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Unified Planning Work Program Federal Fiscal Year 2019 Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization This page intentionally blank Unified Planning Work Program Federal Fiscal Year 2019 Boston Region MPO Endorsed by the MPO, June 21, 2018 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 Boston City of Beverly City of Everett City of Framingham City of Newton City of Somerville City of Woburn Town of Arlington Town of Bedford Town of Braintree Town of Lexington Town of Medway Town of Norwood Federal Highway Administration (nonvoting) Federal Transit Administration (nonvoting) FFY 2019 Unified Planning Work Program Ipswich Rockport Topsfield Hamilton Gloucester Essex Middleton Wenham North Manchester Reading Danvers Beverly Wilmington Littleton Carlisle Reading Lynnfield Peabody Wakefield Salem Marblehead Boxborough Acton Bedford BurlingtonWoburn Stoneham Saugus Lynn Swampscott Concord Winchester Melrose Bolton Stow May- Lexington Medford Malden Nahant Hudson nardSudbury WaylandLiWnceoslnton WalthamBWelamAteornlrinttogwtonnCaSmobmriedrgveilleEverCethtRelesveeareWinthrop N Marlborough Southborough Framingham Wellesley Newton Brookline Boston Hull Natick Needham Ashland Dedham Quincy Sherborn Dover Milton Cohasset Hopkinton Westwood Holliston Medfield Norwood Braintree mouth Hingham Scituate Millis Canton Randolph Wey Norwell Milford Medway Norfolk Walpole Sharon Holbrook Rockland Marshfield m a Franklin h g ellin Wrentham Foxborough B BOSTON REGION METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION MUNICIPALITIES NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS The MPO complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other federal and state nondiscrimination statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. The MPO does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency), religion, creed, gender, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran’s status (including Vietnam-era veterans), or background. Any person who believes herself/himself or any specific class of persons to have been subjected to discrimination prohibited by Title VI, ADA, or another nondiscrimination statute or regulation may, herself/himself or via a representative, file a written complaint with the MPO. Complaints filed under federal law (based on race, color, national origin [including limited English proficiency], sex, age, or disability) must be filed no later than 180 calendar days after the date the person believes the discrimination occurred. 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CONTACT MPO STAFF: By mail: Sandy Johnston UPWP Manager, Central Transportation Planning Staff 10 Park Plaza, Suite 2150 Boston, MA 02116 By telephone: 857-702-3710 (voice), 617-570-9193 (TTY) By fax: 617-570-9192 By email: [email protected] iii | FFY 2019 Unified Planning Work Program 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. T a b le o f C o n t e n t s | iv FFY 2019 Unified Planning Work Program TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ES-1 CHAPTER 1: COORDINATING COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING IN THE REGION: WHAT IS THE UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1.1 BACKGROUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1.2 WHAT DOES THE UPWP DO? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Certification Requirements and MPO Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Ongoing/Continuing Work Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 New Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Agency Studies and Technical Analyses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 -4 1.3 HOW ARE FUNDING DECISIONS MADE? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 The Guiding Vision of the LRTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Central Vision Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7 The Process of Creating and Monitoring the UPWP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 -8 Developing the New Federal Fiscal Year UPWP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8 Evaluating and Selecting New Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9 Updates to Ongoing and Continuing Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10 Public Review of the Draft UPWP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12 Monitoring Progress of UPWP Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12 Amendments and Administrative Modifications to the UPWP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13 Other Regionally Significant Transportation Planning Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14 1.4 HOW IS THE WORK FUNDED? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14 CHAPTER 2: TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND THE BOSTON REGION MPO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 2.1 THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 3C Transportation Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Certification Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 s t n e 2.2 THE BOSTON REGION MPO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 t n o C of e bl a T vii | FFY 2019 Unified Planning Work Program TABLE OF CONTENTS (cont.) PAGE CHAPTER 3: REGULATORY FRAMEWORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 3.1 FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act: National Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 FAST Act: Planning Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 Non-Discrimination Mandates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 Environmental Justice Executive Orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 The ADA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9 Executive Order 13330 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9 3.2 STATE GUIDANCE AND TRANSPORTATION PRIORITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9 We Move Massachusetts and Planning for Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9 Global Warming Solutions Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10 Healthy Transportation Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 3.3 REGIONAL GUIDANCE AND TRANSPORTATION PRIORITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 The MBTA’s Program for Mass Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 MetroFuture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12 The MPO’s Congestion Management Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12 CHAPTER 4: CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 -1 4.1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 4.2 SUPPORT TO THE MPO AND ITS 3C PROCESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 -10 4.2.1 Support to the MPO and Its Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 -12 4.2.2 Regional Transportation Advisory Council Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 -13 4.2.3 Public Participation Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16 4.2.4 General Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17 T a b le 4.2.5 Professional Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18 o f C o n t e n t s | v iii FFY 2019 Unified Planning Work Program