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Each federal fiscal year (FFY), the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) produces the UPWP. This document programs studies and research projects that provide insight and recommendations to our municipal and regional partners, generate new data, and help shape concepts for the region’s transportation future.
August 7, 2020–September 7, 2020: FFY 2020 UPWP Amendment Three Public Comment Period
Amendment Three reflects annual fourth-quarter adjustments to the budget for MPO staff. The amendment is net neutral for the overall UPWP budget, while the total amount of funding being reallocated between line items is $137,500. Fourth-quarter reallocations have been historically executed as a simple adjustment. New Federal Highway Administration guidance issued earlier this year required that any change of 10 percent or more to a UPWP budget line must be a formal amendment. For more information, refer to the Draft UPWP Amendment Three.
The 30-day public comment period for UPWP Amendment Three begins August 7, 2020, and extends until 5:00 PM on September 7, 2020. The MPO is expected to vote to approve Amendment Three on September 17, 2020. Questions and comments may be submitted to Sandy Johnston, UPWP Manager, at sjohnston@ctps.org, or 857.702.3710, or via our feedback form.
FFY 2021 UPWP Endorsed
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At the MPO meeting on July 16, 2020, the board voted to endorse the draft (PDF) (HTML) FFY 2021 UPWP. The UPWP includes a list of studies MPO staff will conduct over the next year, as seen in the table below. To see the current schedule for FFY 2021 UPWP development, key upcoming MPO meetings, and relevant documents, visit the UPWP Development Page.
| Study or Program | Proposed FFY 2021 CTPS Budget |
|---|---|
| Improving Pedestrian Variables in the Travel Demand Model | $25,000 |
| Regional TDM Strategies | $10,000 |
| Addressing Safety, Mobility, and Access on Subregional Priority Roadways | $132,120 |
| Addressing Priority Corridors from the Long-Range Transportation Plan Needs Assessment | $137,700 |
| Low-Cost Improvements to Express-Highway Bottleneck Locations | $61,710 |
| Trip Generation Rate Research | $60,000 |
| Intersection Improvement Program | $75,000 |
| Access to CBDs Phase 2 | $75,000 |
| The Future of the Curb Phase 2 | $60,000 |
| Multimodal Resilience and Emergency Planning | $30,000 |
| Staff-Generated Research and Technical Assistance | $20,000 |
| Mapping Major Transportation Infrastructure Projects in the Boston Region | $20,000 |
| Informing the Big Ideas Behind the MPO's Scenario Planning Process | $20,700 |
| Total for New Discrete and Recurring Studies | $727,230 |
NOTE: This information may be updated as the FFY 2021 UPWP budget continues to develop.
The FFY 2020 UPWP (Current)
On June 18, 2019, the MPO board voted to endorse the FFY 2020 UPWP (pdf) (html), including 11 new discrete studies. The FFY 2020 UPWP was approved by the MPO’s federal partners and took effect on October 1, 2019.
UPWP Archive
View older UPWP documents and previous studies considered for funding by the MPO in our archive. For more information, please contact Sandy Johnston, UPWP Manager, at 857.702.3710 (voice), 617.570.9193 (TTY), or sjohnston@ctps.org (email).