DRAFT DRAFT Long-Range Transportation Plan of the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization This page intentionally left blank DRAFT Long-Range Transportation Plan of the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization July 2019 Prepared by The Central Transportation Planning Staff to the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization is composed of the following: 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 DRAFT Town of Bedford Town of Braintree Town of Lexington Town of Medway Town of Norwood Federal Highway Administration (nonvoting) Federal Transit Administration (nonvoting) This document was funded in part through grants from the Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration of the US Department of Transportation. Its contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the US Department of Transportation. Ipswich Rockport Topsfield Hamilton Gloucester Essex Middleton Wenham North Manchester Reading Danvers Beverly Wilmington Lynnfield Reading Peabody Littleton Carlisle Wakefield Salem Marblehead Bedford Burlington Stoneham Acton Saugus Lynn Boxborough Woburn Swampscott Concord Melrose Lexington Winchester Nahant Bolton Stow May- Malden nard ArlingtonMedford Lincoln Revere N Belmont Everett Somerville Waltham Hudson Cambridge Chelsea Sudbury Winthrop Watertown Wayland Weston Marlborough Newton Boston Framingham Brookline Southborough Wellesley Hull Natick Needham Ashland Dedham Quincy Sherborn Dover Milton Hopkinton Cohasset Westwood Hingham Braintree Scituate Holliston Medfield Norwood Canton Randolph Millis Weymouth Norwell Milford Medway Walpole Rockland Holbrook Norfolk Marshfield Sharon Franklin DRAFT Foxborough Wrentham Bellingham 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. Complaints filed under Massachusetts General Law (based on race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or ancestry) or Governor’s Executive Order 526, section 4 (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) must be filed no later than 300 calendar days after the date the person believes the discrimination occurred. A complaint form and additional information can be obtained by contacting the MPO (see above) or at www. bostonmpo.org. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Cape Ann Transportation Authority, and MetroWest Regional Transit Authority, which are Federal Transit Administration Section 5307(c) applicants, have consulted with the MPO and concur that the public involvement process adopted by the MPO for the development of the Transportation Improvement Program satisfies the public hearing requirements that pertain to the development of the Program of Projects for regular Section 5307, Urbanized Area Formula Program, grant applications, including the provision for public notice and the time established for public review and comment. Contact MPO staff: By mail: Boston Region MPO DRAFT Certification Activities Group, Central Transportation Planning Staff 10 Park Plaza, Suite 2150 Boston, MA 02116 By telephone: 857-702-3690 (voice), 617-570-9193 (TTY) By fax: 617-570-9192 By email: [email protected] iii This page intentionally left blank DRAFT SIGNATURE PAGE 1 DRAFT SIGNATURE PAGE 2 DRAFT TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................ES-1 CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION AND PROCESS ............................................1-1 CHAPTER 2 – TRANSPORTATION NEEDS IN THE BOSTON REGION .........................2-1 CHAPTER 3 – FUNDING THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK ...............................3-1 CHAPTER 4 – THE RECOMMENDED PLAN ................................................4-1 CHAPTER 5 – SYSTEM PERFORMANCE REPORT. 5-1 CHAPTER 6 – TRANSPORTATION EQUITY PERFORMANCE REPORT ........................6-1 CHAPTER 7 – AIR QUALITY CONFORMITY DETERMINATION AND GREENHOUSE GAS ANALYSIS ..............................................................7-1 CHAPTER 8 – NEXT STEPS: IMPLEMENTATION OF DESTINATION 2040 .....................8-1 APPENDIX A – UNIVERSE OF INVESTMENT PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS ..................A-1 APPENDIX B – DESTINATION 2040 PROJECT EVALUATION METHODOLOGY. .B-1 APPENDIX C – DRAFT DISPARATE IMPACT AND DISPROPORTIONATE BURDEN POLICY FOR THE LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN ..........................C-1 APPENDIX D – PUBLIC OUTREACH FOR DESTINATION 2040 .............................. D-1 DRAFT vii LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES TABLE ..........................................................................PAGE ES-1 Major Infrastructure Projects Funded by the Boston Region MPO in the Recommended Plan .....ES-7 ES-2 Funding Dedicated to Investment Programs in Destination 2040 ..................................... ES-8 ES-3 Federal Performance Areas and Performance Measure Topics .....................................ES-9 2-1 Safety Needs in the Boston Region Identified through Data Analysis and Public Outreach and Recommendations to Address Needs .........................................................2-5 2-2 System Preservation and Modernization Needs in the Boston Region Identified through Data Analysis and Public Outreach and Recommendations to Address Needs ....................2-10 2-3 Capacity Management and Mobility Needs in the Boston Region Identified through Data Analysis and Public Outreach and Recommendations to Address Needs ....................2-14 2-4 Clean Air and Sustainable Communities Needs in the Boston Region Identified through Data Analysis and Public Outreach and Recommendations to Address Needs ....................2-20 2-5 Recommendations for Addressing Transportation Equity Needs in the Boston Region ............2-23 2-6 Economic Vitality Needs in the Boston Region Identified through Data Analysis and Public Outreach .................................................................................2-28 3-1 Federal Highway Administration Programs Applicable to MassDOT and Massachusetts MPOs .............................................................................3-7 3-2 Federal Highway Funding for Massachusetts by Destination 2040 Time Band .......................3-9 3-3 Costs and Funding for MPO-Programmed Projects and Programs in the Recommended Destination 2040 LRTP ...........................................................3-11 3-4 Projected Funding for Statewide Priority Areas ...................................................3-18 3-5 Projected Funding for Statewide Roadway Investments in the Boston Region MPO Area .........3-19 3-6 Federal Transit AdministrationDRAFT and Federal Railroad Administration Programs Applicable to Transit Providers in the Boston Region ..............................................3-22 3-7 Federal Formula Funds for the MBTA, by Program and Destination 2040 Time Band ................3-23 3-8 Federal Funds for CATA, by Destination 2040 Time Band .............................................24 3-9 Federal Funds for MWRTA, by Destination 2040 Time Band ........................................3-25 3-10 Federal Section 5310 Funds for the Boston Urbanized Area, by Destination 2040 Time Band .........................................................................3-26 3-11 MBTA-Related CIP Programs by MassDOT Strategic Goal Area .....................................3-31 3-12 RTA-Related CIP Programs by MassDOT Strategic Goal Area .......................................3-32 3-13 MBTA Operations and Maintenance Revenues and Expenses .....................................3-35 viii LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES (CONT.) 3-14 CATA Operations and Maintenance Revenues and Costs by Destination 2040 Five-Year Time Band ............................................................3-37 3-15 MWRTA Operations and Maintenance Revenues and Costs by Destination 2040 Five-Year Time Band ............................................................3-38 4-1 Major Infrastructure Projects Funded by the MPO in the Recommended Plan ......................4-7 4-2 Funding Dedicated