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The MPO engages in a variety of efforts to improve bicyclists' and pedestrians' safety, comfort, and ease of travel throughout the Boston region. MPO staff support the Boston region's bicycle and pedestrian planning needs through ongoing data collection, analysis, and technical assistance. The products of these planning activities include:
Data Collection
The Boston Region MPO Bicycle and Pedestrian Count Data Application
The MPO gathers data on bicycle and pedestrian volumes at locations throughout the Boston region and provides the travel counts online for public use.
Active Transportation Steering Committee
The Boston Region MPO convened the first meeting of its Active Transportation Steering Committee on October 17th, 2024. Members of the Steering Committee include municipal staff, community-based organization representatives, faculty from academia, and state and regional planning agency employees. The Steering Committee helps to influence active transportation planning at the MPO and serve as a forum for issues of regional interest.
A full list of Steering Committee members can be found here.
Analysis
- 2024: Skyline Trail Crossing of Route 28 in the Blue Hills Reservation
- 2024: Parking in Bike Lanes: Strategies for Safety and Prevention
- 2024: Bicycle and Pedestrian Count Data Application Update
- 2023: Intersection Improvement Project
- 2021: Locations with High Bicycle and Pedestrian Crash Rates in the Boston Region
- 2019: Pedestrian Report Card Assessment (PRCA) Interactive Database
- 2018: Bicycle Level-of-Service Metric (Bicycle Report Card)
- 2018: The Safe Routes to School Program: Progress and Opportunities
- 2018: Bicycle Network Gaps – Feasibility Evaluation
- 2017: Pedestrian Report Card Assessment
- 2017: Fairmount Line Station Access Analysis
- 2015: Pedestrian Signal Phasing Study
Technical Assistance
Municipal officials can apply to the MPO’s Community Transportation Technical Assistance (CTTA) Program to receive technical advice about local transportation concerns related to safety, access, comfort, and livability for people walking and bicycling.
Contact
Kyle Casiglio
Senior Transportation Planner
857.702.3656
kcasiglio@ctps.org