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Transportation Improvement Program and Air Quality Conformity Determination Federal Fiscal Years 2021–25 Boston Region MPO Endorsed May 28, 2020 Prepared by The Central Transportation Planning Staff: Staff to the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization Directed by the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization, which is composed of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation Metropolitan Area Planning Council Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority MBTA Advisory Board Massachusetts Port Authority Regional Transportation Advisory Council City of Beverly City of Boston City of Everett City of Framingham City of Newton City of Somerville City of Woburn Town of Acton Town of Arlington Town of Lexington Town of Medway Town of Norwood Town of Rockland Federal Highway Administration (nonvoting) Federal Transit Administration (nonvoting) Ipswich Rockport Topsfield Hamilton Gloucester Essex Middleton Wenham North Manchester Reading Danvers Beverly Wilmington Littleton Carlisle Reading Lynnfield Peabody Wakefield Salem Marblehead B oxborough Acton Concord Bedford BurlingtonWWoibncuhrnesterStoneham MelrosSeaugus Lynn Swampscott Bolton Stow May- Lexington Medford Malden Nahant nard Lincoln Arlington Everett Revere N Hudson Sudbury Weston WalthamBWelmatoenrttownCamSobmriedrgveille Chelsea Winthrop Wayland Marlborough Southborough Framingham Wellesley Newton Brookline Boston Hull Natick Needham Ashland Dedham Quincy Sherborn Dover Milton Cohasset Hopkinton Westwood h Hingham Braintree ut Scituate Holliston Medfield Norwood mo Canton Randolph ey Millis W Norwell Milford Medway Walpole Holbrook R o c Norfolk klan Marshfield Sharon d m a Franklin h g ellin Wrentham Foxborough B BOSTON REGION METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION MUNICIPALITIES ii NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) operates its programs, services, andactivities in compliance with federal nondiscrimination laws including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, and related statutes and regulations. Title VI prohibits discrimination in federally assisted programs and requires that no person in the United States of America shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin (including limited English proficiency), be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity that receives federal assistance. Related federal nondiscrimination laws administered by the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, or both, prohibit discrimination on the basis of age, sex, and disability. The Boston Region MPO considers these protected populations in its Title VI Programs, consistent with federal interpretation and administration. In addition, the Boston Region MPO provides meaningful access to its programs, services, and activities to individuals with limited English proficiency, in compliance with U.S. Department of Transportation policy and guidance on federal Executive Order 13166. The Boston Region MPO also complies with the Massachusetts Public Accommodation Law, M.G.L. c 272 section 92a, 98, 98a, which prohibits making any distinction, discrimination, or restriction in admission to, or treatment in a place of public accommodation based on race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or ancestry. Likewise, the Boston Region MPO complies with the Governor’s Executive Order 526, section 4, which requires that all programs, activities, and services provided, performed, licensed, chartered, funded, regulated, or contracted for by the state shall be conducted without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, disability, veteran’s status (including Vietnam-era veterans), or background. A complaint form and additional information can be obtained by contacting the MPO or at www.bostonmpo.org/mpo_non_discrimination. To request this information in a different language or in an accessible format, please contact TITLE VI SPECIALIST Boston Region MPO 10 Park Plaza, Suite 2150 Boston, MA 02116 [email protected] 857.702.3700 (voice) 617.570.9193 (TTY) Notice of Nondiscrimination Rights and Protections iii CONTACT MPO STAFF: BY MAIL: Boston Region MPO Certification Activities Group, Central Transportation Planning Staff 10 Park Plaza, Suite 2150 Boston, MA 02116 BY TELEPHONE: 857.702.3702 (voice) 617.570.9193 (TTY) BY FAX: 617.570.9192 BY EMAIL: [email protected] This document was funded in part through grants from the Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Its contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the U.S. Department of Transportation. iv Certification of the Boston Region MPO Transportation Planning Process v vi ABBREVIATIONS Abbreviation Term 3C continuous, comprehensive, cooperative [metropolitan transportation planning process] A&F Administration and Finance Committee AAB Architectural Access Board AADT average annual daily traffic AC advance construction ACS American Community Survey [US Census Bureau data] ADA Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 AFC automated fare collection ALI activity line item BRT bus rapid transit BTD Boston Transportation Department CA/T Central Artery/Tunnel [project also known as “the Big Dig”] CAA Clean Air Act CAAA Clean Air Act Amendments CATA Cape Ann Transportation Authority CECP Massachusetts Clean Energy and Climate Plan CFR Code of Federal Regulations CIP Capital Investment Plan [MassDOT] CMAQ Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality [federal funding program] CMR Code of Massachusetts Regulations CMP Congestion Management Process CNG compressed natural gas CO carbon monoxide CO carbon dioxide 2 CTPS Central Transportation Planning Staff CY calendar year DCR Department of Conservation and Recreation DEIR draft environmental impact report DEP Department of Environmental Protection [Massachusetts] DOT department of transportation EDTTT excessive delay threshold travel time EJ environmental justice ENF environmental notification form EO executive order EOEEA Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs EOHED Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development EPA Environmental Protection Agency [federal] EPDO equivalent property damage only [a traffic-related index] FARS Fatality Analysis and Reporting System [FHWA] Abbreviations vii Abbreviation Term FAST Act Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act FDR functional design report FEIR final environmental impact report FFGA full funding grant agreement FFY federal fiscal year FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCB MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board FR Federal Register FTA Federal Transit Administration GANS grant anticipation notes [municipal bond financing] GHG greenhouse gas GLX Green Line Extension GWSA Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008 [Massachusetts] HOV high-occupancy vehicle HSIP Highway Safety Improvement Program [federal funding program] ICC Inner Core Committee [MAPC municipal subregion] IRI International Roughness Index ITS intelligent transportation systems LED light-emitting diode LEP limited English proficiency LOTTR level of travel time ratio LRTP Long-Range Transportation Plan [MPO certification document] MAGIC Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination [MAPC municipal subregion] MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act MAPC Metropolitan Area Planning Council MARPA Massachusetts Association of Regional Planning Agencies MassDOT Massachusetts Department of Transportation Massport Massachusetts Port Authority MBTA Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority MCCA Massachusetts Convention Center Authority MEPA Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act MGL Massachusetts General Laws MOVES Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator [EPA air quality model] MPO metropolitan planning organization [Boston Region MPO] MOU memorandum of understanding MWRC MetroWest Regional Collaborative [MAPC municipal subregion] MWRTA MetroWest Regional Transit Authority NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards NFA non-federal aid NFP National Freight Program NH DOT New Hampshire Department of Transportation NHFP National Highway Freight Program viii