Endorsed by the Boston Region Transportation Metropolitan Planning Improvement Program and on July 25, 2013 Air Quality Conformity Determination: Federal Fiscal Years 2014–17 Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization Staff Directed by the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization, which is composed of the: MassDOT Office of Planning and Programming City of Somerville (Inner Core Committee) Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority City of Woburn (North Suburban Planning Council) Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Advisory Board Town of Arlington (At-Large Town) MassDOT Highway Department Town of Bedford Massachusetts Port Authority (Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination) Metropolitan Area Planning Council Town of Braintree (South Shore Coalition) Regional Transportation Advisory Council Town of Framingham (MetroWest Regional Collaborative) City of Boston Town of Lexington (At-Large Town) City of Beverly (North Shore Task Force) Town of Medway (South West Advisory Planning Committee) City of Everett (At-Large City) Town of Norwood (Three Rivers Interlocal Council) City of Newton (At-Large City) Federal Highway Administration (nonvoting) Federal Transit Administration (nonvoting) The MPO complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other federal and state non-discrimination statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. The MPO does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, English proficiency, income, religious creed, ancestry, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or military service. Any person who believes herself/himself or any specific class of persons has been subjected to discrimination prohibited by Title VI, ADA, or other non-discrimination statute or regulation may, herself/himself or via a representative, file a written complaint with the MPO. A complaint must be filed no later than 180 calendar days after the date on which the person believes the discrimination occurred. A complaint form and additional information can be obtained by contacting the MPO (see below) or at www.bostonmpo.org. For additional copies of this document or to request it in an accessible format, contact: By mail Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization Certification Activities Group 10 Park Plaza, Suite 2150 Boston, MA 02116 By telephone (617) 973-7107 (voice) (617) 973-7089 (TTY) By fax (617) 973-8855 By e-mail [email protected] Or download it at www.ctps.org 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 policy of the U.S. DOT. Table of Contents CHAPTER ONE – THE 3C PROCESS 1-1 CHAPTER TWO – THE TIP PROCESS 2-1 CHAPTER THREE – PROJECT INFORMATION 3-1 Project Tables FFYs 2014 – 17 TIP 3-3 Highway Element 3-37 Transit Element 3-119 CHAPTER FOUR – DETERMINATION OF AIR QUALITY CONFORMITY 4-1 CHAPTER FIVE – FINANCIAL CONSTRAINT 5-1 CHAPTER SIX – OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 6-1 APPENDICES A Universe of Projects A-1 B Project Information Forms and Evaluations B-1 C Greenhouse Gas Monitoring and Evaluation C-1 D FFY 2013 Highway Projects Status D-1 E FFY 2013 Transit Projects Status E-1 F Public Comments on the Draft FFYs 2014 – 17 TIP F-1 Chapter One 1 The 3C Process • To strike a balance between short-range and long- INTRODUCTION TO THE 3C PROCESS range considerations so that beneficial Decisions about how to spend transportation funds in incremental actions undertaken now reflect an a metropolitan area are guided by information and adequate understanding of probable future ideas from a broad group of people, including elected consequences and possible future options. officials, municipal planners and engineers, transportation advocates, other advocates, and other • To take into account, in the analysis of project interested persons. Metropolitan planning issues, both regional and local considerations and organizations (MPOs) are the bodies responsible for both transportation and non-transportation providing a forum for this process. Each metropolitan objectives and impacts. area in the United States with a population of 50,000 • To assist implementing agencies in putting policy or more has an MPO, which decides how to spend and project decisions into effect in a timely federal transportation funds for capital projects and fashion, with adequate consideration of planning studies. environmental, land-use, social, fiscal, and In order to be eligible for federal funds, metropolitan economic impacts, and with adequate opportunity areas are required to maintain a continuing, for participation by other agencies, local cooperative, and comprehensive (3C) transportation governments, and members of the public. planning process that results in plans and programs • To assist implementing agencies in assigning consistent with the planning objectives of the priorities to transportation activities in a manner metropolitan area.1 The 3C transportation planning consistent with the region’s needs and resources. process in the Boston region is the responsibility of the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning • To maintain compliance with the requirements of Organization (MPO), which has established the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century following objectives for the process: (MAP-21), the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for • To identify transportation problems and develop Users (SAFETEA-LU), the Transportation Equity possible solutions to them. Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Clean Air Act, Title 1 Section 134 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act and Section 5303 of the Federal Transit Act, as amended. 1 VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Executive City of Beverly – North Shore Task Force Order 12898: Federal Actions to Address City of Everett – At-Large City Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and City of Newton – At-Large City Low-Income Populations. City of Somerville – Inner Core Committee City of Woburn – North Suburban Planning Council THE BOSTON REGION METROPOLITAN Town of Arlington – At-Large Town PLANNING ORGANIZATION Town of Bedford – Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination The Boston Region MPO is a 22-member board Town of Braintree – South Shore Coalition consisting of state agencies, regional organizations, Town of Framingham – MetroWest Regional and municipalities; its jurisdiction extends from Boston Collaborative to Ipswich on the north, Duxbury on the south, and Town of Lexington – At-Large Town approximately to Interstate 495 on the west. The 101 Town of Medway – SouthWest Advisory Planning cities and towns that make up this area are shown on Committee the map that follows the title page of this document. Town of Norwood – Three Rivers Interlocal Council As part of its 3C process, the Boston Region MPO In addition, the Federal Highway Administration annually produces the Transportation Improvement (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Program (TIP) and the Unified Planning Work participate in the MPO as advisory (nonvoting) Program (UPWP). These documents, along with the members. The chart on the following page also shows Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), are required the MPO membership and the organization of the in order for its process to be certified as meeting MPO’s staff, the Central Transportation Planning Staff. federal requirements; this certification is a prerequisite for the receipt of federal transportation funds. • The Massachusetts Department of Transportation This TIP was developed and approved by the MPO (MassDOT) was established on November 1, members listed below. The permanent MPO voting 2009, under Chapter 25 (“An Act Modernizing the members are the Massachusetts Department of Transportation Systems of the Commonwealth of Transportation (MassDOT); Metropolitan Area Massachusetts”) of the Acts of 2009, which was Planning Council (MAPC); MBTA Advisory Board; signed by Governor Deval Patrick in June 2009. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA); Accordingly, MassDOT is a merger of the former Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport); City of Executive Office of Transportation and Public Boston, and Regional Transportation Advisory Works (EOT) and its divisions with the former Council. The elected MPO voting members and their Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, the respective seats are: Massachusetts Highway Department, the Registry of Motor Vehicles, and the Massachusetts 1-2 Transportation Improvement Program MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOSTON REGION METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION FHWA FTA CITY OF CITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MBTA MASSDOT AT-LARGE AT-LARGE AT-LARGE AT-LARGE INNER MAGIC BOSTON BOSTON BAY ADVISORY CITY CITY TOWN TOWN CORE (nonvoting) (nonvoting) TRANSPORTATION BOARD AUTHORITY Chair Everett Newton Arlington Lexington Somerville Bedford (MBTA) MASSDOT MASSDOT MASSACHUSETTS METROPOLITAN REGIONAL METROWEST NORTH NORTH SOUTH SHORE SWAP TRIC PORT AREA TRANSPORTATION SHORE SUBURBAN COALITION Highway AUTHORITY PLANNING ADVISORY Division COUNCIL COUNCIL Framingham Beverly Woburn Braintree Medway Norwood CENTRAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING STAFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL OF POLICY SERVICES AND PLANNING Information Traffic Transportation Travel Certification Graphics Technical Transit Administrative