Unified Planning Work Program Federal Fiscal Year 2021

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by  Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization

Unified Planning
Work Program
Federal Fiscal Year 2021
Boston Region MPO
Endorsed by the MPO JULY 16, 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 Boston
City of Beverly
City of Everett
City of Framingham
City of Newton
City of Somerville
City of Woburn
Town of Arlington
Town of Acton
Town of Rockland
Town of Lexington
Town of Medway
Town of Norwood
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
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Bolton Stow May- Lexington Medford Malden Nahant
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Wayland
Marlborough
Southborough Framingham Wellesley Newton Brookline Boston
Hull
Natick Needham
Ashland
Dedham Quincy
Sherborn Dover Milton Cohasset
Hopkinton
Westwood
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Braintree ut Scituate
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BOSTON REGION METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION MUNICIPALITIES
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NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS
The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) operates its programs, services, and
activities 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)
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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]
This document was funded in part through grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Its contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the U.S. Department of
Transportation.
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Certification of the Boston Region MPO Transportation Planning Process
The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization certifies that its conduct of the metropolitan
transportation planning process complies with all applicable requirements, which are listed below, and that this
process includes activities to support the development and implementation of the Regional Long-Range
Transportation Plan and Air Quality Conformity Determination, the Transportation Improvement Program and
Air Quality Conformity Determination, and the Unified Planning Work Program.
1. 23 USC 134, 49 USC 5303, and this subpart.
2. In nonattainment and maintenance areas, sections 174 and 176 (c) and (d) of the Clean Air Act, as
amended (42 USC 7504, 7506 (c) and (d) and 40 CFR Part 93.
3. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (42 USC 2000d-1) and 49 CFR Part 21.
4. 49 USC 5332, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, or
age in employment or business opportunity.
5. Section 1101(b) of the Fast Act (Pub. L. 114-357) and 49 CFR Part 26 regarding the involvement of
disadvantaged business enterprises in U.S. DOT-funded projects.
6. 23 CFR part 230, regarding implementation of an equal employment opportunity program on
Federal and Federal-aid highway construction contracts;
7. The provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 USC 12101 et seq.) and 49 CFR
Parts 27, 37, and 38.
8. The Older Americans Act, as amended (42 USC 6101), prohibiting discrimination on the basis of
age in programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance.
9. Section 324 of Title 23 USC regarding the prohibition of discrimination based on gender.
10. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 USC 794) and 49 CFR Part 27 regarding
discrimination against individuals with disabilities.
11. Anti-lobbying restrictions found in 49 USC Part 20. No appropriated funds may be expended by a
recipient to influence or attempt to influence an officer or employee of any agency, or a member of
Congress, in connection with the awarding of any federal contract.
July 16, 2020
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Stephanie Pollack, Secretary and Chief Executive Officer
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Chair, Boston Region MPO
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and guidance provided by the Massachusetts Division of FHWA, this document was endorsed by the
MPO via voice vote. The signature of the MPO Chair represents the endorsement of all voting MPO members who voted to endorse
this document and who were present at the July 16, 2020 MPO meeting.
ABBREVIATIONS
Acronym Definition
continuous, comprehensive, cooperative
3C
[metropolitan transportation planning process]
A&F Administration and Finance Committee [Boston Region MPO]
ABM Activity based model [transportation planning tool]
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Advisory
Regional Transportation Advisory Council
Council
AFC automated fare collection [system]
AMPO Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations
APC automatic passenger counter
AV/CV autonomous vehicle/connected vehicle
BNRD Bus Network Redesign
BPDA Boston Planning & Development Agency
CAA Clean Air Act of 1970
CAAA Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
CA/SC Clean Air/Sustainable Communities.
CATA Cape Ann Transportation Authority
CBD central business district
CC Community Connections
CMAQ Congestion Management Air Quality
CM/M Capacity Management and Mobility
CMP Congestion Management Process
CO carbon monoxide
CO2 carbon dioxide
CTPS Central Transportation Planning Staff
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Acronym Definition
CUFC Critical Urban Freight Corridors
DBMS Database Management System
DCR Department of Conservation and Recreation
DEP Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
DI/DB Disparate Impact and Disproportionate Burden
DOT Department of Transportation
EJ environmental justice
EO executive order [federal]
EPA US Environmental Protection Agency
EPDO Equivalent Property Damage Only
EV Economic Vitality
FAST Act Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act
FFY federal fiscal year
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
FMCB MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board
FTA Federal Transit Administration
GHG greenhouse gas
GIS Geographic Information System
GTFS General Transit Feed Specification
GWSA Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008 [Massachusetts]
HOV high-occupancy vehicle
HTC Healthy Transportation Compact
ICC Inner Core Committee
ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers
JARC Job Access and Reverse Commute Program
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Acronym Definition
LAP language access plan
LBS location-based services
LEP limited English proficiency
LOS level of service
LRTP Long-Range Transportation Plan [MPO certification document]
MAGIC Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination
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
MassGIS Massachusetts Bureau of Geographic Information
Massport Massachusetts Port Authority
MBTA Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
MEPA Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act
MGL Massachusetts general laws
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MOVES Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator
MPO metropolitan planning organization
MTOI Modified Transit Opportunity Index
MWRC MetroWest Regional Collaborative
MWRTA MetroWest Regional Transit Authority
NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act
NHS National Highway System
NOx nitrogen oxides
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