Boston Region MPO Staff Recommendation:
FFY 2015 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) New Discrete Projects (Revised May 15, 2014)
This staff recommendation reflects consideration of factors including MPO visions and policies (as documented in Paths to a Sustainable Region, the MPO's long-range transportation plan); federal guidance; national goals and planning factors; contributions to a balanced mix of modes in the region; geographic equity; UPWP Committee member priorities; and other regional priorities.
| ID | Proposed Project Name | Proposed Project Group | Estimated Total Cost | Estimated Share of FHWA PL Funds | Estimated FHWA PL Funds | Estimated FTA Section 5303 Funds | Notes | LRTP Vision Topic: Climate Change | LRTP Vision Topic: Environment | LRTP Vision Topic: Livability | LRTP Vision Topic: Mobility | LRTP Vision Topic: Regional Equity | LRTP Vision Topic: Safety and Security | LRTP Vision Topic: System Preservation, Modernization, and Efficiency | Project Function: MPO Planning | Project Function: Support to Regional Transportation Stakeholders | Project Function: Contribution to Transportation Knowledge | UPWP Focus Area: Link Land Use and Transportation | UPWP Focus Area: Work with Limited Financial Resources | UPWP Focus Area: Use a Management and Operations Approach | UPWP Focus Area: Protect Air Quality and the Environment | UPWP Focus Area: Increase Transit and Healthy-Transportation Mode Share | UPWP Focus Area: Encourage Sustainable Communities and Livability | UPWP Focus Area: Advance Mobility and Access, and Reduce Congestion |
UPWP Focus Area: Improve System Reliability | UPWP Focus Area: Increase Transportation Safety and Security | UPWP Focus Area: Support Economic Vitality | UPWP Focus Area: Preserve and Maintain the Transportation System | UPWP Focus Area: Consider Transportation Equity and Accessibility | UPWP Focus Area: Support MetroFuture Implementation | UPWP Focus Area: Support Statewide and Regional Transportation Initiatives | UPWP Focus Area: Enhance Technical Knowledge, Capacity, and Insights | UPWP Focus Area: Support Performance-Based Planning |
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| A-1 | Addressing Safety, Mobility, and Access on Subregional Priority Roadways: FFY 2015 | Roadway Network Performance | $110,000 | 60% | $66,000 | $44,000 | The proposed funding for this recommended project has been reduced in response to MPO staff's receipt of FFY 2015 FHWA PL and FTA Section 5303 fund allocations for the Boston Region MPO. | Not Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Secondary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
| A-2 | Low-Cost Improvements to Bottleneck Locations: FFY 2015 | Roadway Network Performance | $40,000 | 100% | $40,000 | $0 | None | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
| A-3 | Priority Corridors for LRTP Needs Assessment: FFY 2015 | Roadway Network Performance | $110,000 | 60% | $66,000 | $44,000 | The proposed funding for this recommended project has been reduced in response to MPO staff's receipt of FFY 2015 FHWA PL and FTA Section 5303 fund allocations for the Boston Region MPO. | Not Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Secondary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
| B-2 | Bicycle Network Gaps: Feasibility Evaluations | Active Transportation | $55,000 | 100% | $55,000 | $0 | None | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Secondary Consideration | Not Applicable | Secondary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Secondary Consideration | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
| B-3 | Community Pedestrian Network Studies | Active Transportation | $40,000 | 100% | $40,000 | $0 | None | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Secondary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Secondary Consideration |
| C-1 | Safety Analysis at Intersections near MAGIC Schools | Safety and Security | $22,250 | 65% | $14,400 | $7,850 | MPO staff would undertake a portion of the proposed project scope, which would include several elements of the base-mapping activities, at this funding level. The MPO might consider pursuing further analysis of student commuting patterns as part of a future UPWP. The proposed funding for this recommended project has been reduced in response to MPO staff's receipt of FFY 2015 FHWA PL and FTA Section 5303 fund allocations for the Boston Region MPO. | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Secondary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Secondary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Not Applicable |
| D-2 | Title VI Service Equity Analyses: Methodology Development | Transportation Equity and Accessibility | $55,000 | 0% | $0 | $55,000 | None | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Secondary Consideration | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Primary Consideration |
| E-1 | Core Capacity Constraints | Land Use, Environment, and Economy | $120,000 | 68% | $50,000 | $70,000 | None | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Secondary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Secondary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Secondary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Not Applicable |
| G-1 | Household-Survey-Based Travel Profiles and Trends: Selected Policy Topics | Other Technical Support | $75,000 | 53% | $40,000 | $35,000 | The proposed funding for this recommended project has been reduced in response to MPO staff's receipt of FFY 2015 FHWA PL and FTA Section 5303 fund allocations for the Boston Region MPO. | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Secondary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Secondary Consideration |
| blank | Total Cost of Staff-Recommended Proposed Projects | blank | $627,250 | blank | $371,400 | $255,850 | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank |
| Funding Category | Estimated Total Funds | Estimated FHWA PL Funds | Estimated FTA Section 5303 Funds | Notes |
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| Total Funding Available for New Discrete Projects | $627,250 | $371,400 | $255,850 | These funding levels are based on FFY 2015 FHWA PL and FTA 5303 allocations to the Boston Region MPO and estimated costs for ongoing and continuing work included in the draft proposed FFY 2015 UPWP budget. |
| Total Cost of Staff-Recommended Proposed Projects | $627,250 | $371,400 | $255,850 | blank |
| Balance of Available Funding | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ID | Proposed Project Name Name | Proposed Project Group | Estimated Total Cost | Estimated Share of FHWA PL Funds | Estimated FHWA PL Funds | Estimated FTA 5303 Funds | Notes | LRTP Vision Topic: Climate Change | LRTP Vision Topic: Environment | LRTP Vision Topic: Livability | LRTP Vision Topic: Mobility | LRTP Vision Topic: Regional Equity | LRTP Vision Topic: Safety and Security | LRTP Vision Topic: System Preservation, Modernization, and Efficiency | Project Function: MPO Planning | Project Function: Support to Regional Transportation Stakeholders | Project Function: Contribution to Transportation Knowledge | UPWP Focus Area: Link Land Use and Transportation | UPWP Focus Area: Work with Limited Financial Resources | UPWP Focus Area: Use a Management and Operations Approach | UPWP Focus Area: Protect Air Quality and the Environment | UPWP Focus Area: Increase Transit and Healthy-Transportation Mode Share | UPWP Focus Area: Encourage Sustainable Communities and Livability | UPWP Focus Area: Advance Mobility and Access, and Reduce Congestion |
UPWP Focus Area: Improve System Reliability | UPWP Focus Area: Increase Transportation Safety and Security |
UPWP Focus Area: Support Economic Vitality | UPWP Focus Area: Preserve and Maintain the Transportation System | UPWP Focus Area: Consider Transportation Equity and Accessibility | UPWP Focus Area: Support MetroFuture Implementation | UPWP Focus Area: Support Statewide and Regional Transportation Initiatives | UPWP Focus Area: Enhance Technical Knowledge, Capacity, and Insights | UPWP Focus Area: Support Performance-Based Planning |
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| F-1 | Evaluation of Information-Technology-Based Programs for Encouraging Mode Shift | Transit | $55,000 | 70% | $38,500 | $16,500 | MPO staff propose to explore this topic as part of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy Alternatives: Cost Effectiveness Analysis, which is currently underway. | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable |
| D-1 | Community and Human-Services Transportation Support | Transportation Equity and Accessibility | $45,000 | 0% | $0 | $45,000 | This proposed project was removed from the list of MPO staff-recommended projects in response to MPO staff's receipt of FFY 2015 FHWA PL and FTA Section 5303 fund allocations for the Boston Region MPO. | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable |
| F-3 | Universal Unlimited Transit Pass / EcoPass Program Feasibility Study | Transit | $55,000 | 0% | $0 | $55,000 | None | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable |
| F-2 | Non-Fixed-Route Transportation Services: Lessons for Transit Agencies | Transit | $55,000 | 0% | $0 | $55,000 | None | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Secondary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable |
| F-4 | Hudson / Marlborough Suburban Mobility Study | Transit | $35,000 | 0% | $0 | $35,000 | None | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Secondary Consideration | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Secondary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Secondary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
| E-2 | Watertown: Development Impacts on Transportation | Land Use, Environment, and Economy | $55,000 | 70% | $38,500 | $16,500 | None | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Secondary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Secondary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Secondary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
| G-3 | MPO Independent Staff Research and Idea Development | Other Technical Support | $35,000 | 70% | $24,500 | $10,500 | None | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Secondary Consideration |
| B-1 | Regional Bicycle Crash Self-Reporting Survey | Active Transportation | $55,000 | 70% | $38,500 | $16,500 | None | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Secondary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Primary Consideration |
| G-2 | Public Health and Transportation Data Exploration | Other Technical Support | $55,000 | 70% | $38,500 | $16,500 | None | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Secondary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Secondary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Secondary Consideration |
| B-4 | Fairmount Line Station Access Analysis (added May 15, 2014) | Active Transportation | $75,000 | 70% | $52,500 | $22,500 | Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Secondary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Secondary Consideration | Primary Consideration | Primary Consideration | ||||||||||||||
| blank | Total Cost for Non-Staff-Recommended Projects | blank | $520,000 | blank | $231,000 | $289,000 | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank | blank |