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2011 Management Systems Annual Report Old Colony Management Systems 2011 Annual Report •Pavement •Safety •Congestion •Land Use Old Colony Planning Council 70 School Street Brockton, MA 02301 Prepared Under MassDOT Contract #69649 June, 2012 Old Colony Planning Council Old Colony Management Systems 2011 Annual Report Congestion – Land Use – Pavement - Safety June 2012 Old Colony Planning Council 70 School Street Brockton, MA 02301 (508) 583-1833 www.ocpcrpa.org This report was prepared under Contract with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration under contract 69649. Old Colony Management Systems 2011 Annual Report Old Colony Planning Council Acknowledgements The preparation of this report has been financed in part through grants from the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, under Metropolitan Planning Program, Section 104(f) of Title 23, U.S. Code, under Contract 69649. The views and opinions of the Old Colony Planning Council expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the U. S. Department of Transportation. Title VI Notice of Protection The Old Colony MPO fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. The Old Colony MPO operates without regard to race, color, national origin, English Proficiency, ancestry, creed, income, gender, age, and/ or disability. Any person who believes him/herself or any specific class of persons, to be subjected to discrimination prohibited by Title VI may by him/herself or by representative file a written complaint with the Old Colony MPO. Complaints are to be filed no later than 180 days from the date of the alleged discrimination. Please contact Pat Ciaramella at 508-583- 1833 for more information. Old Colony Management Systems 2011 Annual Report Old Colony Metropolitan Planning Organization The Honorable Linda Balzotti Mayor, City of Brockton Mathew Muratore Chairman, Board of Selectmen, Plymouth Daniel Trabucco Member, Board of Selectmen, Pembroke Eldon Moreira Member, Board of Selectmen, West Bridgewater Richard Davey Secretary and CEO, MassDOT Frank DePaola, P.E. Highway Administrator, MassDOT Reinald Ledoux, Jr. Administrator, BAT Robert G. Moran, Jr. President, OCPC Joint Transportation Committee JTC Officers JTC Chairman Noreen O’Toole JTC Vice Chairman Sid Kashi, P.E. COMMUNITY DELEGATE / ALTERNATE Abington – Delegate Kenan Connell Abington – Alternate Bruce Hughes Avon Ed Sarni Bridgewater Robert Wood Brockton – Delegate Michael Thoreson Brockton – Alternate Elaine Czaja East Bridgewater – Delegate John Haines East Bridgewater – Alternate Richard O’Flaherty Easton – Delegate David Field, P.E. Easton – Alternate Maurice Goulet Halifax Troy Garron Hanson Donald Howard Kingston Paul Basler Pembroke Gene Fulmine Plymouth Sid Kashi, P.E. Plympton Jim Mulcahy Stoughton – Delegate Carin Klipp Stoughton – Alternate Noreen O’Toole West Bridgewater Leonard Graf, III Whitman Daniel Salvucci Agency Representation OCPC Transportation Staff MassDOT David Mohler Charles Kilmer, AICP Transportation Program Manager MassDOT Clinton Bench Eric Arbeene Community Planner MassDOT Karen Pearson Joshua Callahan Transportation Intern MassDOT District 5 Mary‐Joe Perry Jed Cornock Transportation Planner MassDOT District 5 Pamela Haznar, P.E. Ray Guarino Transportation Planner MassDOT District 5 Tim Kochan William McNulty Transportation Planner BAT Reinald Ledoux, Jr. Susan McGrath GIS Coordinator BAT Kathy Riddell Kyle Mowatt Assistant Planner DEP Christine Kirby Andrew Vidal Communication/GIS/IT Specialist EPA Donald Cook FHWA Pamela Stevenson FHWA Paul Maloney, P.E. FTA Mary Beth Mello FTA William Gordon, P.E. FTA Noah Berger Brockton Traffic Commission Captain Steven Williamson Old Colony Planning Council (OCPC) OCPC Officers President Robert G. Moran, Jr. Treasurer Lee Hartmann Secretary Fred Gilmetti COMMUNITY DELEGATE ALTERNATE Abington Christopher Aiello David Klein Avon Frank Staffier Charles Marinelli Bridgewater Anthony P. Anacki Brockton Robert G. Moran, Jr. Preston Huckabee East Bridgewater Richard O’Flaherty Easton Jeanmarie Kent Joyce Steve Donahue Halifax John G. Mather Troy E. Garron Hanson Robert Overholtzer Phillip Lindquist Kingston Dennis Randall Pembroke Gerard W. Dempsey Daniel Trabucco Plymouth Lee Hartmann Valerie Massard Plympton John Rantuccio James Mulcahy Stoughton Scott Turner Robert E. Kuver West Bridgewater Eldon F. Moreira Nancy Bresciani Whitman Fred L. Gilmetti Daniel L. Salvucci Delegate‐at‐Large OCPC Staff Pat Ciaramella Executive Director Janet McGinty Fiscal Officer Jacqueline Surette Fiscal Consultant Jane Linhares Grants Monitor/Secretary Patrick Hamilton AAA Administrator Lila Burgess Ombudsman Program Director Hazel Gauley Assistant Ombudsman Director Anne Nicholas Ombudsman Program Assistant Jim Watson, AICP Comprehensive Planning Supervisor Eric Arbeene Community Planner Bruce Hughes Economic Development/Community Planner Susan McGrath GIS Coordinator Andrew Vidal Communication/GIS/IT Specialist Charles Kilmer, AICP Transportation Program Manager Bill McNulty Transportation Planner Ray Guarino Transportation Planner Jed Cornock Transportation Planner Kyle Mowatt Assistant Planner Joshua Callahan Transportation Intern Old Colony Planning Council This Annual Report was prepared by the following members of the Old Colony Planning Council staff under the direction of Pat Ciaramella, Executive Director, and the supervision of Charles Kilmer, Transportation Program Manager. Project Manager, and Safety Management Bill McNulty, Transportation Planner System (SMS) [email protected] Congestion Management Process (CMP) Jed Cornock, Transportation Planner [email protected] Land Use Management System (LUMS) Eric Arbeene, Community Planner [email protected] Kyle Mowatt, Assistant Planner [email protected] Pavement Management Systems (PMS) Ray Guarino, Transportation Planner [email protected] Mapping and Graphics Susan McGrath, GIS Coordinator [email protected] Andrew Vidal, Communication/GIS/IT Specialist [email protected] Technical Analysis Joshua Callahan, Transportation Intern Old Colony Management Systems 2011 Annual Report Old Colony Planning Council - Contents 1.0 Executive Summary .............................................................................................................. 1 2.0 The Congestion Management Process ................................................................................ 3 2.1 Old Colony Congestion Management Process (CMP) ...................................................... 4 2.2 Old Colony Congestion Management Process (CMP) Facilities ....................................... 9 2.2.1 Roadways .................................................................................................................. 9 2.2.2 Intersections ............................................................................................................. 9 2.2.3 Transit ..................................................................................................................... 10 2.3 2011 Old Colony Congestion Management Process (CMP) Performance ..................... 12 2.3.1 Roadways ................................................................................................................ 12 2.3.2 Intersections ........................................................................................................... 12 2.3.3 Transit ..................................................................................................................... 13 2.4 2011 Old Colony CMP Initiatives .................................................................................... 20 2.4.1 2011 Major Bottleneck In-Depth Analysis and Action Plan .................................... 20 2.4.2 2011 Old Colony Commuter Origins Study ............................................................. 20 2.4.3 Traffic Signal Improvement Program ...................................................................... 21 2.5 Conclusions..................................................................................................................... 22 2.6 Recommendations ......................................................................................................... 23 2.6.1 Roadways ................................................................................................................ 25 2.6.2 Interchanges ........................................................................................................... 26 2.6.3 Intersections ........................................................................................................... 27 2.6.4 Transit ..................................................................................................................... 28 3.0 The Land Use Management System .................................................................................. 30 3.1 Old Colony Land Use Monitoring ................................................................................... 30 3.2 The Land Use Management Process .............................................................................. 30 3.3 Development in the Region............................................................................................ 31 3.4 Regional Development ................................................................................................... 31 Old Colony Management Systems 2011 Annual Report Old Colony Planning Council 3.5 Abington ........................................................................................................................
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