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Unified Planning Work Program
(UPWP)

Federal Fiscal Year 2014

(Oct. 1, 2013 – Sept. 30, 2014)

Michelle Scott

Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization

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Purpose of the UPWP

• Details MPO’s use of continuing, cooperative and comprehensive (3C) transportation-planning funds from the federal government and other funding sources
• Includes all regionally significant transportation-planning projects
• Lists non-3C-funded studies CTPS does for transportation agencies (for example, MassDOT, MBTA)

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Categories of Projects

1. Ongoing MPO-funded programs
• Work continues from year to year
• Examples: Regional Transportation Plan, Transportation Improvement Program, Congestion Management Process
2. Discrete studies
• Limited time frames
• Example: Priority Corridors for Long-Range Transportation Needs Assessment

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Project Selection Process

Ideas may come from:

• Federal guidance
• Public outreach and comments
• Regional planning documents
• CTPS-identified needs

Project evaluation considers:

• MPO visions and policies
• MAP-21 requirements
• Other factors

Map shows the geographic boundaries of the region served by the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization. It depicts the boundaries of the municipalities within the region, and the individual municipalities are labeled with their names.

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UPWP Funding

• Two-thirds funded with MPO 3C monies and one-third with agency funds.
• Most MPO federal funds go to ongoing projects.
• Budget process distributes funds for ongoing and discrete projects.

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Schedule (2012–2013)

• Nov. 2012 – Jan. 2013: Initial UPWP outreach
• Jan. – March: Staff evaluation of projects
• March: Budget development, recommendations to UPWP Committee and MPO
• April: MPO review of draft UPWP
• May: Public comment period for draft UPWP
• June: MPO review of comments, final approval of UPWP

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Implementing the UPWP

• Work scopes are approved by the MPO before project activities start.
• MPO staff update the MPO and public on ongoing activities and report on discrete studies.
• MPO staff report on UPWP progress quarterly.

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UPWP Online

MPO website: http://www.bostonmpo.org

This image is intended to show where interested parties can find information pertaining to the Unified Planning Work Program. This image is a screenshot of the Certification Documents page of the Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization website, which is www.bostonmpo.org. The left side of the image includes a vertical bar displaying blue hyperlinks. The Certification Documents hyperlink is contained in a red box and there is a red arrow pointing to it. The center of the image displays text available on the Certification Documents web page. The text pertaining to the Unified Planning Work Program, which is in the bottom half of the image and includes a blue Unified Planning Work Program hyperlink, is contained in a red box and there is a red arrow pointing to it. The Unified Planning Work Program hyperlink connects to the Unified Planning Work Program web page on the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization website. The right side of the image includes a vertical bar displaying brown hyperlinks. The Federal Fiscal Year 2013 Unified Planning Work Program hyperlink, which connects directly to a downloadable document, is contained in a red box and there is a red arrow pointing to it.

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UPWP Online

MPO website: http://www.bostonmpo.org

This image is intended to show where interested parties can find information pertaining to the some outputs of the Unified Planning Work Program. These include studies that are underway and reports for studies that have been completed. This image is a screenshot of the Metropolitan Planning Organization slash Central Transportation Planning Staff Reports Overview page of the Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization website, which is www.bostonmpo.org. The left side of the image includes a vertical bar displaying blue hyperlinks. The Studies Underway hyperlink is contained in a red box and there is a red arrow pointing to it. It connects to a web page that describes studies that are in progress. The Metropolitan Planning Organization slash Central Transportation Planning Staff Reports hyperlink is contained in a red box and there is a red arrow pointing to it.

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Contact

Michelle Scott

UPWP Manager, CTPS

617.973.7100

mscott@ctps.org

Thank you!