Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)

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The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is the five-year rolling capital plan for the 97 cities and towns in the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization's (MPO) planning area. The TIP documents all transportation projects that will receive federal funding in the region over the next five years. Projects in the TIP include those supported by Regional Target funds—the federal transportation dollars that the MPO has direct discretion over—and federally funded projects of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA), and the Cape Ann Transportation Authority (CATA). 

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Developing the New TIP: FFYs 2026–30

MPO Evaluation Criteria:

Community Connections Program:

Bicycle Lanes Application [Scorecard (PDF)]
Bicycle Racks Application [Scorecard (PDF)]
BikeShare Expansion and Support Application [Scorecard (PDF)]
Microtransit Pilot [Scorecard (PDF)]
Wayfinding Signage Application [Scorecard (PDF)]

The Current FFYs 2025–29 TIP

Cover page of FFYs 2025-29 TIP featuring photographs of a tree-lined dirt road across an open field in the autumn and the skyline of Boston lit in the twilight and reflected in the Charles River Basin

The FFYs 2025–29 TIP programs approximately $6.2 billion across five years for critical regional projects by the MPO, MassDOT, MBTA, MWRTA, and CATA. The Boston Region MPO has prioritized 70 projects for regional funding in this TIP, 32 of which are new projects. The FFYs 2025–29 TIP was endorsed by the Boston Region MPO Board on June 6, 2024 and went into effect on October 1, 2024.

FFYs 2025–⁠29 TIP (PDF) FFYs 2025–29 TIP Appendices (PDF) FFYs 2025–29 TIP (HTML) FFYs 2025–29 TIP Appendices (HTML)

FFY 2025–29 Executive Summary Translations

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Amendments and Adjustments

 

Amendment One

Amendment One programs 13 new or adjusted earmarks for federally funded projects and four scheduling and funding adjustments for MPO Target Funded projects. These adjustments include the Peabody Independence Greenway Extension, Columbus Avenue Phase 2, and Jackson Square Station Accessibility project shifted through Amendment 13 of the FFYs 2024–28 TIP. For more information, refer to the Amendment One (PDF) table.

Adjustment One

Amendment Two programs a portion of a United States Department of Transportation FFY 2023 Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods grant award for the Allston Multimodal Project. The portion of the grant programmed through Amendment 2 is $10.3 million of an overall award of $335.3 million to address early action items associated with the Cambridge Street Bridge.  For more information, refer to the Amendment Two (PDF) table.

Amendment Two

Amendment Two proposed the addition of earmarks for design projects in Arlington, Brookline, Dover, and Needham; funding for new Bluebikes stations in Arlington, Newton, and Watertown; and changes to CATA’s FFY 2024 program, including a delay in the start year of the On-Demand Service Expansion project in Rockport.  For more information, refer to the Amendment Two (PDF) table.

Amendment Three

Amendment Three programmed 20 federal discretionary grant awards for communities and transportation agencies throughout the Boston Region, including the MBTA, MWRTA, and the Boston Region MPO. The projects included in Amendment Three include awards for funding planning, design, and construction activities. For more information, refer to the Amendment Three (PDF) table.

Amendment Four

Amendment Four included changes to the FFY 2025 Statewide Highway Program to account for cost decreases on a pavement and bridge preservation project for Interstates 93 and 95 and a cost increase to resurface Route 9 in Brookline and Newton. The amendment also included changes to account for awarded and prospective discretionary grants for both the City of Boston and MBTA, along with other changes for the MBTA across all years of the Transit Program (FFY 2025 through 2029). For more information, refer to the Amendment Four (PDF) table.

Federal Reporting

The MPO must publish a complete list of obligated projects within 90 days after the close of the FFY. Obligated projects are projects that have funds committed to them through the approval of a construction contract. The list includes the amount of money approved in the TIP, the total amount obligated, and the remaining balance for each project or program. The FFY 2023 Federal Obligation Report (PDF) lists the MassDOT, MBTA, CATA, and MWRTA projects within the MPO area that spent federal funds during FFY 2022 (October 1, 2022–September 30, 2023). Federal obligation reports from previous FFYs may be found in the TIP Archive.

TIP Archive

Older TIP documents and the lists of projects that were advertised for construction in prior years are available in the archive.

Contact

Ethan Lapointe-TIP Manager                 
857.702.3703                 
tip@ctps.org