions not occur at the expense of pedestrians, bicyclists, or transit users. Please explain the mobility benefits of the project for all modes. When applicable, this information should be consistent with project need information provided in the MassDOT Project Need Form. (Source: Proponent)

P7  What intelligent transportation systems (ITS)
      elements does this project include?

Examples of ITS elements include new signal systems or emergency vehicle override applications. (Source: Proponent)

P8  How does the project improve access for
pedestrians, bicyclists, and public transportation? How does the project support MassDOT’s mode shift goal of tripling the share of walking, biking, and transit travel?

Describe what improvements are in the project for pedestrians, bicyclists, and public transportation, and what level of improvement will be achieved over existing conditions. (Source: Proponent)

Evaluation

Capacity Management/Mobility Evaluation Scoring (29 total points possible):

Reduces transit vehicle delay (up to 4 points)

+3 5 hours or more of daily transit vehicle delay reduced

+2 1-5 hours of daily transit vehicle delay reduced

+1 Less than one hour of daily transit vehicle delay reduced

+0 Does not reduce transit delay

 

If project scores points above, then it is eligible for additional points below:

+1 Improves one or more key bus route(s)

 

Improves pedestrian network and ADA accessibility (up to 5 points)

+2 Adds new sidewalk(s) (including shared-use paths)

+2 Improves ADA accessibility

+1 Closes a gap in the pedestrian network

  0  Does not improve pedestrian network

 

Improves bicycle network (up to 4 points)

+3 Adds new physically separated bicycle facility (including shared-use paths)

+2 Adds new buffered bicycle facility

+1 Adds new standard bicycle facility

+1 Closes a gap in the bicycle network

+0 Does not improve bicycle network

 

Improves intermodal accommodations/ connections to transit (up to 6 points)

+6 Meets or addresses criteria to a high degree

+4 Meets or addresses criteria to a medium degree

+2 Meets or addresses criteria to a low degree

+0 Does not meet or address criteria

 

Improves truck movement (up to 4 points)

+3 Meets or addresses criteria to a high degree

+2 Meets or addresses criteria to a medium degree

+1 Meets or addresses criteria to a low degree

+0 Does not meet or address criteria

 

If project scores points above, then it is eligible for additional points below:

+1 Addresses MPO-identified bottleneck location

 

Project reduces congestion (up to 6 points)

+6 400 hours or more of daily vehicle delay reduced

+4 100-400 hours of daily vehicle delay reduced

+2 Less than 100 hours of daily vehicle delay reduced

  0  Does not meet or address criteria

 

Clean Air/Clean Communities Tab

The evaluation criteria below serve as a way to guide investments that implement the following MPO clean air/clean communities objectives:

Project Background Information

36   CO2 Impact

The quantified or assumed annual tons of carbon dioxide estimated to be reduced by the project. (Source: MPO Database)

37   Located in a Green Community

Project is in an Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA) certified Green Community. (Source: EOEEA)

38   Located in an Area of Critical Environmental
      Concern

Areas designated as Areas of Critical Environmental Concern by the Massachusetts Secretary of Environmental Affairs. (Source: MassGIS)

39   Located adjacent to (within 200 feet of) a
      waterway

Hydrographic (water related) features, including surface water (lakes, ponds, reservoirs), flats, rivers, streams, and others from MassGIS. Two hundred feet from the hydrographic feature is the distance protected by the Massachusetts Rivers Protection Act. (Source: MassGIS)

Proponent Provided Information

P9  How does the project relate to community
      character?

Is the project located in an existing community or neighborhood center or other pedestrian-oriented area? Explain the community context (cultural, historical, other) in which the project will occur and indicate the positive or negative effect this project will have on community character. (Source: Proponent)

P10 What are the environmental impacts of the
      project?

How will this project improve air quality, improve water quality, or reduce noise levels in the project area and in the region? Air quality improvements can come from reductions in the number or length of vehicle trips or from reductions in vehicle cold starts. Water quality improvements can result from reductions in runoff from impervious surfaces, water supply protection, and habitat protection. Noise barriers can reduce noise impacts. (Source: Proponent)

Evaluation

Clean Air/Clean Communities Evaluation Scoring (16 total points possible):

 

Reduces CO2 (up to 5 points)

+5 1,000 or more annual tons of CO2 reduced

+4 500-999 annual tons of CO2 reduced

+3 250-499 annual tons of CO2 reduced

+2 100-249 annual tons of CO2 reduced

+1 Less than 100 annual tons of CO2 reduced

  0  No impact

-1  Less than 100 annual tons of CO2 increased

-2  100-249 annual tons of CO2 increased

-3  250-499 annual tons of CO2 increased

-4  500-999 annual tons of CO2 increased

-5  1,000 or more annual tons of CO2 increased

 

Reduces other transportation-related emissions (VOC, NOx, CO) (up to 5 points)

+5 2,000 or more total kilograms of VOC, NOx, CO reduced

+4 1,000-1999 total kilograms of VOC, NOx, CO reduced

+3 500-999 total kilograms of VOC, NOx, CO reduced

+2 250-499 total kilograms of VOC, NOx, CO reduced

+1 Less than 250 total kilograms of VOC, NOx, CO reduced

  0  No impact

-1  Less than 250 total kilograms of VOC, NOx, CO increased

-2  250-499 total kilograms of VOC, NOx, CO increased

-3  500-999 total kilograms of VOC, NOx, CO increased

-4  1,000-1999 total kilograms of VOC, NOx, CO increased

-5  2,000 or more total kilograms of VOC, NOx, CO increased

 

Addresses environmental impacts (up to 4 points)

+1 Addresses water quality

+1 Addresses cultural resources/open space

+1 Addresses wetlands/resource areas

+1 Addresses wildlife preservation/protected habitats

  0 Does not meet or address criteria

 

Project is in an Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA)-certified “Green Community” (up to 2 points)

+2 Project is located in a “Green Community”

  0  Project is not located in a “Green Community”

Transportation Equity Tab

The evaluation criteria below serve as a way to guide investments that implement the following MPO transportation equity objectives:

 

Proponent Provided Information

P11 Are any other transportation equity issues
      addressed by this project?

This answer should only be addressed by those projects that serve Title VI/non-discrimination populations. Please be specific. (Source: Proponent)

Evaluation

Transportation Equity Evaluation Scoring (12 total points possible):

 

Serves Title VI/non-discrimination populations (up to 12 points)

+2 Serves minority (high concentration) population

+1 Serves minority (low concentration) population

+2 Serves low-income (high concentration) population

+1 Serves low-income (low concentration) population

+2 Serves limited-English proficiency (high concentration) population

+1 Serves limited-English proficiency (low concentration) population

+2 Serves elderly (high concentration) population

+1 Serves elderly (low concentration) population

+2 Serves zero vehicle households (high concentration) population

+1 Serves zero vehicle households (low concentration) population

+2 Serves persons with disabilities (high concentration) population

+1 Serves persons with disabilities (low concentration) population

 

+0   Does not serve Title VI or non-discrimination populations

-10  Creates a burden for Title VI/non -discrimination populations

Economic Vitality Tab

The evaluation criteria below serve as a way to guide investments that implement the following MPO economic vitality objectives:

Proponent Provided Information

P12 How is the project consistent with local land use policies? How does the project advance local efforts to improve design and access?

Explain how this project will support existing or proposed local land use policies. (Source: Proponent)

P13 How does the zoning of the area within ½ mile
      of this project support transit-oriented
      development and preserve any new roadway
      capacity?

Will the project have an impact on adjacent land uses? Please review the land use information if the project is expected to have an impact on land use. Is there a local project currently under development that would provide a better balance between housing and jobs in this corridor? If so, please provide details on the project status. (Source: Proponent)

P14 How is the project consistent with state,
      regional, and local economic development
      priorities?

Explain how this project will support economic development in the community or in the project area (Source: Proponent)

Evaluation

Economic Vitality Evaluation Scoring (18 total points possible):

 

Serves targeted development site (up to 6 points)

+2 Provides new transit access to or within site

+1 Improves transit access to or within site

+1 Provides for bicycle access to or within site

+1 Provides for pedestrian access to or within site

+1 Provides for improved road access to or within site

+0 Does not provide any of the above measures

 

Provides for development consistent with the compact growth strategies of MetroFuture (up to 5 points)

+2 Mostly serves an existing area of concentrated development

+1 Partly serves an existing area of concentrated development

+1 Supports local zoning or other regulations that are supportive of smart growth development

+2 Complements other local financial or regulatory support that fosters economic revitalization in a manner consistent with smart growth development principles 

  0  Does not provide for any of the above measures

 

Provides multimodal access to an activity center (up to 4 points)

+1 Provides transit access (within a quarter mile) to an activity center

+1 Provides truck access to an activity center

+1 Provides bicycle access to an activity center

+1 Provides pedestrian access to an activity center

  0  Does not provide multimodal access

 

Leverages other investments (non-TIP funding) (up to 3 points)

+3 Meets or addresses criteria to a high degree (>30% of the project cost)

+2 Meets or addresses criteria to a medium degree (10-30% of the project cost)

+1 Meets or addresses criteria to a low degree (<10% of the project cost)

  0  Does not meet or address criteria

 

Other Tab

Cost per Unit

These two measures of cost per unit are derived by dividing project cost by quantified data in the MPO database. These measures can be used to compare similar types of projects.

40   $ per User

Cost divided by ADT (ADT for roadway projects or other user estimate)

41   $ per Lane Mile

Cost divided by proposed total lane miles

 

Additional Project Background Information

Targeted Development Areas

A targeted development area is located within ½ mile of the project area. Eligible targeted development areas include 43D, 43E, and 40R sites, Regionally Significant Priority Development Areas, Growth District Initiatives, and MBTA transit station areas.

Municipality Provides Financial or Regulatory Support for Targeted Development

The proposed project will improve access to or within a commercial district served by a Main Street organization, local business association, Business Improvement District, or comparable, geographically targeted organization (i.e., not a city/town-wide chamber of commerce).

Local Efforts to improve Design and Access:

 

 

Appendix C

Greenhouse Gas Monitoring and Evaluation



Background

The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008 (GWSA) requires statewide reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of 25 percent below 1990 levels by the year 2020, and 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. As part of the GWSA, the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs developed the Massachusetts Clean Energy and Climate Plan (CECP), which outlines programs to attain the 25 percent reduction by 2020—including a 7.6 percent reduction to be attributed to the transportation sector.

 

The Commonwealth’s 13 metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) are integrally involved in helping to achieve greenhouse gas reductions mandated under the GWSA. The MPOs work closely with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and other involved agencies to develop common transportation goals, policies, and projects that would help to reduce GHG emission levels statewide, and meet the specific requirements of the GWSA regulation – Global Warming Solutions Act Requirements for the Transportation Sector and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (310 CMR 60.05). The purpose of this regulation is to assist the Commonwealth in achieving its adopted GHG emission-reduction goals by requiring:

 

The Commonwealth’s MPOs are meeting the requirements of this regulation through the transportation goals and policies contained in their 2016 LRTPs, the major projects planned in the LRTPs, and the mix of new transportation projects that are programmed and implemented through the TIP.

 

The GHG tracking and evaluation processes enable the MPOs and MassDOT to identify the anticipated GHG impacts of the planned and programmed projects, and to use GHG impacts as criteria to prioritize transportation projects. This approach is consistent with the greenhouse-gas reduction policies of promoting healthy transportation modes through prioritizing and programming an appropriate balance of roadway, transit, bicycle and pedestrian investments; as well as supporting smart-growth development patterns by creating a balanced multi-modal transportation system. All of the Commonwealth’s MPOs and MassDOT are working toward reducing greenhouse gases with “sustainable” transportation plans, actions, and strategies that include, but are not limited to:

Regional Tracking and Evaluation in Long-Range Transportation Plans

MassDOT coordinated with the Boston Region MPO and regional planning agencies to implement GHG tracking and evaluation in developing each MPO’s 2012 LRTPs, which were adopted in September 2011. This collaboration continued for the MPOs’ 2016 RTPs, 2016–19 TIPs, and 2017–21 TIPs. This information is now being updated and included in the Boston Region MPO’s Amendment One to the 2016 LRTP, Charting Progress to 2040. Working together, MassDOT and the MPOs have attained the following milestones:

 

Tracking and Evaluating in The Transportation Improvement Program

In addition to monitoring the GHG impacts of capacity-adding projects in the LRTP, it also is important to monitor and evaluate the GHG impacts of all transportation projects that are programmed in the TIP. The TIP includes both the larger, capacity-adding projects from the LRTP and smaller projects, which are not included in the LRTP that may affect GHG emissions. The principal objective of this tracking is to enable the MPOs to evaluate the expected GHG impacts of different projects and to use this information as criteria to prioritize and program projects in future TIPs.

In order to monitor and evaluate the GHG impacts of TIP projects, MassDOT and the MPOs have developed approaches for identifying anticipated GHG emission impacts of different project types. Since carbon dioxide (CO2) is the largest component of GHG emissions overall, CO2 has been used to measure the GHG impacts of transportation projects in the TIP and LRTP. All TIP projects have been sorted into two main categories for analysis: 1) projects with quantified impacts, and 2) projects with assumed impacts. Projects with quantified impacts consist of capacity-adding projects from the LRTP and projects from the TIP that underwent a Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program spreadsheet analysis. Projects with assumed impacts include ones that would be expected to produce a minor decrease or increase in emissions, and those that would be assumed to have no CO2 impact.

Projects with Quantified Impacts

Travel Demand Model Set

This includes capacity-adding projects in the LRTP that were analyzed using the travel demand model set. No independent TIP calculations were done for these projects.

Reduction or Increase in the Number of Tons of CO2 Associated with the Project

The Office of Transportation Planning at MassDOT provided spreadsheets that are used to determine CMAQ Improvement Program eligibility. Typically, the data and analysis required by MPO staff to conduct these calculations is derived from functional design reports submitted for projects at the 25-percent design phase. Estimated projections of CO2 for each project in this category are shown in Tables C-1 and C-2. A note of “To be determined” is shown for those projects for which a functional design report was not yet available. Analyses are done for the following types of projects:

Traffic Operational Improvement

An intersection reconstruction or signalization project that typically reduces delays and therefore idling

Pedestrian and Bicycle Infrastructure

A shared-use path that would enable increased walking and biking and reduces automobile trips

Calculations may be performed on the following project types; however, there are no projects of these types in the TIP.

New and Additional Transit Service

A new bus or shuttle service that reduces automobile trips

Park-and-Ride Lot

A facility that reduces automobile trips by encouraging high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) travel through carpooling or transit

Bus Replacement

A new bus that replaces an old bus with newer, cleaner technology

Projects with Assumed Impacts

Assumed Nominal Decrease or Increase in CO2 Emissions

Projects that could produce a minor decrease or increase in emissions (but which cannot be calculated with any precision)

Examples include roadway repaving or reconstruction projects that add a new sidewalk or new bike lanes. Such projects would enable increased travel by walking or bicycling, but there may not be sufficient data or analysis to support any projections of GHG impacts. These projects are categorized as an assumed nominal increase or decrease from pedestrian and/or bicycle infrastructure, intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and/or traffic operational improvements, transit infrastructure, and freight infrastructure.

No CO2 Impact

Projects that do not change the capacity or use of a facility—for example, a resurfacing project that restores a roadway to its previous condition, and a bridge rehabilitation/replacement that restores the bridge to its previous condition—and which would be assumed to have no CO2 impact.

More details on these projects, including a description of each project’s anticipated CO2 impacts, are discussed in Chapter 3. The following tables display the GHG impact analyses of projects funded in the Highway Program (Table C-1) and Transit Program (Table C-2).

 

TABLE C-1: Greenhouse Gas Regional Highway Project Tracking

MassDOT Project ID  MassDOT Project Description GHG Analysis  Type GHG CO2 Impact (kg/yr) GHG Impact Description
606223 ACTON- CONCORD- BRUCE FREEMAN RAIL TRAIL CONSTRUCTION (PHASE II-B) Quantified TBD
607748 ACTON- INTERSECTION & SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS ON SR 2 & SR 111 (MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE) AT PIPER ROAD & TAYLOR ROAD Quantified   TBD
606381 ARLINGTON- BELMONT- HIGHWAY LIGHTING REPAIR & MAINTENANCE ON ROUTE 2  Qualitative No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
604123 ASHLAND- RECONSTRUCTION ON ROUTE 126 (POND STREET), FROM THE FRAMINGHAM T.L. TO THE HOLLISTON T.L Quantified 140,616 Quantified Decrease in Emissions from Complete Streets Project
29492 BEDFORD- BILLERICA- MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE IMPROVEMENTS, FROM CROSBY DRIVE NORTH TO MANNING ROAD, INCLUDES RECONSTRUCTION OF B-04-006 (PHASE III) Quantified RTP project included in the statewide model
608347 BEVERLY- INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS @ 3 LOCATIONS: CABOT STREET (ROUTE 1A/97) @ DODGE STREET (ROUTE 1A), COUNTY WAY, LONGMEADOW ROAD & SCOTT STREET, MCKAY STREET @ BALCH STREET & VETERANS MEMORIAL BRIDGE (ROUTE 1A) AT RANTOUL, CABOT, WATER & FRONT STREETS Quantified 582,422 Quantified Decrease in Emissions from Traffic Operational Improvement
608614 BOSTON - SUPERSTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT, B-16-179, AUSTIN STREET OVER I-93 RAMPS, MBTA COMMUTER RAIL AND ORANGE LINE Qualitative No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
604173 BOSTON- BRIDGE REHABILITATION, B-16-016, NORTH WASHINGTON STREET OVER THE BOSTON INNER HARBOR Qualitative   Qualitative Decrease in Emissions
607888 BOSTON- BROOKLINE- MULTI-USE PATH CONSTRUCTION ON NEW FENWAY  Quantified 96,163 Quantified Decrease in Emissions from Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure
605733 BOSTON- HIGHWAY LIGHTING SYSTEM REPLACEMENT ON I-93, FROM SOUTHAMPTON STREET TO NEPONSET AVENUE Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
605733 BOSTON- HIGHWAY LIGHTING SYSTEM REPLACEMENT ON I-93, FROM SOUTHAMPTON STREET TO NEPONSET AVENUE Qualitative No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
606453 BOSTON- IMPROVEMENTS ON BOYLSTON STREET, FROM INTERSECTION OF BROOKLINE AVENUE & PARK DRIVE TO IPSWICH STREET  Quantified 1,780,834 Quantified Decrease in Emissions from Complete Streets Project
607759 BOSTON- INTERSECTION & SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS AT THE VFW PARKWAY & SPRING STREET Quantified TBD
604761 BOSTON- MULTI-USE TRAIL CONSTRUCTION (SOUTH BAY HARBOR), FROM RUGGLES STATION TO FORT POINT CHANNEL Quantified 767,491 Quantified Decrease in Emissions from Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure
608234 BOSTON- RANDOLPH- BRIDGE PRESERVATION OF 3 BRIDGES: B-16-165, R-01-005 & R-01-007 Qualitative No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
605789 BOSTON- RECONSTRUCTION OF MELNEA CASS BOULEVARD  Quantified   TBD
606226 BOSTON- RECONSTRUCTION OF RUTHERFORD AVENUE, FROM CITY SQUARE TO SULLIVAN SQUARE Quantified RTP project included in the statewide model
606134 BOSTON- TRAFFIC SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS ON
BLUE HILL AVENUE AND WARREN STREET
Quantified   TBD
608009 BOXBOROUGH- BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, B-18-002, ROUTE 111 OVER I-495 Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
608608 BRAINTREE - HIGHWAY LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS AT I-93/ ROUTE 3 INTERCHANGE Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
605110 BROOKLINE- INTERSECTION & SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS @ ROUTE 9 & VILLAGE SQUARE (GATEWAY EAST) Quantified 66,226 Quantified Decrease in Emissions from Complete Streets Project
606316 BROOKLINE- PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE REHABILITATION, B-27-016, OVER MBTA OFF CARLTON STREET Qualitative   Qualitative Decrease in Emissions
608149 BURLINGTON- BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, B-29-010, I-95/ST 128 (NB) & I-95/ST128 (SB) OVER ROUTE 3A (CAMBRIDGE STREET) Qualitative No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
608482 CAMBRIDGE- SOMERVILLE- RESURFACING AND RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 28 Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
608484 CANTON- MILTON- RESURFACING AND RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 138 Qualitative No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
608599 CANTON-FOXBOROUGH-NORWOOD-WALPOLE- STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS ALONG ROUTE 1, ROUTE 1A, AND INTERSTATE 95 Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
608611 CANTON-MILTON-RANDOLPH, REPLACEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE HIGHWAY LIGHTING SYSTEM AT THE ROUTE 24/ROUTE1/I-93 INTERCHANGE. Qualitative No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
608206 CHELSEA TO DANVERS- GUIDE AND TRAFFIC SIGN REPLACEMENT ON A SECTION OF US ROUTE 1 Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
BN1800 Community Transportation Program Quantified
608220 CONCORD- RESURFACING & RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 2 Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
608478 CONCORD- RESURFACING AND RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 2 Qualitative No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
607954 DANVERS- BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, D-03-018, ST 128 OVER WATERS RIVER Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
607901 DEDHAM- PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS ALONG ELM STREET & RUSTCRAFT ROAD CORRIDORS Quantified 13,608 Quantified Decrease in Emissions from Complete Streets Project
605608 DEDHAM- RESURFACING & RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 109 Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
608596 ESSEX- BRIDGE PRESERVATION, E-11-001, ROUTE 133\MAIN STREET OVER ESSEX RIVER Qualitative No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
607998 EVERETT- IMPROVEMENTS AT MADELAINE ENGLISH (SRTS) Qualitative   Qualitative Decrease in Emissions
607652 EVERETT- RECONSTRUCTION OF FERRY STREET, SOUTH FERRY STREET AND A PORTION OF ELM STREET Quantified 415,498 Quantified Decrease in Emissions from Complete Streets Project
608210 FOXBOROUGH- PLAINVILLE- WRENTHAM- FRANKLIN- INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE & RELATED WORK ON I-495 Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
608480 FOXBOROUGH- WALPOLE- RESURFACING AND RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 1 Qualitative No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
607732 FRAMINGHAM- NATICK- COCHITUATE RAIL TRAIL CONSTRUCTION INCLUDING PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE, N-03-014, OVER ROUTE 9 & F-07-033=N-03-029 OVER ROUTE 30 Quantified 78,019 Quantified Decrease in Emissions from Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure
608228 FRAMINGHAM- RECONSTRUCTION OF UNION AVENUE, FROM PROCTOR STREET TO MAIN STREET Quantified -196,862 Quantified Increase in Emissions
BN1570 GREEN LINE EXTENSION PROJECT- EXTENSION TO COLLEGE AVENUE WITH THE UNION SQUARE SPUR Quantified   RTP project included in the statewide model
606553 HANOVER- NORWELL- SUPERSTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT, H-06-010, ST 3 OVER ST 123 (WEBSTER STREET) & N-24-003, ST 3 OVER ST 123 (HIGH STREET) Qualitative Qualitative Decrease in Emissions
600518 HINGHAM- INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS AT DERBY STREET, WHITING STREET (ROUTE 53) AND GARDNER STREET Quantified -113,400 Quantified Increase in Emissions
607309 HINGHAM- RECONSTRUCTION & RELATED WORK ON DERBY STREET, FROM POND PARK ROAD TO CUSHING STREET Quantified 351,994 Quantified Decrease in Emissions from Complete Streets Project
606501 HOLBROOK- RECONSTRUCTION OF UNION STREET (ROUTE 139), FROM LINFIELD STREET TO CENTRE STREET/WATER STREET Quantified 4,536 Quantified Decrease in Emissions from Complete Streets Project
607428 HOPEDALE- MILFORD- RESURFACING & INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS ON ROUTE 16 (MAIN STREET), FROM WATER STREET WEST TO APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET WEST OF THE MILFORD/HOPEDALE T.L AND THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 140. Quantified 186,883 Quantified Decrease in Emissions from Complete Streets Project
606043 HOPKINTON- SIGNAL & INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS ON ROUTE 135 Quantified 1,194,782 Quantified Decrease in Emissions from Complete Streets Project
606632 HOPKINTON- WESTBOROUGH- BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, H-23-006=W-24-016, FRUIT STREET OVER CSX & SUDBURY RIVER Qualitative No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
607977 HOPKINTON- WESTBOROUGH- RECONSTRUCTION OF I-90/I-495 INTERCHANGE Quantified   RTP project included in the statewide model
608379 LEXINGTON- BELMONT- ARLINGTON- CAMBRIDGE- PAVEMENT PRESERVATION ON ROUTE 2 Qualitative No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
602077 LYNN- RECONSTRUCTION ON ROUTE 129 (LYNNFIELD STREET), FROM GREAT WOODS ROAD TO WYOMA SQUARE Quantified 15,422 Quantified Decrease in Emissions from Complete Streets Project
604952 LYNN- SAUGUS- BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, L-18-016=S-05-008, ROUTE 107 OVER THE SAUGUS RIVER (AKA - BELDEN G. BLY BRIDGE) Qualitative Qualitative Decrease in Emissions
607477 LYNNFIELD- PEABODY- RESURFACING & RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 1 Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
604810 MARLBOROUGH- RECONSTRUCTION OF ROUTE 85 (MAPLE STREET) Quantified 589,680 Quantified Decrease in Emissions from Complete Streets Project
608467 MARLBOROUGH- SUDBURY- RESURFACING AND RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 20 Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
608217 MARLBOROUGH- SUDBURY- STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS ALONG ROUTE 20  Qualitative No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
604655 MARSHFIELD- BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, M-07-007, BEACH STREET OVER THE CUT RIVER Qualitative   Qualitative Decrease in Emissions
608069 MARSHFIELD- PEMBROKE- NORWELL- HANOVER- ROCKLAND- HINGHAM- RESURFACING & RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 3 Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
608637 MAYNARD - BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, M-10-006, FLORIDA ROAD OVER ASSABET RIVER Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
603917 MEDFORD- STONEHAM- WOBURN- READING- HIGHWAY LIGHTING REHABILITATION ON I-93 (PHASE II) Qualitative No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
608522 MIDDLETON- BRIDGE REPLACEMENT- M-20-003, RT 62/MAPLE STREET OVER Ipswich RIVER Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
607763 MILTON- INTERSECTION & SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS AT 2 LOCATIONS: SR 138 (BLUE HILL AVENUE) AT ATHERTON STREET & BRADLEE ROAD AND SR 138 (BLUE HILL AVENUE) AT MILTON STREET & DOLLAR LANE Quantified   TBD
607754 MILTON- INTERSECTION & SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS AT GRANITE AVENUE & SQUANTUM STREET Quantified   TBD
605034 NATICK- RECONSTRUCTION OF ROUTE 27 (NORTH MAIN STREET), FROM NORTH AVENUE TO THE WAYLAND T.L. Quantified 177,811 Quantified Decrease in Emissions from Complete Streets Project
606635 NEEDHAM- NEWTON- RECONSTRUCTION OF HIGHLAND AVENUE, NEEDHAM STREET & CHARLES RIVER BRIDGE, N-04-002, FROM WEBSTER STREET (NEEDHAM) TO ROUTE 9 (NEWTON) Quantified 729,389 Quantified Decrease in Emissions from Complete Streets Project
603711 NEEDHAM- WELLESLEY- REHAB/REPLACEMENT OF 6 BRIDGES ON I-95/ROUTE 128: N-04-020, N-04-021, N-04-022, N-04-026, N-04-027, N-04-037 & W-13-023 (ADD-A-LANE - CONTRACT V) Quantified   RTP project included in the statewide model
608609 NEWTON - WESTWOOD, BRIDGE NO. N-12-0056 AND W-31-006: CLEA AND PAIT STRUCTURAL STEEL Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
607915 NEWTON- WELLESLEY- WESTON- BRIDGE MAINTENANCE OF N-12-063, N-12-054, N-12-055 & N-12-056 ON I-95/ROUTE 128 Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
608610 NEWTON, BRIDGE NUMBER N-12-055: CLEAN AND PAINT STRUCTURAL STEEL Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
608052 NORWOOD- INTERSECTION & SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS AT US 1 (PROVIDENCE HIGHWAY) & MORSE STREET Quantified   TBD
605857 NORWOOD- INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS @ ROUTE 1 & UNIVERSITY AVENUE/EVERETT STREE Quantified 1,003,363 Quantified Decrease in Emissions from Traffic Operational Improvement
608468 PEABODY- DANVERS- RESURFACING AND RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 1 Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
608208 QUINCY- MILTON- BOSTON- INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE & RELATED WORK ON I-93 Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
608208 QUINCY- MILTON- BOSTON- INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE & RELATED WORK ON I-93 Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
607133 QUINCY- SUPERSTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT, Q-01-039, ROBERTSON STREET OVER I-93/US 1/SR 3 Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
607481 RANDOLPH- QUINCY- BRAINTREE- INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE & RELATED WORK ON I-93 (SB) Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
608205 READING TO LYNNFIELD- GUIDE AND TRAFFIC SIGN REPLACEMENT ON A SECTION OF I-95 (SR 128) Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
608219 READING- WAKEFIELD- INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE AND RELATED WORK ON I-95 Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
607999 REVERE- IMPROVEMENTS AT GARFIELD ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL (SRTS) Qualitative   Qualitative Decrease in Emissions
608521 SALEM - STRUCTURAL STEEL REPAIRS, BRIDGE NO. S-01-018 Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
608352 SALEM- CANAL STREET RAIL TRAIL CONSTRUCTION (PHASE 2) Quantified 9,979 Quantified Decrease in Emissions from Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure
608008 SAUGUS - RESURFACING AND RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 1 Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
608079 SHARON- BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, S-09-003 (40N), MASKWONICUT STREET OVER AMTRAK/MBTA Qualitative   Qualitative Decrease in Emissions
604989 SOUTHBOROUGH- RECONSTRUCTION OF MAIN STREET (ROUTE 30), FROM SEARS ROAD TO PARK STREET Quantified 213,192 Quantified Decrease in Emissions from Complete Streets Project
607488 SOUTHBOROUGH- RESURFACING & RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 9, FROM THE FRAMINGHAM T.L TO WHITE BAGLEY ROAD Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
608476 SOUTHBOROUGH- RESURFACING AND RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 30 Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
608613 STONEHAM - BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, S-27-008,  MARBLE STREET OVER I-93 Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
602165 STONEHAM- SIGNAL & INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS AT ROUTE 28/NORTH STREET Quantified 139,709 Quantified Decrease in Emissions from Traffic Operational Improvement
605342 STOW- BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, S-29-001, (ST 62) GLEASONDALE ROAD OVER THE ASSABET RIVER Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
608255 STOW- BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, S-29-011, BOX MILL ROAD OVER ELIZABETH BROOK Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
607761 Swampscott- INTERSECTION & SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS AT SR 1A (PARADISE ROAD) AT Swampscott MALL Quantified   TBD
607507 WAKEFIELD- BRIDGE DECK REPLACEMENT, W-01-021 (2MF), HOPKINS STREET OVER I-95/ST 128 Qualitative   Qualitative Decrease in Emissions
607329 WAKEFIELD- LYNNFIELD- RAIL TRAIL EXTENSION, FROM THE GALVIN MIDDLE SCHOOL TO LYNNFIELD/PEABODY T.L. Quantified   TBD
602261 WALPOLE- RECONSTRUCTION ON ROUTE 1A (MAIN STREET), FROM THE NORWOOD T.L. TO ROUTE 27, INCLUDES W-03-024 OVER THE NEPONSET RIVER Quantified 215,006 Quantified Decrease in Emissions from Complete Streets Project
607533 WALTHAM- BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, W-04-006, WOERD AVENUE OVER CHARLES RIVER Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
608004 WATERTOWN- IMPROVEMENTS AT HOSMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (SRTS) Qualitative   Qualitative Decrease in Emissions
601630 WEYMOUTH- ABINGTON- RECONSTRUCTION & WIDENING ON ROUTE 18 (MAIN STREET) FROM HIGHLAND PLACE TO ROUTE 139 (4.0 MILES) INCLUDES REPLACING W-32-013, ROUTE 18 OVER THE OLD COLONY RAILROAD (MBTA) Quantified   RTP project included in the statewide model
608003 WEYMOUTH- IMPROVEMENTS AT PINGREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (SRTS)  Qualitative   Qualitative Decrease in Emissions
608483 WEYMOUTH- RESURFACING AND RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 3A Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
608214 WINCHESTER- STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS ALONG ROUTE 3  Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
608097 WOBURN- BRIDGE REPLACEMENT & RELATED WORK, W-43-028, WASHINGTON STREET OVER I-95 Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
604996 WOBURN- BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, W-43-017, NEW BOSTON STREET OVER MBTA Quantified   RTP project included in the statewide model
604935 WOBURN- RECONSTRUCTION OF MONTVALE AVENUE, FROM I-93 INTERCHANGE TO CENTRAL STREET (APPROX. 1,850 FT) Quantified 98,885 Quantified Decrease in Emissions from Complete Streets Project

 

 

 

TABLE C-2: Greenhouse Gas Regional Transit Project Tracking

 

Regional Transit Authority  Project Description GHG Analysis  Type GHG CO2 Impact (kg/yr) GHG Impact Description
CATA ACQUIRE - MISC SUPPORT EQUIPMENT Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
CATA ACQUIRE - SHOP EQ/SOFTWARE MAINT Qualitative No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
CATA BUY REPLACEMENT 30-FT BUS (3) Quantified   TBD
CATA BUY REPLACEMENT TROLLEY BUS (2) Quantified TBD
CATA CONSTRUCT - BUS SHELTER-CATA HUB/COA Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
CATA PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE Qualitative No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
CATA REHAB- SHELTERS Railroad, P&R, Emerson Ave Qualitative   Quantified Decrease in Emissions from Park and Ride Lot
CATA REHAB/RENOVATE - BUS PASSENGER SHELTERS Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
MBTA Bridge & Tunnel Program Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
MBTA GREEN LINE EXTENSION PROJECT- EXTENSION TO COLLEGE AVENUE WITH THE UNION SQUARE SPUR Quantified   Quantified Decrease in Emissions from New/Additional Transit Service
MBTA PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
MBTA Revenue Vehicles Program Quantified   TBD
MBTA Systems Upgrades Quantified   TBD
MWRTA ACQUISITION OF BUS SUPPORT EQUIP/FACILITIES Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
MWRTA CONSTRUCT MISC ELEC/POWER EQUIP Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
MWRTA CONSTRUCTION OF BUS STATIONS/TERMINALS Quantified   TBD
MWRTA Mobility Management Qualitative   No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions
MWRTA NON FIXED ROUTE ADA PARA SERV Quantified   TBD
MWRTA TERMINAL, INTERMODAL (TRANSIT) Quantified   TBD

 

 

 

TABLE C-3: Greenhouse Gas Regional Highway "Completed" Project Tracking

GHG Analysis  Type GHG CO2 Impact (kg/yr) GHG Impact Description FFY of Contract Award
Quantified 162,389 Quantified Decrease in Emissions from Complete Streets Project 2015
Quantified 707,616 Quantified Decrease in Emissions from Complete Streets Project 2015
Quantified 66,226 Quantified Decrease in Emissions from Complete Streets Project 2015
Quantified 61,690 Quantified Decrease in Emissions from Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure 2015
Quantified 214,099 Quantified Decrease in Emissions from Traffic Operational Improvement 2015
Quantified 684,057 Quantified Decrease in Emissions from Complete Streets Project 2015
Quantified 205,105 Quantified Decrease in Emissions from Traffic Operational Improvement 2016

 

 

Appendix D

FFY 2016 Highway Projects Status



This appendix lists information about the status of roadway projects in the federal fiscal year 2016 element of the FFYs 2016–20 TIP.

TABLE D-1

Advanced construction projects

 

Project Number

Project Description

District

Funding Source(s)

603711

Needham- Wellesley – Rehab/Replacement of 6 Bridges on I-95/Route 128: N-04-020, N-04-021, N-04-022, N-04-026, N-04-027, N-04-037 & W-13-023 (Add-A-Lane – Contract V)

6

BR-AC

 

 

TABLE D-2

Projects advertised in FFY 2016

 

Project Number

Project Description

District

Funding Source(s)

603917

Medford- Stoneham- Woburn- Reading – Highway Lighting Rehabilitation on I-93 (Phase III)

4

STP

601579

Wayland – Signal & Intersection Improvements at Route 27 (Main Street) and Route 30 (Commonwealth Road)

3

CMAQ

606176

Franklin- Wrentham- Plainville- Foxborough- Mansfield – Interstate Maintenance & Related Work on I-495 (NB & SB)

5

NHPP

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE D-3

Projects expected to be advertised in FFY 2016

 

Project Number

Project Description

District

Funding Source(s)

29492

Bedford- Billerica- Middlesex Turnpike Improvements, from Crosby Drive North to Manning Road, Includes Reconstruction

4

STP

608000

Bedford – Improvements at John Glenn Middle (SRTS)

4

TAP

600867

Boston – Bridge Rehabilitation, B-16-237, Massachusetts Avenue (Route 2A) over Commonwealth Avenue

6

NHPP

605733

Boston – Highway Lighting System Replacement on I-93, from Southampton Street to Neponset Avenue

6

STP

606117

Boston – Traffic Signal Improvements at 9 Locations (Previously 18 Intersections)

6

CMAQ, STP

607685

Braintree – Bridge Rehabilitation, B-21-060 and B-21-061, ST 3 (SB) and ST 3 (NB) Over Ramp C (Quincy Adams)

6

NHPP

607345

Cohasset – Superstructure Replacement & Substructure Rehabilitation, C-17-002, Atlantic Avenue over Little Harbor

5

STP-BR-OFF

605189

Concord – Bruce Freeman Rail Trail Construction, from Commonwealth Avenue to Powder Mill Road, Includes 2 Railroad Bridges & 1 Culvert  (Phase II-C)

4

CMAQ

606553

Hanover- Norwell – Superstructure Replacement, H-06-010, ST 3 over ST 123 (Webster Street) & N-24-003, ST 3 over ST 123 (High Street)

5

NHPP

607409

Lexington – Reconstruction on Massachusetts Avenue, from Marrett Road to Pleasant Street

4

HSIP

608059

Salem – Stormwater Improvements Along Route 107 (Salem Bypass Road)

4

STP-TE

607997

Saugus – Improvements at Veterans Memorial School (SRTS)

4

TAP

 

 

 

 

TABLE D-3 (CONTINUED)

Projects expected to be advertised in FFY 2016

 

Project Number

Project Description

District

Funding Source(s)

601630

Weymouth- Abington – Reconstruction & Widening on Route 18 (Main Street) from Highland Place to Route 139 (4.0 miles)

6

HSIP, STP, HPP (1998)

607755

Weymouth – Intersection & Signal Improvements at 2 Locations: SR 53 (Washington Street) at Mutton Lane & Pleasant Street

6

HSIP

605721

Weymouth – Intersection Improvements at @ Middle Street, Libbey Industrial Parkway and Tara Drive

6

CMAQ

603008

Woburn – Bridge Replacement, W-43-003, Salem Street over MBTA

4

NHPP

 

 

 

 

TABLE D-4

Projects that will be advertised in a future TIP element

 

Project Number

Project Description

District

Funding Source(s)

606316

Brookline – Pedestrian Bridge Rehabilitation, B-27-016, over MBTA off Carlton Street

6

CMAQ

607998

Everett – Improvements at Madelaine English (SRTS)

4

TAP

607999

Revere – Improvements at Garfield Elementary & Middle School (SRTS)

4

TAP

607488

Southborough – Resurfacing & Related Work on Route 9, from the Framingham T.L. to White Bagley Road

3

NHPP

 

 

 

 

TABLE D-5

Projects that were removed from the TIP

 

Project Number

Project Description

District

Funding Source(s)

607340

Wellesley – Resurfacing on Route 9, from Dearborn Street to Natick T.L.

6

NHPP

600703

Lexington – Bridge Replacement, L-10-009, Route 2 (EB & WB) over Route I-95 (Route 128)

4

NHPP

608134

Hingham- Brockton – Stormwater Improvements along Route 3A/Route 28

5

STP-TE

 

 

 

TABLE D-6

Projects that were added to the TIP

 

Project Number

Project Description

District

Funding Source(s)

604652

Stoneham- Winchester- Woburn – Tri-Community Bikeway Including New Bridge, W-43-029, over the Aberjona River

4

CMAQ

607498

Quincy – Bridge Maintenance of Q-01-051 on Route 3

6

NHPP

608180

Wellesley- Resurfacing on Route 9, from Limit of Add-A-Lane to east of Overbrook Intersection

6

NHPP

 

 

 

Appendix E

Transit Projects Status



This appendix is under development. It will list information about the status of transit projects programmed on previous elements of the TIP.

 

Appendix F

Public Comments on the Draft FFYs 2017 – 21 TIP



 

PROJECT(S) / ISSUE(S)

REQUEST/ SUPPORT/ OPPOSE

COMMENTER(S)

COMMENT (Summarized)

ACTION

Atlantic Avenue over Little Harbor Inlet
(Cohasset)

Request

Joan Meschino, Candidate for State House of Representatives, Third Plymouth District

Requests that the MPO encourage MassDOT Highway Division to make it a priority to advertise the Atlantic Avenue over Little Harbor Inlet bridge project.

Comment submitted to MassDOT.

Bridge Replacement, Gleasondale Road over the Assabet River
(Stow)

Support

Legislative:
Representative Kate Hogan,
Senator James B. Eldridge
Municipal:
William Wrigley, Town Administrator;
James H. Salvie, Chair of the Board of Selectmen

Support inclusion of the Replacement of the Gleasondale Road Bridge in the FFYs 2017-21 TIP.

MassDOT observed signs of structural decay in December 2015. To ensure the safety of drivers, traffic across the bridge was restricted to one lane with an alternating one-way signal. MassDOT has developed a timeline to fully repair the bridge, which is dependent upon the project's inclusion in the FFYs 2017-21 TIP. Design funding for the project has already been made available and is shovel-ready.

2.1 million drivers and cyclists use the bridge annually as the most direct route across the Assabet River in Stow, Hudson, and Maynard. The project will ensure its safety and convenience for area residents.

Included in the statewide project list in FFY 2020.

Bruce Freeman Rail Trail (BFRT)

Support

Organization: Friends of the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
Acton residents:
Anne Anderson, Martin Burke, Robert Sekuler, Richard Fallon, Susan M. Johnson
Arlington resident: Russ Cohen
Chelmsford resident: Ram Narayan
Concord residents: William Herring, David Clarke, Robert P. Comer, Nina Huber, Ron Bernard, Electa Tritsch, Roy Westerberg, Sue Felshin, Dave Lebling, Janet Rothrock, Nancy Kerr, Kimber Lynn Drake, Barbara Pike
Framingham resident: Susan Haney
Maynard resident: Kevin Feehily
Sudbury residents: Helen Claire Sievers, LeRoy Sievers, Thomas Hollocher
Westford residents: Michael Wolfberg, Wendy Wolfberg
Weston resident: David Hutcheson
Other: Robert Call

Support inclusion of the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail Phase 2C in FFY 2016 and Phase 2B in FFY 2018 of the TIP.

The project will provide safe, off-road access for cyclists and pedestrians  to local merchants and the West Concord Commuter Rail station, reducing vehicle trips and improving air quality. Other benefits noted by commenters include easier and safer travel across Route 2; increased tourism; recreational benefits; economic benefits to businesses in the area of the rail trail; recreational opportunities; the promotion of healthy activity; and benefits to the community.

Several commenters request future inclusion of Phase 2D in the TIP.

Included in the statewide project list in FFY 2018.

Bruce Freeman Rail Trail

Request

Sudbury resident: Pat Brown

Requests information regarding what body considers the effect of the BFRT in Concord on the proposed Concord Rotary Redesign.

Requests that information regarding the responsible agency for identifying any constraints or adverse impacts on potential designs for the Concord Rotary resulting from the design of the Route 2 crossing for BFRT Phase 2B be added to the TIP Interactive Database.

 [For further details, please refer to pages 33-34 of the compilation of comments.]

No action at this time. Comment submitted to MassDOT.

Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
(Phase 2D)
(Sudbury)

Oppose

Sudbury resident: Daniel DePompei

Opposes future inclusion of the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail (Phase 2D) in the TIP.

Expresses concern that the project does not comply with local environmental bylaws and storm water regulations. Raises questions whether the project triggers Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) thresholds and whether MassDOT design requirements supersede local environmental bylaws and storm water regulations. Notes that the project right-of-way is located in a wetland, and proposes that MassDOT consider alternative alignments or alternate design standards for the trail.

No action at this time. Project is in the LRTP. Comment submitted to MassDOT.

CMAQ Funding

Request

Organization: CrossTown Connect TMA

Requests using a moderate of CMAQ funding to help TMAs reach their goals of reducing congestion and air pollution and increasing economic growth.

CMAQ funding set aside for the Community Transportation / Parking / Clear Air & Mobility investment program in FFY 2021.

Cochituate Rail Trail
(Framingham & Natick)

Request

Legislative: Representative David P. Linsky
Municipal: Town of Natick, Board of Selectmen
Framingham resident: Andrea Carr-Evans
Natick resident: Sue Hur

Request that the Cochituate Rail Trail remain programmed in FFY 2018 of the TIP.

The Town's efforts to build public and private support for the project, including acquisition, could be tremendously harmed by a delay. Natick has committed over $800,000 to the project and is working collaboratively with MassDOT on design and acquisition, as well as with a non-profit for private fundraising and are eager to advance opportunities for public-private partnerships. The project would reduce the demand for parking at the Natick Commuter Rail station and provide safe recreation.

Project remains included in the statewide project list in FFY 2018.

Community Path Extension

Support / Request

Organization: Friends of the Community Path

Support inclusion of a full, off-road Community Path Extension (CPX) in the FFYs 2017-21 TIP.

States that the CPX is the top-ranked priority in the MPO's 2014 evaluation of regional bicycle network gaps, with an MAPC prediction of up to 3 million bike and pedestrian trips per year.

Request that all Green Line Design/Build bidders include Alternative Technical Concepts for a fully off-road CPX from the existing terminus in Somerville to the NorthPoint path terminus in Cambridge, and that MassDOT staff meet with the Friends of the Community Path to review their cost-saving alternative design. State that the FCP design keeps the CPX fully off-road and connecting to the NorthPoint Path, maintains all CPX street access points, and keeps the CPX on the south side of the corridor for safer and easier crossing. Note that this design's cost is similar to the reduced plan proposed by the Interim GLX team.

Included in the MPO target list in FFYs 2017-21. Comment submitted to MassDOT.

Corridor Improvements and Related Work on Justice Cushing Highway
(Cohasset & Scituate)

Request

Joan Meschino, Candidate for State House of Representatives, Third Plymouth District

Requests that the MPO continue to review the Corridor Improvements and Related Work on Justice Cushing Highway and work with Hull and Cohasset to advance them for inclusion in a future TIP.

Comment submitted to MassDOT.

Cost Overruns

Request

Organization: Regional Transportation Advisory Council

Requests a better understand of cost overruns on several large projects, and asks the MPO to ensure the benefits of these projects still exceed the costs. Requests that RTAC be engaged in conversations with MassDOT and the MPO about how to minimize these overruns.

No action on the TIP. Subject will be discussed at a future MPO meeting.

Cost-Effectiveness of Multi-Use Path Projects

Request

Sudbury resident: Pat Brown

Requests the MPO study the cost-effectiveness and actual benefits of off-road multi-use path CMAQ projects both in addressing statewide transportation issues.

[For further details, please refer to pages 33-34 of the compilation of comments.]

No action on the TIP. The MPO will be discussing changes to the project selection process.

Delay to the Construction of Projects

Other

Organization: 495/MetroWest Partnership

Requests that the MPO recognize the economic impact of delaying projects in the 495/MetroWest Corridor.

Projects such as Improvements at I-495 & Route 9 must be addressed sooner rather than later to successfully confront congestion, safety, air quality, and sustainable development issues in the region.

Comment considered by the MPO.

I-95 / I-93 Canton Interchange Project

Request

Municipal: Michael Jaillet, Westwood Town Administrator
Organization: Neponset Valley TMA

Request inclusion of the Canton Interchange Project in the FFYs 2017-21 TIP.

Towns in the TRIC region view the project as a top priority for the enhancement of economic development in the region and the Commonwealth. The project would eliminate progressively worsening traffic congestion problems which impair the region's potential economic growth. The project will bolster the efforts of the University Station project, the redevelopment of the 120 acres of University Office Park into a transit-oriented, mixed-use development.

Project not included in the FFYs 2017-21 TIP.

Intersection Improvements at Derby Street, Gardner Street, and Whiting Street
(Hingham)

Support

Joan Meschino, Candidate for State House of Representatives, Third Plymouth District

Supports inclusion of the Intersection Improvements at Derby Street, Gardner Street, and Whiting Street in FFY 2018 of the TIP. States the project will address traffic flow and safety issues through signal and roadway configuration upgrades and accommodations for cyclists and pedestrians.

Included in the MPO target list in FFYs 2017-18.

Pavement Preservation on Route 2
(Lexington, Belmont, Arlington, & Cambridge)

Support

Organization: Alewife TMA

Supports inclusion of the Pavement Preservation on Route 2 in the FFYs 2017-21 TIP.

Included in the statewide project list in FFY 2018.

Pedestrian Bridge Rehabilitation
(Carlton Street Footbridge)
(Brookline)

 

Muncipal: Melvin A. Kleckner, Brookline Town Administrator

Requests that the Pedestrian Bridge Rehabilitation be programmed in FFY 2017 of the TIP, rather than FFY 2018. States that the two-year delay will inflate estimated construction costs as well as design engineering fees. Notes that the Town Meeting has overwhelmingly voted to support a series of warrant articles pursuant to Right-of-Way easements and design engineering appropriations for the footbridge, and has voted for authorization to secure all necessary easements. Local funding is fully programmed to meet all MassDOT final design development requirements and submittal dates. 75% design plans have been submitted, and MassDOT comments are expected in August. The Town and Kleinfelder Engineering will move forward with environmental review and permitting, as required.

States that the footbridge project restores an historic pedestrian link to the Emerald Necklace and provides universal access to the Green Line.

Project remains included in the statewide project list in FFY 2018.

Project Evaluation

Request

Organization: Regional Transportation Advisory Council

Requests that off-street paths and transit projects be moved to separate scoring sheets from road projects so they can more easily be compared against each other, as currently off-street paths and transit projects do not score well on the criteria. Cross-modal tradeoffs should also be considered in transportation project and program development.

No action on the TIP. The MPO will be discussing changes to the project selection process.

Project Evaluation

Request

Joan Meschino, Candidate for State House of Representatives, Third Plymouth District

Requests that the MPO give high value to a project's ability to deliver reductions in greenhouse gases during project evaluation.

No action on the TIP. The MPO will be discussing changes to the project selection process.

Project Evaluation Criteria

Other

Organization: Regional Transportation Advisory Council

Express appreciation for applying new criteria consistent with the MPO's goals and objects for project evaluation.

N/A

Project Evaluation Criteria

Other

Sudbury resident: Pat Brown

Express appreciation for applying new criteria consistent with the MPO's goals and objects for project evaluation.

N/A

Project Selection

Request

Organization: Regional Transportation Advisory Council

Requests that the MPO program available funds in FFY 2021 of the TIP (and earlier, to the extent available, including staff recommended projects in FFY 2019) to smaller projects including Complete Streets, intersection improvements, community transit, and bicycle/pedestrian paths per the MPO's indicated priorities from 2015's scenario planning process, and considering the project evaluation score along with cost, readiness, and geographic quality. If major funded projects are delayed, ready-to-go projects should be identified that can be moved ahead in the TIP cycle.

Comment considered by the MPO.

Project Selection in the 495 / MetroWest Corridor

Support / Request

Organization: 495/MetroWest Partnership

Supports 23 projects within the 495/MetroWest Corridor in the FFYs 2017-21 TIP. Note the inclusion of the Reconstruction of I-90/I-495 Interchange, Resurfacing & Intersection Improvements on Route 16 (Milford), and MWRTA funding.

Request consideration of 38 projects within the 495/MetroWest Corridor for TIP funding, four of which have been designated as "transportation nightmares" by the 495/MetroWest Partnership.

[For futher details, please refer to pages 49-53 of the compilation of comments.]

Programmed projects included in the FFYs 2017-21 TIP. Requested projects considered.

Projects in Acton, Boxborough, Littleton, and Maynard

Support / Request

Organization: CrossTown Connect TMA

Supports seven projects located in Acton, Boxborough, Littleton, and Maynard in the FFYs 2017-21 TIP.

Requests that twelve projects in Acton, Boxborough, Littleton, and Maynard be advanced to the TIP as soon as possible.

[For further details, please refer to pages 38-40 of the compilation of comments.]

Programmed projects included in the FFYs 2017-21 TIP. Requested projects considered.

Reconstruction and Related Work on Derby Street
(Hingham)

Support / Request

Joan Meschino, Candidate for State House of Representatives, Third Plymouth District

Supports inclusion of the Reconstruction and Related Work on Derby Street in FFY 2017 of the TIP. States the project will address capacity, congestion, and safety problems at the Route 3 ramps and along Derby Street.

Requests that the design includes bicycle and pedestrian facilities.

Included in the MPO target list in FFY 2017.

Reconstruction of Atlantic Avenue
(Hull)

Request

Joan Meschino, Candidate for State House of Representatives, Third Plymouth District

Requests that the MPO continue to review the Reconstruction of Atlantic Avenue and work with Hull and Cohasset to advance them for inclusion in a future TIP.

Comment considered by the MPO.

Reconstruction of Highland Avenue, Needham Street and the Charles River Bridge (Newton and Needham

Support

Legislative: Senator Michael F. Rush, Senator Ricahrd J. Ross, Representative Denise C. Garlick
Municipal: Kate Fitzpatrick, Needham Town Manager

Support inclusion of the Highland Avenue/Needham Street Corridor Project in FFY 2018 of the TIP.

The project lies at the heart of the N2 Corridor, which has seen recent development including the new TripAdvisor World Headquarters and a Marriott Residence Inn. A twenty seven acre parcel of land is being redeveloped. including office space, a hotel, and 390 units of market and affordable housing. MassWorks funding will support the reconstruction of two intersections, and inclusion of the balance of the project on the TIP will complete the project. Traffic studies confirm that the success of the N2 Corridor depends on the completion of the I-95/Route 128 Add-a-Lane and the planned improvements along Highland Avenue and Needham Street. Newton and Needham have lined up infrastructure investments to improve access and safety concurrently with this development and continue to look for additional transportation advancements. The project will help maximize economic development and mitigate traffic in the corridor, as well as provide safer vehicular and pedestrian mobility.

Included in the MPO target list in FFY 2018.

Reconstruction of Main Street
(Route 30)
(Southborough)

Support

Muncipal: Karen Galligan, DPW Superintendent; Mark Purple, Town Administrator; Southborough Recreation Committee; Fire Chief Joseph C. Mauro; Police Chief Kenneth M. Paulhus
Southborough residents: Kath Palm Reed, Doreen Ferguson, Valarie Lefavour, Joseph Palmer, Melissa Shields, Cynthia Foster, Walter Foster, William Harringon, Kathleen Barry, Brendan Barry, John W. Boland, Julie Fialkow

Support inclusion of the Reconstruction of Main Street in the FFYs 2017-21 TIP.

The project will add sidewalks and reconstruction poor sidewalks, improving cyclists/pedestrian safety and access to government buildings and nearby schools. The roadway connects to Southborough's downtown commercial center, a preserved farm, and a passive recreation area. The project will also improve the poor condition of Main Street and improve the intersection with Route 85, which cannot currently accommodate its traffic levels. Intersection improvements will also allow for better maneuverability for school buses and large fire vehicles responding to emergencies.

Several commenters expressed confidence that the project would pass at the Town's upcoming Special Town Meeting.

Included in the MPO target list in FFY 2018.

Reconstruction of Main Street
(Route 30)
(Southborough)

Request

Southborough resident: William Harrington

Requests that the "bump-out" in front of the library be reconsidered. The "bump-out" will negate the improvements at the intersection of Main Street and Route 30 by necessitating vehicles to reduce their speed while negotiating the proposed right-angle turn onto Common Street. It will also eliminate several needed parking spaces.

Comment submitted to MassDOT.

Reconstruction of Melnea Cass Boulevard
(Boston)

Oppose

Jamaica Plain residents: Jeffrey Ferris, Anne McKinnon

Oppose inclusion of the Reconstruction of Melnea Cass in FFY 2019 of the TIP.

The process by which the City of Boston has furthered the project is not consistent with MPO and MassDOT planning principles and guidelines. The project was originally connected to the Urban Ring, which is currently suspended. States that there have not been sufficient meetings or media releases to the general public regarding the project's current status or design, and there has not been an objective study of alternatives for various aspects of the project. The South Harbor Trail is intermixed with this project, but the implications in terms of cost and design are unclear. Notes that a two-way bicycle path exists in the corridor, questioning the need for an additional facility. The project cost has more than doubled since 2013, and the project is not at 25% design.

Included in the MPO target list in FFY 2019.

Reconstruction of Route 126
(Pond Street)
(Ashland)

Support

Ashland residents: Janet McGann, KJ Leggett, Karthik Krishnaswamy, Megan Momtaheni, Erin Cote, R. Lightcap, Victoria Sadova, Susan Glueck, Karen McLoughlin, Nancy Puia, Brandi Kinsman, Rosemary Flaherty, Stephen Underwood, Adam Shuster, Brian Fabiano, Cliff Wilson, Elizabeth Glass, Karen Panike, Chufa He, Mary Schlipp, Cheryl Scott, Susan V. Ericson, Patricia Molyneux, Jane Scott, Nina Ashurst, Holly O'Brien, Julie Nardone, Evis Havari, Roland Houle, Beth Reynolds, Michele Hudak, Cheryl Cohen, Al Porter, Candice Wilson, Michael Kane, Vladimir Epifanov, Colin Hoogeboom, Glenn M. Travis, Matthew Richards, Delba Moraes, James Cashin, Joseph Coda, Ianna Ayala, Anne Primiano, Sarah Coleman, Praveen Dubey, Preston Crow, Todd Curlett, Mark Dassoni, Tonya Yaskovich, Jack Shear, Bertha Shear, Salonee [no surname given], Prasad Ramamoorthy, Pankil Patel, Tricia Kendall, Korey Fuellhart, Siva Anduri, Elizabeth Emberley, Lauren Keville, Kathryn Goettel, Dmitriy Sadov, Yolanda Greaves, Gagandeep K. Somal, Athanasios Bamis, Hans Hilpertshauser, Melissa Kenny, Anne Manning, Margaret Manning, Mark Galante, Andrea Green, Charles Green, Aleksandr Verbuk, Praveen Sharma, Shweta Saraswat

Support inclusion of the Reconstruction of Route 126 in the FFYs 2017-21 TIP. The project will address cyclist and pedestrian safety issues by adding sidewalks and bike lanes. Currently, both cyclists and pedestrians must travel on the road, which is heavily traveled by vehicles of both Ashland residents and residents of nearby communities. These facilities will allow residents - including the many residents living in surrounding condo complexes - to travel to nearby shops and the Framingham Commuter Rail station, reducing vehicle trips and promoting healthy activity. The project will also promote economic development in the corridor.

Several commenters request that the project receive funding in the earliest possible TIP element.

Included in the MPO target list in FFY 2020.

Reconstruction of Route 126
(Pond Street)
(Ashland)

Support

Ashland residents (continued): Margie Matteson, Florence Newcum, Richard R. Klein, Marcia McMahon, Marie Gertje, Paul McCarrick, John Ho, Chris Graeff, Rose Marie Donaldson, Sanjay Yengul, Helen Brown, Jonathan Cain, Carol Chase Hardy, Vijay Pawnarkar, David West Jr., Pamela Smith, Detlef Rethage, Karin Oleski, Vishwanath Iyer, Siddharth Bhojnagarwala, Vito A. Cappello, PJ Del Prete, Sara Hines, Ed Bates, Kimberly DeMeo, Melissa Forestal, Rod Holdaway, Andrea Novakowski, Anthony Minucci, Scott Davis, John C. Dudley, Inna Svirskiy, Scott Chalmers, Dave Sunderland, Lisa Wright, Lisa Edwards, Andre Rebelo, Steve Karra, Rosemary Forster, Deborah Rodgers, Mitchell Brown, Rebecca Graessle, David Roscoe, James A. Dublikar, Karen Seniuk, Claudio Silva, Visi Tilak, Tatyana Berestesky, Jon Justrom, Rajah Vedamurthy, Tracy Terry, Shanmugasundari Rajarathinam, Jacques Wagner, Bernice Lindbergh, James [no surname given], Kim McGreal, Gene Svirskiy, Sophia Tel, Alla Druker, Lauren Sexeny, Katana Queiroli, Hishan Fernando, Dennis Ortelli, Edward Zdenek, Puja Patel, Rina E. Zarba, Deborah A. Begreen, Leenie Glickman, Susan Palefsky, P. Embree, Tracey Giglia, Lorraine Dorsey, John Yee

Support inclusion of the Reconstruction of Route 126 in the FFYs 2017-21 TIP.

The project will address cyclist and pedestrian safety issues by adding sidewalks and bike lanes. Currently, both cyclists and pedestrians must travel on the road, which is heavily traveled by vehicles of both Ashland residents and residents of nearby communities. These facilities will allow residents - including the many residents living in surrounding condo complexes - to travel to nearby shops and the Framingham Commuter Rail station, reducing vehicle trips and promoting healthy activity. The project will also promote economic development in the corridor.

Several commenters request that the project receive funding in the earliest possible TIP element.

Included in the MPO target list in FFY 2020.

Reconstruction of Route 126
(Pond Street)
(Ashland)

Support

Ashland residents (continued): Vinicius Bremmenkamp, Sergey Maternovskiy
Organizations:
Ashland Business Association, Pond Street Working Group
Framingham resident: Rob Palenchar
Maynard resident: Renee Peters
Westborough resident: Veronica M. Silva

Support inclusion of the Reconstruction of Route 126 in the FFYs 2017-21 TIP.

The project will address cyclist and pedestrian safety issues by adding sidewalks and bike lanes. Currently, both cyclists and pedestrians must travel on the road, which is heavily traveled by vehicles of both Ashland residents and residents of nearby communities. These facilities will allow residents - including the many residents living in surrounding condo complexes - to travel to nearby shops and the Framingham Commuter Rail station, reducing vehicle trips and promoting healthy activity. The project will also promote economic development in the corridor.

Several commenters request that the project receive funding in the earliest possible TIP element.

Included in the MPO target list in FFY 2020.

Reconstruction of Route 126
(Pond Street)
(Ashland)

Oppose

Ashland resident: Leslie Saporetti

Opposes inclusion of the Reconstruction of Route 126 in the FFYs 2017-21 TIP.

States that the addition of sidewalks and bicycle lanes will create safety issues for families/home owners on Route 126, as well has have a negative impact on property values.

Included in the MPO target list in FFY 2020.

Reconstruction of Route 126
(Pond Street)
(Ashland)

Other

Framingham resident: Mike Connor

Opposes inclusion of the Reconstruction of Route 126 in the FFYs 2017-21 TIP if the plans do not include mitigation of speeding traffic along the route.

Included in the MPO target list in FFY 2020.

Reconstruction of Rutherford Avenue
(Boston)

Support

Organizations: Design Review Committee, Friends of City Park Square
Charlestown residents:
Marc Older, Shelby Chapman-Hale, Liz Levin, Lynn Levesque, Ivey St. John
Cambridge resident: Rebecca Nolan

Support inclusion of the Reconstruction of Rutherford Avenue in the FFYs 2017-21 TIP. Several commenters request programming the project in an earlier TIP element.

The project area has seen increased volumes of vehicular, pedestrian, and cyclist activity due to recent developments, and the Wynn Casino will affect the area further. The proposed improvements will address dangerous travel conditions in the area, allowing for simpler and safer pedestrian/cyclist transportation within Charlestown and to neighboring communities.

Included in the MPO target list in FFYs 2020-21.

Reconstruction of Union Street
(Route 139)
(Holbrook)

Support / Request

Legislative: Senator John F. Keenan

Supports inclusion of the Reconstruction of Union Street in the FFYs 2017-21 TIP.

Requests earlier programming of the project, stating it is ready and appropriate for action sooner than 2021. The project will improve the connection between Holbrook Town Center and the Holbrook/Randolph Commuter Rail station, setting the stage for future economic development based on the principles of transit oriented development. By improving walkability, adding bicycle lanes, and providing more handicap-accessible, the project also embraces the Complete Streets concept. Adds that the Town's collaboration with MassDOT and undertaking of several critical zoning reforms and public meetings demonstrates commitment to the project.

Project remains included in the MPO target list in FFY 2021.

Reconstruction on Route 1A
(Walpole)

Support

Organizations: Neponset Valley TMA

Supports inclusion of the Reconstruction of Route 1A in the FFYs 2017-21 TIP.

States that the reconstruction will help to alleviate congestion on the route and create improved multimodal infrastructure. Improved intersections and pedestrian facilities will increase the safety of walking and cycling, which is important due to a number of MBTA bus stops along the road.

Included in the MPO target list in FFY 2021.

Safe Routes to School

Support / Request

Joan Meschino, Candidate for State House of Representatives, Third Plymouth District

Supports the Safe Routes to Schools program and requests that the MPO consider future projects that emerge from working with the municipalities of Cohasset, Hingham, Hull, and Scituate.

Included in the statewide project list in FFY 2017. Request considered by the MPO.

State of Transportation Funding

Other

Organization: 495/MetroWest Partnership

States that the lack of sound financial footing for transportation infrastructure continues to jeopardize the state's and region's economic recovery and future success. Due to these financial conditions, major projects that would have significant regional impact remain in the TIP's Universe of Projects. States that the draft FFYs 2017-21 TIP is a clear indication of the condition of transportation financing in the Greater Boston region.

Comment considered by the MPO.

TIP Document

Request

Sudbury resident: Pat Brown

Requests clarification in various sections of the TIP document, including:
-- Executive Summary regarding Highway Program funding;
-- Chapter 6 regarding funding sources.
-- Appendix C regarding Greenhouse Gas Monitoring and Evaluation.

[For further details, please refer to pages 33 and 253 of the compilation of comments.]

Additional edits were made to the document for clarification.

TIP Document

Request

David Mohler, Executive Director, Office of Transportation Planning, Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT)

Comment letter details specific comments and offers general guidance; includes requests for additional language, corrections, and clarification in various sections of the TIP document.

[For further details, please refer to pages 254-258 of the compilation of comments.]

Incorporated into TIP document.

TIP Interactive Database

Request

Sudbury resident: Pat Brown

Requests that project ranking be restored to the TIP Interactive Database. 

[For further details, please refer to page 253 of the compilation of comments.]

Comment considered by MPO staff.

Transit Modernization

Request

Organizations:
CrossTown Connect TMA,
Alewife TMA
Other: Joan Meschino

Request support for various transit modernization initiatives. Improvements to the Red Line include New Busways to Alewife Station; Alewife Garage Repairs Phase II; Improvements to Alewife, Braintree, and Quincy Adams; system support; general station improvements; new signals; and vehicle procurement. Commuter Ferry projects include vessel procurement; improvements at the Hingham Boat Terminal; and the Hingham Marine Intermodal Center.

Comment submitted to MassDOT.

The following comments were received too late to be considered by the MPO.

Projects in the 2nd Essex District

Support

Legislative: Senator Joan B. Lovely

Supports inclusion of the Canal Street Rail Trail Construction, Phase 2 (Salem), in the FFYs 2017-21 TIP. States the project will close the gap between the existing Marblehead Rail Trail and the shared-use path constructed alongside Canal Street to Mill Street.

Supports inclusion of the Intersection Improvements at Three Locations (Beverly) in the FFYs 2017-21 TIP. States the project will either modernize or install signal equipment, improve bicycle accomodations, improve pavement, and install ADA-compliant wheechair ramps at each intersection

Expresses support for six additional projects in the 2nd District in the FFYs 2017-21 TIP.

The Salem and Beverly projects are included in the MPO target list in FFY 2019 and FFY 2021, respectively.

Reconstruction of Route 126
(Pond Street)
(Ashland)

Support

Ashland resident: Kristen Giessler, Karen Gerard

Support inclusion of the Reconstruction of Route 126 in the FFYs 2017-21 TIP. The project will address cyclist and pedestrian safety issues by adding sidewalks and bike lanes. Currently, both cyclists and pedestrians must travel on the road, which is heavily traveled by vehicles of both Ashland residents and residents of nearby communities. These facilities will allow residents to travel to nearby shops and Downtown Framingham. The project will also promote economic development in the corridor.

Included in the MPO target list in FFY 2020.

Reconstruction of Route 126
(Pond Street)
(Ashland)

Request

Ashland resident: Cynthia Dabrowski

Requests reconsideration of the construction of a rotary at Spyglass Hill Drive. States that a pedestrian crosswalk and signal would be sufficient to allow residents to cross Route 126. Notes that Framingham and Natick are removing rotaries in their communities.

 

Reconstruction of Rutherford Avenue
(Boston)

Support

Charlestown resident: Kate Kennen

Supports inclusion of the Reconstruction of Rutherford Avenue in the FFYs 2017-21 TIP. States that safety issues should be addressed, noting that the roadway is an evacuation route.

Requests programming the project in the earliest possible TIP element.

Included in the MPO target list in FFYs 2020-21.

Compiled from 239 comments received during the June 24-July 24, 2016, public comment period, and those received through August 1, 2016.
Full text of these comments are compiled into a PDF file and available through the TIP webpage at http://www.ctps.org/tip .

 

 

Appendix G

MPO Glossary of Acronyms

 

Acronym

Definition

3C

continuous, comprehensive, cooperative [planning process]

A&F

Administration and Finance Committee [MassDOT]

AACT

Access Advisory Committee to the MBTA

ABP

Accelerated Bridge Program [MassDOT]

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

ADT

average daily traffic

AFC

automated fare collection [system]

AMPO

Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations

APC

automatic passenger counter

APTA

American Public Transportation Association

ARAN

automatic road analyzer

ARRA

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

ASL

American sign language

ATR

automatic traffic recorder

AVL

automatic vehicle location

AWDT

average weekday daily traffic

BCIL

Boston Center for Independent Living

BRA

Boston Redevelopment Authority [Massport]

BRT

bus rapid transit

BTD

Boston Transportation Department

CA/T

Central Artery/Tunnel [project]

CAA

Clean Air Act of 1970

CAAA

Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990

CATA

Cape Ann Transportation Authority

CBD

central business district

CFR

Code of Federal Regulation

CHSTP

Coordinated Public Transit Human Services Transportation Plan

CIC

Community Innovation Challenge

CIP

Capital Investment Program

CMAQ

Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality

CMP

Congestion Management Process

CNG

compressed natural gas

CO

carbon monoxide

CO2

carbon dioxide

CTPS

Central Transportation Planning Staff [to the Boston Region MPO]

CTTAP

Community Transportation Technical Assistance Program

DBMS

Database Management System

DCAMM

Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance [MA]

DCR

Department of Conservation and Recreation

DEIR

draft environmental impact report

DEP

Department of Environmental Protection

DMU

diesel multiple unit

DTA

dynamic traffic assignment

EERPAT

Energy and Emissions Reduction Policy Analysis Tool

EIR

environmental impact report

EIS

environmental impact statement

EJ

environmental justice

EOEEA

Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

EOHED

Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development

EOHHS

Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency [federal]

EPDO

equivalent property damage only [index]

ETC

electronic toll collection

FAST Act

FDR

Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act

functional design report

FEIR

final environmental impact report

FFGA

full funding grant agreement

FFY, FFYs

federal fiscal year, federal fiscal years

FHEA

Fair Housing Equity Assessment

FHWA

Federal Highway Administration

FONSI

finding of no significant impact

FTA

Federal Transit Administration

GANS

grant anticipation notes [municipal bond financing]

GHG

greenhouse gas [as in greenhouse gas emissions]

GIS

geographic information system

GLX

Green Line Extension [Green Line Extension project]

GPS

global positioning system

GWI

global warming index

GWSA

Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008

HOV

high-occupancy vehicle

HPP

high-priority projects

HSIP

Highway Safety Improvement Program

HTC

Healthy Transportation Compact

ICC

Inner Core Committee for the Inner Core subregion [of MAPC]

IMS

intermodal management system

INVEST

Infrastructure Voluntary Evaluation Sustainability Tool [FHWA]

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IT&S

Information Technology and Systems [CTPS group]

ITDP

Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

ITE

Institute of Transportation Engineers

ITS

intelligent transportation systems

JARC

Job Access and Reverse Commute [program]

LAP

language access plan

LCW

Livable Community Workshop

LEP

limited English proficiency

LNG

liquefied natural gas

LOS

level of service

LRTA

Lowell Regional Transit Authority

LRTP

Long-Range Transportation Plan

MAGIC

Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination

MAP-21

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act

MAPC

Metropolitan Area Planning Council

MARPA

Massachusetts Association of Regional Planning Agencies

MassDOT

Massachusetts Department of Transportation

MassGIS

[Commonwealth’s] Office of Geographic Information

Massport

Massachusetts Port Authority

MassRIDES

MassDOT’s statewide travel options program

MBCR

Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad

MBTA

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

MCAD

Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination

MEMA

Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency

MEPA

Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act

MGL

Massachusetts general laws

MHS

metropolitan highway system

MOU

memorandum of understanding

MOVES

Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator [EPA]

MPO

metropolitan planning organization [Boston Region MPO]

MPOinfo

Boston Region MPO’s email contact list

MWGMC

MetroWest Growth Management Committee

MWRC

MetroWest Regional Collaborative

MWRTA

MetroWest Regional Transit Authority

NAAQS

National Ambient Air Quality Standards

NBPD

National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project

NEPA

National Environmental Policy Act

NHPP

National Highway Performance Program

NMHC

non-methane hydrocarbons

NOx

nitrogen oxides

NTD

National Transit Database

NTP

notice to proceed

O&M

operations and management

ODCR

Office of Diversity and Civil Rights [MassDOT]

OE

operating expenses

OTA

Office for Transportation Access [MBTA]

OTP

Office of Transportation Planning [MassDOT]

P3

Public Participation Plan

PBPP

performance-based planning and programming

PDM

Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program [federal]

PEV

pedestrian environmental variable

PL

public law [PL] funds, or metropolitan planning funds [FHWA]

PM

particulate matter [category of air pollution]

PMT

Program for Mass Transportation [MBTA]

ppm

parts per million

PSA

Project Selection Advisory Council

RCCs

Regional Coordinating Councils

RIF

roadway inventory file

RMV

Registry of Motor Vehicles [MassDOT division]

ROC

Rider Oversight Committee [MBTA]

ROW

right-of-way

RPA

regional planning agency

RSA

Roadway Safety Audit [FHWA]

RSS

rich site summary [Web, feed]

RTA

regional transit authority

RTAC

Regional Transportation Advisory Council

RTC

Regional Transportation Center

SAFE

service and fare equity [Title VI]

SAFETEA-LU

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act−A Legacy for Users

SCCCT

Statewide Coordinating Council on Community Transportation

SCI

sustainable communities initiative

SDO

supplier diversity office

SFY

state fiscal year

SGR

state-of-good repair

SHRP

Strategic Highway Research Program

SHSP

Strategic Highway Safety Plan

SIP

State Implementation Plan

SNAC

special needs advisory committee

SNLA

Small Necessities Leave Act

SORE

statement of revenue and expenses

SOV

single-occupancy vehicle

SPR

Statewide Planning and Research

SRTS

Safe Routes to School [federal program]

STB

State Transportation Building [Boston]

STIP

State Transportation Improvement Program

STP

Surface Transportation Program

TAM

transit asset management

TAP

Transportation Alternatives Program

TAZ

transportation analysis zone

TCMs

transportation control measures

TCRP

Transit Cooperative Research Program

TDM

travel-demand management, or transportation-demand management

TE

transportation equity

TEAMS

Travel Efficiency Assessment Method

TIGER

Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery [TIGER Discretionary Grant program, federal]

TIP

Transportation Improvement Program

Title VI

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

TMA [1]

transportation management area [FTA, FHWA]

TMA [2]

Transportation Management Association

TMC

turning movement counts

TOD

transit-oriented development

TRB

Transportation Research Board

TREDIS

Transportation Economic Development Impact System [software]

TSIMS

Transportation Safety Information Management System

TSM

transportation systems management [FHWA]

UFP

ultrafine particles

UPWP

Unified Planning Work Program

US

The United States of America

USDOT

United States Department of Transportation

USGS

US Geological Survey

UZA

urbanized area

V/C

volume-to-capacity ratio

VHT

vehicle-hours traveled

VMS

variable message signs

VMT

vehicle-miles traveled

VOCs

volatile organic compounds [pollutants]

VRH

vehicle revenue-hours

VRM

vehicle revenue-miles

WalkBoston

pedestrian advocacy group [Boston area]

WAT

walk-access transit

WMM

weMove Massachusetts[MassDOT]

WTS

Women in Transportation Seminar

YMM

youMove Massachusetts [planning initiative]

 

 

 

 

Appendix H

FFYs 20082021 TIP Funding by Municipality



PURPOSE and METHODOLOGY

Purpose

Appendix H summarizes the geographic distribution of Target Program funding within the MPO region between federal fiscal years (FFYs) 2008 and 2021. This data was first compiled for FFYs 2008 through 2013 as part of a response to the MPO’s 2014 Certification Review by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA). For this FFYs’ 2017–2021 TIP, the data was updated to reflect the distribution of Target Program funding, as currently planned, through FFY 2021.

The purpose of this data collection and analysis is to understand the geographic spread of the TIP Target Program funding throughout the region. In other words, this exercise serves to illuminate which communities and areas of our metropolitan region have received Target Program funding for transportation construction projects.

 

Methodology

MPO staff took the following steps to develop the dataset:


To focus this compilation of data on transportation projects programmed for individual municipalities or groups of municipalities more directly, this dataset excluded several projects that have a regionwide scope. Examples of regionwide projects include traffic-management center operations and systemwide transit capital upgrades.

 

NEXT STEPS

The data summarized in this appendix (and future TIP funding data that is added to it) could be used in various ways to help guide spending decisions made in future TIPs. Some analyses that the MPO could perform in the future include:

Maintaining a database to track the geographic distribution of TIP funding can serve as one important input into the funding decisions made each FFY. When considered in combination with other data, as described above, this data on geographic distribution of Target Program funding can help guide the MPO’s public outreach and decision making to help ensure that, over time, we are meeting the transportation needs of the region.

TABLE X-1: TIP Target Programming by Municipality, FFYs 2008-2016

 

Municipality FFYs 2008-16  TIP FFY 2017 TIP FFY 2018 TIP FFY 2019 TIP FFY 2020 TIP FFY 2021 TIP FFYs 2017-21 TIP FFYs 2008-21 TIP Additional Information
Acton  $275,507  $275,507
Arlington  $5,125,719              $5,125,719  
Ashland  $15,532,405  $15,532,405  $15,532,405
Bedford  $17,353,183  $3,302,453          $3,302,453  $20,655,636 $13,014,923 split with Burlington (29491); $28,296,348 split with Burlington (29492)
Bellingham
Belmont  $17,229,071              $17,229,071 $5,200,000 split with Somerville and Cambridge (600811)
Beverly  $21,982,712  $3,509,576  $3,509,576  $25,492,288
Bolton                  
Boston  $29,525,377  $7,853,499  $15,214,319  $21,832,529  $44,900,347  $74,425,724 $4,842,540 split with Everett (602382)
Boxborough                  
Braintree
Brookline  $213,702    $5,273,202        $5,273,202  $5,486,904  
Burlington  $17,353,183  $3,302,453  $3,302,453  $20,655,636 $13,014,923 split with Bedford (29491); $28,296,348 split with Bedford (29492)
Cambridge  $4,766,654              $4,766,654 $5,200,000 split with Somerville and Belmont (600811)
Canton  $10,688,605  $10,688,605 $26,959,389 split with Dedham, Randolph, and Westwood (87800)
Carlisle                  
Chelsea
Cohasset                  
Concord  $26,093,441              $26,093,441 $39,584,874 split with Lincoln (602984)
Danvers  $32,716,174              $32,716,174  
Dedham  $21,129,280              $21,129,280 $46,956,250 split with Needham (603206); $26,959,389 split with Canton, Randolph, and Westwood (87800)
Dover                  
Duxbury  $247,076  $247,076 GATRA funding split with Marshfield; submit TIP funding requests through OCPC
Essex  $6,166,644              $6,166,644  
Everett  $2,421,270  $7,244,124  $7,244,124  $9,665,394 $4,842,540 split with Boston (602382)
Foxborough  $2,711,153              $2,711,153 $8,133,460 split with Norfolk and Wrentham (602496)
Framingham  $550,814  $10,063,912  $10,063,912  $10,614,726 MWRTA Route 7 service funding; 
MWRTA Route 1 service funding
Franklin  $4,991,116              $4,991,116  
Gloucester
Hamilton                  
Hanover  $1,993,926  $1,993,926
Hingham    $4,927,769  $3,057,735        $7,985,504  $7,985,504  
Holbrook  $1,363,630  $1,363,630  $1,363,630
Holliston                  
Hopkinton  $8,501,376  $8,501,376  $8,501,376
Hudson  $11,114,480              $11,114,480 $300,000 split with Route 128 Business Council
Hull  $1,885,976  $1,885,976
Ipswich  $3,250,305              $3,250,305  
Lexington  $7,438,080  $7,438,080
Lincoln  $22,492,311              $22,492,311 $39,584,874 split with Concord (602984)
Littleton  $4,200,000  $4,200,000
Lynn  $5,531,280        $4,953,270    $4,953,270  $10,484,550  
Lynnfield
Malden                  
Manchester
Marblehead                  
Marlborough  $5,613,636  $5,613,636  $5,613,636
Marshfield  $5,929,736              $5,929,736 GATRA funding split with Duxbury
Maynard
Medfield                  
Medford
Medway  $12,062,567              $12,062,567  
Melrose  $4,405,030  $4,405,030
Middleton                  
Milford  $7,600,000  $3,149,619  $3,149,619  $10,749,619
Millis                  
Milton
Nahant                  
Natick  $4,450,987      $15,459,553      $15,459,553  $19,910,540  
Needham  $74,110,472  $12,269,908  $8,726,330        $20,996,238  $95,106,710 $46,956,250 split with Dedham (603206); $28,613,160 split with Wellesley (603711); $15,464,292 split with Newton (606635)
Newton  $10,988,203  $7,732,146  $7,732,146  $18,720,349 $7,197,384 split with Watertown (601686); $15,464,292 split with Needham (606635)
Norfolk  $2,711,153              $2,711,153 $8,133,460 split with Foxborough and Wrentham (602496)
North Reading                  
Norwell                  
Norwood            $6,317,236  $6,317,236  $6,317,236  
Peabody                  
Pembroke                 Submit TIP funding requests through OCPC
Quincy  $3,575,278              $3,575,278  
Randolph  $10,529,796              $10,529,796 $26,959,389 split with Canton, Dedham, and Westwood (87800)
Reading  $8,072,234              $8,072,234  
Revere                  
Rockland  $7,500,000              $7,500,000 $15,000,000 split with Weymouth (604510)
Rockport                  
Salem  $10,126,263      $2,595,840      $2,595,840  $12,722,103  
Saugus                  
Scituate                  
Sharon                  
Sherborn                  
Somerville  $23,420,945  $29,900,000  $40,000,000  $40,000,000  $40,000,000  $32,000,000  $181,900,000  $205,320,945 $5,200,000 split with Belmont and Cambridge (600811)
Southborough  $71,521    $7,281,248        $7,281,248  $7,352,769  
Stoneham  $1,809,703              $1,809,703 $5,429,110 split with Winchester and Woburn (604652)
Stoughton                 Submit TIP funding requests through OCPC
Stow                  
Sudbury                  
Swampscott                  
Topsfield  $3,936,780              $3,936,780  
Wakefield  $2,254,636              $2,254,636  
Walpole          $18,584,373    $18,584,373  $18,584,373  
Waltham                  
Watertown  $5,387,812              $5,387,812 $7,197,384 split with Newton (601686)
Wayland                  
Wellesley  $60,001,722  $12,269,908  $994,184        $13,264,092  $73,265,814 $28,613,160 split with Needham (603711)
Wenham                  
Weston                  
Westwood  $24,638,546              $24,638,546 $26,959,389 split with Canton, Dedham, and Randolph (87800)
Weymouth  $14,883,300  $12,850,000  $19,591,490  $8,040,268      $40,481,758  $55,365,058 $15,000,000 split with Rockland (604510)
Wilmington                  
Winchester  $1,809,703              $1,809,703 $5,429,110 split with Stoneham and Woburn (604652)
Winthrop                  
Woburn  $1,809,703  $4,752,838        $17,784,392  $22,537,230  $24,346,933 $5,429,110 split with Stoneham and Winchester (604652)
Wrentham  $2,711,153              $2,711,153 $8,133,460 split with Foxborough and Norfolk (602496)
GATRA = Greater Attleboro-Taunton Regional Transit Authority. MWRTA = MetroWest Regional Transit Authority. OCPC = Old Colony Planning Council.