FFY 2022 UPWP Study Ranking Survey Results in Order of the UPWP Universe

Study Concept TRIC MassDOT Arlington Framingham Medway RTAC Somerville MAPC Newton Average
A-1, Infrastructure Bank and Tactical Outreach 13 3 15 9 5 9 10 25 21 12.22
A-2, Healthy Streets Lookback 9 7 10 12 11 2 22 4 1 8.67
A-3, Vision Zero Phase 2 24 11 3 3 1 20 15 24 8 12.11
L-1, Trip Generation Follow-Up 26 1 4 5 10 10 1 11 6 8.22
L-2, TDM Follow-Up 21 12 16 4 9 3 4 12 26 11.89
L-3, COVID Recovery 22 2 11 6 25 1 6 20 2 10.56
L-4, Freight, Mode Shift, and Land Use 5 6 9 13 2 22 11 21 5 10.44
M-4, SWAP Warehousing, Logistics, and Mitigation Study 2 5 14 16 3 4 25 3 24 10.67
M-5, Congestion Pricing 14 26 6 15 8 23 7 5 25 14.33
M-6, Future of the Curb Phase 3 12 4 7 18 16 19 2 10 4 10.22
M-7, Route 28 Blue Hills Study 4 18 23 19 17 24 24 18 17 18.22
M-8, Work Zone Impacts 16 14 19 20 12 17 16 22 23 17.67
T-1, Opportunities for BRT in the Boston Region 6 20 8 2 19 16 5 8 19 11.44
T-2, Addressing Equity and Access in the Blue Hills 1 8 2 22 20 18 23 2 9 11.67
T-3, Microtransit Tracking and Integration 7 23 17 7 22 6 21 6 7 12.89
T-4, Bus Electrification 8 25 1 23 14 11 3 26 11 13.56
T-5,  Advanced Parking Management Systems Study for MBTA Parking Lots 10 17 25 11 21 21 17 13 16 16.78
T-6, Fare Policy Post-COVID to Address Flexible Telecommuting 11 19 26 8 23 12 9 14 3 13.89
T-7,  Paratransit Operations in the Boston MPO Region 17 24 18 21 24 7 14 17 20 18.00
T-8, MBTA Construction Costs 15 21 24 10 18 25 18 23 12 18.44
T-9, Capacity Constraints in the Boston-South Shore Corridor 18 16 22 24 15 26 26 16 13 19.56
T-10, Innovative Transit Financing 3 22 5 14 4 14 19 9 18 12.00
E-1, Transportation User Costs Over Time 19 15 13 25 13 15 20 15 10 16.11
E-2, Measuring Inequities in Transportation Impacts in the Boston Region 23 9 12 1 6 5 8 1 22 9.67
R-1, CTPS Resilience Program 25 13 20 26 26 8 12 7 14 16.78
R-2, Network Resilience, Importance, and Sustainability 20 10 21 17 7 13 13 19 15 15.00

Open-Ended Responses

MassDOT

Generally prioritized projects that align well with ongoing efforts and provide "bang for the buck." Generally deprioritized projects that duplicate efforts, require more buy-in from implementing agencies, or seem to have less impact for the cost. Includes feedback from across OTP. Additional MBTA input is expected by the May 6 meeting, though several transit-related studies in the Universe may be more impactful if applied primarily to MWRTA and CATA instead of the MBTA, to build on existing MBTA and statewide efforts.

RTAC

L-1 (Trip Gen) - suggestion to focus on biotech/lab space including jobs/sq ft, if so could rank higher, otherwise postpone to post-COVID conditions

Somerville

The Inner Core supports Watertown's comment that a focus of the Trip Gen study should be employee density of lab developments. This will help many cities and towns have more information to successfully negotiate for lower parking ratios at these developments.

MAPC

For the studies related to MBTA, I'd like to hear more from T staff. For example, I totally support efforts to advance bus electrification, but my sense is that it's not for a lack of research at the T, but issues related to battery life, charging time, maintenance facilities, and other detailed logistical issues. If MBTA staff felt research into some of the proposed areas--construction costs, paratransit, parking payment, bus electrification, COVID fare policy--was helpful, I would rank them higher.

 

BRT = Bus Rapid Transit. CATA = Cape Ann Transportation Authority. CTPS = Central Transportation Planning Staff. MAPC = Metropolitan Area Planning Council. MassDOT = Massachusetts Department of Transportation. MBTA = Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. MPO = Metropolitan Planning Organization. MWRTA = MetroWest Regional Transit Authority. OTP = Office of Transportation Planning. RTAC = Regional Transportation Advisory Council. SWAP = South West Area Planning Council. TDM = Travel Demand Management. TRIC = Three Rivers Interlocal Council. UPWP = Unified Planning Work Program.

 

 

FFY 2022 UPWP Study Ranking Survey Results in Order of Average Score

 

Study Concept TRIC MassDOT Arlington Framingham Medway RTAC Somerville MAPC Newton Average
L-1, Trip Generation Follow-Up 26 1 4 5 10 10 1 11 6 8.22
A-2, Healthy Streets Lookback 9 7 10 12 11 2 22 4 1 8.67
E-2, Measuring Inequities in Transportation Impacts in the Boston Region 23 9 12 1 6 5 8 1 22 9.67
M-6, Future of the Curb Phase 3 12 4 7 18 16 19 2 10 4 10.22
L-4, Freight, Mode Shift, and Land Use 5 6 9 13 2 22 11 21 5 10.44
L-3, COVID Recovery 22 2 11 6 25 1 6 20 2 10.56
M-4, SWAP Warehousing, Logistics, and Mitigation Study 2 5 14 16 3 4 25 3 24 10.67
T-1, Opportunities for BRT in the Boston Region 6 20 8 2 19 16 5 8 19 11.44
T-2, Addressing Equity and Access in the Blue Hills 1 8 2 22 20 18 23 2 9 11.67
L-2, TDM Follow-Up 21 12 16 4 9 3 4 12 26 11.89
T-10, Innovative Transit Financing 3 22 5 14 4 14 19 9 18 12.00
A-3, Vision Zero Phase 2 24 11 3 3 1 20 15 24 8 12.11
A-1, Infrastructure Bank and Tactical Outreach 13 3 15 9 5 9 10 25 21 12.22
T-3, Microtransit Tracking and Integration 7 23 17 7 22 6 21 6 7 12.89
T-4, Bus Electrification 8 25 1 23 14 11 3 26 11 13.56
T-6, Fare Policy Post-COVID to Address Flexible Telecommuting 11 19 26 8 23 12 9 14 3 13.89
M-5, Congestion Pricing 14 26 6 15 8 23 7 5 25 14.33
R-2, Network Resilience, Importance, and Sustainability 20 10 21 17 7 13 13 19 15 15.00
E-1, Transportation User Costs Over Time 19 15 13 25 13 15 20 15 10 16.11
T-5,  Advanced Parking Management Systems Study for MBTA Parking Lots 10 17 25 11 21 21 17 13 16 16.78
R-1, CTPS Resilience Program 25 13 20 26 26 8 12 7 14 16.78
M-8, Work Zone Impacts 16 14 19 20 12 17 16 22 23 17.67
T-7,  Paratransit Operations in the Boston MPO Region 17 24 18 21 24 7 14 17 20 18.00
M-7, Route 28 Blue Hills Study 4 18 23 19 17 24 24 18 17 18.22
T-8, MBTA Construction Costs 15 21 24 10 18 25 18 23 12 18.44
T-9, Capacity Constraints in the Boston-South Shore Corridor 18 16 22 24 15 26 26 16 13 19.56

 

Open-Ended Responses

MassDOT

Generally prioritized projects that align well with ongoing efforts and provide "bang for the buck." Generally deprioritized projects that duplicate efforts, require more buy-in from implementing agencies, or seem to have less impact for the cost. Includes feedback from across OTP. Additional MBTA input is expected by the May 6 meeting, though several transit-related studies in the Universe may be more impactful if applied primarily to MWRTA and CATA instead of the MBTA, to build on existing MBTA and statewide efforts.

RTAC

L-1 (Trip Gen) - suggestion to focus on biotech/lab space including jobs/sq ft, if so could rank higher, otherwise postpone to post-COVID conditions

Somerville

The Inner Core supports Watertown's comment that a focus of the Trip Gen study should be employee density of lab developments. This will help many cities and towns have more information to successfully negotiate for lower parking ratios at these developments.

MAPC

For the studies related to MBTA, I'd like to hear more from T staff. For example, I totally support efforts to advance bus electrification, but my sense is that it's not for a lack of research at the T, but issues related to battery life, charging time, maintenance facilities and other detailed logistical issues. If MBTA staff felt research into some of the proposed areas--construction costs, paratransit, parking payment, bus electrification, covid fare policy--was helpful, I would rank them higher.

 

BRT = Bus Rapid Transit. CATA = Cape Ann Transportation Authority. CTPS = Central Transportation Planning Staff. MAPC = Metropolitan Area Planning Council. MassDOT = Massachusetts Department of Transportation. MBTA = Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. MPO = Metropolitan Planning Organization. MWRTA = MetroWest Regional Transit Authority. OTP = Office of Transportation Planning. RTAC = Regional Transportation Advisory Council. SWAP = South West Area Planning Council. TDM = Travel Demand Management. TRIC = Three Rivers Interlocal Council. UPWP = Unified Planning Work Program.

 

 

 

Staff-Recommended List of Discrete Studies

Universe ID Study Concept Cost Estimate Notes
A-3 Vision Zero Phase 2 $35,000
L-1 Trip Generation Follow-Up $40,000
L-2 TDM Follow-Up $20,000
L-3 COVID Recovery $25,000
M-1 Addressing Safety, Mobility, and Access on Subregional Priority Roadways $125,000
M-2 Addressing Priority Corridors from the LRTP Needs Assessment $125,000
M-3 Safety and Operations at Selected Intersections $80,000
M-5 Congestion Pricing $60,000
M-6 Future of the Curb Phase 3 $80,000
T-2 Addressing Equity and Access in the Blue Hills $40,000
E-2 Measuring Inequities in Transportation Impacts in the Boston Region $70,000 Includes elements of E-1, Transportation User Costs Over Time
O-1 Staff-Generated Research and Technical Assistance $20,000
Total   $720,000  

 

TDM = Travel Demand Management. LRTP = Long-Range Transportation Plan. UPWP = Unified Planning Work Program.