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The Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) is a one-year planning document and financial plan that outlines how the Boston region will allocate its federal transportation planning funds for a given federal fiscal year (FFY) in alignment with its long-term vision, goals, and objectives. The development of the UPWP involves the prioritization of federal funding for transportation planning work, including MPO programs, studies, and technical analyses, to be implemented in a given year to support the region’s goals. The scopes and budgets of the prioritized work are documented in the UPWP.
In addition to MPO-funded work, the UPWP describes the work that staff will carry out that is funded by external grant programs and state and regional transportation agencies, such as the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA).
More Information
- On this page:
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Upcoming fiscal year work program overview and links to the full document.
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The plan currently in effect with links to PDF/HTML and translations.
- Other pages:
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Reports from studies funded through the UPWP.
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Older UPWP documents and past study lists.
The Draft UPWP: FFY 2026
The MPO Board voted to endorse the draft Unified Planning Work Program, Regional Transportation Planning Priorities: October 2025 through September 2026, on July 17, 2025, after the conclusion of the 21-day public review period. As a work-planning document for the upcoming fiscal year, the FFY 2026 Regional Transportation Planning Priorities provides descriptions and budgets for the following MPO work areas: support to the MPO and 3C planning, technical analyses, new discrete studies, resource management and support activities, Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) planning studies and technical analyses, and MAPC resource management and support activities. The FFY 2026 Regional Transportation Planning Priorities will take effect on October 1, 2025.
Executive Summary Translations
The Current UPWP: FFY 2025
On June 20, 2024, the MPO voted to endorse the FFY 2025 UPWP after a 21-day public comment period. The UPWP includes a list of work programs and studies MPO staff will conduct over the next year. The FFY 2025 UPWP was approved by the MPO’s federal partners and took effect on October 1, 2024.
Executive Summary Translations
Amendment One
On November 21, 2024, the MPO board voted to endorse Amendment One (PDF) and Amendment One (HTML) to the FFY 2025 UPWP. This amendment reflects the addition of six grant-funded studies or projects. Four studies are funded by the United States Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) FFY 2023 Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program, which include the City of Boston’s Greening Chelsea Creek Waterfront, the City of Cambridge’s Bicycle Pedestrian Crossing of the Fitchburg Commuter Rail Line, the City of Everett’s Uniting Neighborhoods and Transit Opportunities, and the City of Lynn’s River Works Reimagined projects.
This amendment also includes one USDOT FFY 2023 Safe Streets and Roads For All (SS4A) grant for the City of Everett’s Planning and Demonstration Activities project and one FFY 2024 USDOT Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant for the City of Salem’s MBTA South Salem Commuter Rail Stop Design. More information about these grants can be found in Appendix A (PDF) and Appendix A (HTML).
Amendment Two
On February 20, 2025, the MPO Board voted to endorse Amendment Two (PDF) and Amendment Two (HTML) to the FFY 2025 UPWP.
Amendment Two adds eight federally funded discretionary grants into the appendix of the document: one Prioritization Process Pilot Program grant awarded to the Boston Region MPO; one Congestion Relief Grant jointly awarded to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, and the City of Boston; three Safe Streets and Roads For All (SS4A) grants awarded to the City of Quincy, the City of Watertown, and the Town of Needham; and three Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program grants awarded to the City of Boston, the City of Revere, and the MBTA. Additional information can be found in Appendix A (PDF) and Appendix A (HTML).
Amendment Three
On July 17, 2025, the MPO Board voted to endorse Amendment Three (PDF) (HTML) to the FFY 2025 UPWP. This amendment consists of budget reallocations for several UPWP line items and an updated description of the Multimodal Mobility Infrastructure Program. Amendment Three also adds two federal discretionary grants into the appendix of the document, both awarded to the Boston Region MPO: a Mobility, Access, and Transportation Insecurity grant and a Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Action grant.
UPWP Archive
View older UPWP documents and previous studies considered for funding by the MPO in the archive.
Contact
Olivia Saccocia
Program Manager / Regional Planner
osaccocia@ctps.org