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2007 Regional Transportation Plan Along with Implementation Items to Achieve These Goals Are Described on the Following Pages of This Chapter yld2golony2 wetropolitn2lnning2yrgniztion PHHU2 egionl2 rnsporttion2 ln repred2fy yld2golony2lnning2gounil UH2hool2treet froktonD2we2HPQHI SHVFSVQFIVQQ wwwFoprpForg eprilD2PHHU his2doument2ws2prepred2in2oopertion2with2the2wsshusetts2righwy2 heprtment2@5RHQRHPIAD22the2ixeutive2yffie2of2rnsporttionD2the2pederl2righwy2 edministrtionD2nd2the2pederl2rnsit2edministrtionF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Old Colony Planning Council acknowledges the contributions of numerous individuals and organizations that include, but are not limited to: the Brockton Area Transit Authority, the communities of the Old Colony Planning Council Region, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Environmental Protections Agency, the Executive Office of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, and the Federal Transit Administration, the Massachusetts Highway Department, the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce, the Metro South Chamber of Commerce, and the Plymouth County Development Council. The 2007 Old Colony Regional Transportation Plan was prepared by the following members of the Old Colony Planning Council under the direction of Pasquale Ciaramella, Executive Director, and Supervision of Charles Kilmer, Transportation Program Manager. William Clark, Transportation Planner Jed Cornock, Transportation Planner Edward Coviello, Transportation Planner Ray Guarino, Transportation Planner Amanda Hoffman, Transportation Intern Bruce Hughes, Economic Development Specialist/ Community Development Planner Susan McGrath, GIS Coordinator William McNulty, Transportation Planner James Watson, Comprehensive Planning Supervisor Karen Winger, Transportation Planner Old Colony Planning Council OCPC OFFICERS President Robert Overholtzer Secretary Joseph Landolfi Treasurer Jeanmarie Kent Joyce COMMUNITY DELEGATE ALTERNATE ABINGTON A. Stanley Littlefield Joseph Murray AVON Frank Staffier Charles Marinelli BRIDGEWATER Anthony P. Anacki BROCKTON Robert G. Moran, Jr. EAST BRIDGEWATER David A. Johnson Richard O’Flaherty EASTON Jeanmarie Kent Joyce Steve Donahue HALIFAX John G. Mather Troy E. Garron HANSON Robert Overholtzer Phillip Lindquist KINGSTON Paul Basler PEMBROKE Gerard Dempsey Brian Van Riper PLYMOUTH Lee Hartmann PLYMPTON John Rantuccio James Mulcahy STOUGHTON Joseph Landolfi Robert E. Kuver WEST BRIDGEWATER Eldon F. Moreira Nancy Bresciani WHITMAN Fred Gilmetti DELEGATE-AT-LARGE Matthew Striggles OCPC STAFF Pasquale Ciaramella Executive Director Lila Burgess Ombudsman Program Director Jed Cornock Transportation Planner Hazel Gauley Assistant Ombudsman Director Raymond Guarino Transportation Planner Patrick Hamilton AAA Administrator Bruce G. Hughes Economic Development Specialist Charles Kilmer Transportation Program Manager Jane E. Linhares Grants Monitor/ Secretary Janet McGinty Fiscal Officer Susan McGrath GIS Coordinator William McNulty Transportation Planner Anne Nicholas Ombudsman Program Assistant Norman Sorgman Assistant Ombudsman Director Jacqueline Surette Fiscal Consultant James R. Watson Comprehensive Planning Supervisor Karen Winger Transportation Planner OLD COLONY METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION James Harrington Mayor, City of Brockton Richard Quintal Chairman, Board of Selectmen, Plymouth Kathleen Lavin Chairman, Board of Selectmen, Abington Matthew Albanese Chairman, Board of Selectmen, West Bridgewater Bernard Cohen Secretary, EOT Luisa Paiewonsky Commissioner, MassHighway Reinald Ledoux, Jr. Administrator, BAT Robert Overholtzer President, OCPC JOINT TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE JTC OFFICERS JTC Chairman Noreen O’Toole JTC Vice Chairman Saeed Kashi JTC DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES ABINGTON - Delegate Kenan Connell ABINGTON - Alternate Bruce Hughes AVON Ed Sarni BRIDGEWATER- Delegate David Matton BRIDGEWATER - Alternate Robert Wood BROCKTON - Delegate Michael Thoreson BROCKTON - Alternate Elaine Czaja EAST BRIDGEWATER - Delegate John Haines EAST BRIDGEWATER - Alternate Richard O’Flaherty EASTON - Delegate Wayne P. Southworth EASTON - Alternate Maurice Goulet HALIFAX Troy Garron HANSON Noreen O’Toole KINGSTON Paul Basler PEMBROKE Michael Valenti PLYMOUTH Saeed Kashi PLYMPTON Jim Mulcahy STOUGHTON Carin Klipp WEST BRIDGEWATER Tom Green WHITMAN Daniel E. Holbrook AGENCY REPRESENTATION OCPC TRANSPORTATION STAFF EOT Tom Cahir Charles Kilmer Transportation Program Manager EOT Wendy Stern Jed Cornock Transportation Planner EOT David Mohler Raymond Guarino Transportation Planner EOT Joanne Telegen William McNulty Transportation Planner MHD District 5 Bernard McCourt Susan McGrath GIS Coordinator MHD District 5 Mark Carmichael Karen Winger Transportation Planner MHD District 5 Tim Kochan BAT Reinald Ledoux, Jr BAT Kathy Riddell DEP Leah Weiss FHWA Michael Chong FHWA Edward Silva FTA Andrew Motter FTA Donna Laidley Brockton Traffic Captain John Gomes Commission TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1, INTRODUCTION 1-1 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Objective, Vision, and Mission 1-1 CHAPTER 2, REGIONAL GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND IMPLEMENTATION 2-1 PROGRAMS 2.0 Introduction 2-1 CHAPTER 3, TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS 3-1 3.0 Introduction 3-1 3.1 General Description of the Planning Process 3-1 3.2 Functional Responsibilities of Participating Agencies and Groups 3-2 3.3 Functions of the MPO 3-3 3.4 Operation of the Old Colony MPO 3-4 3.5 Transportation Advisory Group 3-4 3.6 The 3C Process 3-5 3.7 The Transportation Planning Process 3-6 3.8 Coordination and Consultation and Public Participation 3-8 3.9 Environmental Justice 3-9 3.10 Eight Planning Factors of SAFETEA-LU Comparison with RTP Goals 3-11 CHAPTER 4, REGIONAL PROFILE 4-1 4.0 Introduction 4-1 4.1 Population and Housing 4-1 4.2 Demographics 4-9 4.3 Land Use 4-23 4.4 Employment and Economy 4-39 4.5 Future Growth and Development 4-117 4.6 Conclusion and Recommendations 4-120 CHAPTER 5, REGIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM 5-1 5.0 Introduction 5-1 5.1 Existing Conditions 5-5 5.1.1 Corridors 5-5 5.1.2 Intersections 5-22 5.1.3 Bridges 5-35 5.1.4 Safety 5-39 5.1.5 Congestion Mitigation Process (CMP) 5-56 5.1.6 Environmental Justice 5-74 5.2 Future Demand 5-75 5.3 System Improvements 5-78 5.3.1 Short-Term Improvements (0-5 years) 5-80 5.3.2 Long-Term improvements (greater than 5 years) 5-88 5.4 Recommendations 5-102 Table of Contents 2007 Old Colony Regional Transportation Plan CHAPTER 6, REGIONAL TRANSIT SYSTEM 6-1 6.0 Introduction 6-1 6.1 Current Transit Systems in the Old Colony Region 6-5 6.2 Current Transit Capacity and Service Standards 6-19 6.3 Current Transit Safety Systems and Intelligent Transportation Systems. (ITS) 6-24 6.4 Present Freight Transportation Network 6-29 6.5 Present Air Transportation Network 6-31 6.6 Future Passenger Transit Network Potential 6-33 6.7 Transit Connectivity Opportunities 6-37 6.8 Transit Service Area Expansion Opportunities 6-45 6.9 Transit Safety and Intelligent Transportation Systems 6-49 6.10 Future Freight and Air Transportation Network 6-51 6.10 Recommendations 6-52 CHAPTER 7, BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN TRANSPORTATION 7-1 7.0 Introduction 7-1 7.1 Bicycle Transportation 7-2 7.2 Pedestrian Transportation 7-5 7.3 Pedestrian Activity Centers 7-7 7.4 Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety 7-10 7.5 Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure Financing 7-12 7.5 Conclusion and Recommendations 7-14 CHAPTER 8, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, HAZARDS AND ENERGY 8-1 8.0 Introduction 8-1 8.1 Environmental Quality 8-1 8.1.1 Air Quality 8-1 8.1.2 Land Management 8-9 8.1.3 Water Resources 8-20 8.1.4 Wildlife Habitats 8-29 8.2 Hazards & Evacuation 8-35 8.2.1 Natural Hazards 8-35 8.2.2 Sensitive Facilities 8-38 8.3 Energy & Emissions 8-39 8.3.1 Renewable Energy 8-39 8.3.2 Alternate Fuels 8-40 8.3.3 Vehicle Emissions 8-41 8.4 Conclusions and Recommendations 8-45 8.4.1 Conclusions 8-45 8.4.2 Recommendations 8-45 CHAPTER 9, SAFETY 9-1 9.0 Introduction 9-1 9.1 Highway 9-1 9.2 Transit 9-9 9.3 Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety 9-12 9.4 Recommendations 9-14 CHAPTER 10, SECURITY 10-1 10.0 Introduction 10-1 10.1 Security Practices at the Regional Transit Authorities 10-1 Table of Contents 2007 Old Colony Regional Transportation Plan 10.2 Human Resource Protection and Safety 10-2 10.3 Education 10-2 10.4 Local Community Training 10-2 10.5 Physical Resource Protection and Safety 10-3 10.6 Evaluation Criteria 10-4 10.7 Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) 10-4 10.8 Recommendations 10-4 CHAPTER 11, FINANCE 11-1 11.0 Introduction 11-1 11.1 Historical Spending Trends 11-1 11.2 Transportation Funding Programs 11-2 11.3 Highway Financing 11-4 11.4 Transit Financing 11-6 11.5 Fiscal Constraint Analysis 11-8 11.6 Conclusions and Recommendations 11-12 CHAPTER 12, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 12-1 4.0 Regional Profile 12-1 5.0 Regional Highway System 12-3 6.0 Regional Transit System 12-9 7.0 Bicycle And Pedestrian Transportation 12-14 8.0 Environmental Quality, Hazards, and Energy 12-17 9.0 Safety 12-20 10.0 Security 12-21 11.0 Finance 12-22 Table of Contents 2007 Old Colony Regional Transportation Plan LIST OF TABLES Number Title Page 4-1 Regional Population And Growth, 1970-2005 4-2 4-2 Population Density 4-7 4-3 Owner And Renter Occupied Housing Units 4-9 4-4 Age Distribution Of Population, 1980-2000 4-10 4-5 Population By Race, 1990-2000 4-15 4-6 Population By Race And Hispanic Origin 4-21 4-7 Income Statistics By Community 4-22 4-8 Land Use By Category (In Acres) 4-32 4-9 Population Density And Growth Trends 4-35 4-10 Residential Densities By Community 4-35 4-11 Regional Single Family Housing Densities 4-36 4-12 Changes In Manufacturing And Non-Manufacturing Jobs, 1990-2000 4-40 4-13 Regional Employment Figures, 2003 & 2005 4-41 4-14 Employment Within Communities
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