Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is the five-year rolling capital plan for the 97 cities and towns in the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization's (MPO) planning area. The TIP documents all transportation projects that will receive federal funding in the region over the next five years. Projects in the TIP include those supported by Regional Target funds—the federal transportation dollars that the MPO has direct discretion over—and federally funded projects of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA), and the Cape Ann Transportation Authority (CATA). 

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• What is the TIP?
• ¿QUÉ ES EL PROGRAMA DE MEJORAMIENTO DE TRANSPORTE? (2020) (PDF) ¿QUÉ ES EL PROGRAMA DE MEJORAMIENTO DE TRANSPORTE? (2020) (HTML)
• O QUE É O PROGRAMA DE MELHORIA DO TRANSPORTE? (2020) (PDF) O QUE É O PROGRAMA DE MELHORIA DO TRANSPORTE? (2020) (HTML)
• KISA PWOGRAM AMELYORASYON TRANSPÒ A YE? (2020) (PDF) KISA PWOGRAM AMELYORASYON TRANSPÒ A YE? (2020) (HTML)
• 什麼是交通改善計劃？(2020) (PDF) 什麼是交通改善計劃？(2020) (HTML)
• 什么是“交通改善计划”？(2020) (PDF) 什么是“交通改善计划”？(2020) (HTML)
   
• The Current TIP: Federal Fiscal Years (FFYs) 2022–26
• Developing the New TIP: FFYs 2023–27
• Creating New TIP Criteria
   
• A Guidebook to Updating the TIP Criteria (2021) (PDF) A Guidebook to Updating the TIP Criteria (2021) (HTML)
• Una Guía para los Criterios de la MPO de la Región de Boston (2021) (PDF) Una Guía para los Criterios de la MPO de la Región de Boston (2021) (HTML)
• Um Guia para os Critérios do TIP da MPO da Região de Boston (2021) (PDF) Um Guia para os Critérios do TIP da MPO da Região de Boston (2021) (HTML)
• Yon Gid pou Kritè TIP MPO Rejyon Boston Nan (2021) (PDF) Yon Gid pou Kritè TIP MPO Rejyon Boston Nan (2021) (HTML)
• 波士頓地區 MPO TIP 標準指南 (2021) (PDF)
• 波士顿地区 MPO TIP 标准指南 (2021) (PDF) (HTML)
• SỔ TAY VỀ CÁC TIÊU CHÍ MPO TIP KHU VỰC BOSTON (2021) (PDF) SỔ TAY VỀ CÁC TIÊU CHÍ MPO TIP KHU VỰC BOSTON (2021) (HTML)
   
• Community Connections Funding Program
• Interactive Project Database
• Municipal TIP Contacts

May 2, 2022–May 23, 2022: Public Comment Period for FFYs 2023–27 Draft TIP

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The draft FFYs 2023–27 TIP (PDF) draft FFYs 2023–27 TIP (HTML) is now available for public comment. The draft FFYs 2023–27 TIP includes approximately $6.5 billion in investment in critical transportation projects in the region by the MPO, MassDOT, MBTA, MWRTA, and CATA. The draft TIP proposes 51 projects for funding directly by the MPO, including 23 new projects proposed during this TIP cycle. The 21-day public comment period for the draft FFYs 2023–27 TIP begins on May 2, 2022, and extends until 5:00 PM on May 23, 2022. The MPO is expected to vote on endorsement for the draft TIP on May 26, 2022. Questions and comments may be submitted to Matt Genova, TIP Manager, at mgenova@ctps.org, or 857.702.3702, or via the feedback form.

May 2, 2022–May 23, 2022: Public Comment Period for FFYs 2022–26 TIP Amendment Five

Amendment Five proposes program-wide changes to the MBTA’s federal capital plan to align the active FFYs 2022–26 TIP with the MBTA’s proposed FFYs 2023–27 TIP. Amendment Five also includes the addition of two MPO-funded station rehabilitation projects and multiple recent federal grant awards to the MBTA’s 2022–26 TIP and the addition of a bus procurement to CATA’s FFY 2023 program. For more information, refer to the Amendment Five (PDF) table. The 21-day public comment period for TIP Amendment Five begins on May 2, 2022, and extends until 5:00 PM on May 23, 2022. The MPO is expected to vote on Amendment Five on May 26, 2022. Questions and comments may be submitted to Matt Genova, TIP Manager, at mgenova@ctps.org, or 857.702.3702, or via the feedback form.

New TIP Project Cost Policies

In the spring of 2021, the MPO board voted to create an Ad Hoc Committee to explore the ongoing issue of cost increases for programmed TIP projects. The goal of the committee was to explore the causes and consequences of cost increases for projects that the MPO funds and recommend possible policy changes to the full MPO board. The committee was chaired by the MPO board’s vice-chair, representing the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, and had eight members representing MassDOT, the Regional Transportation Advisory Council, the MBTA Advisory Board, the City of Boston, the Town of Everett, the City of Somerville, the Town of Medway, and the Town of Rockland.

The committee met six times, ultimately voting to recommend a set of policies to the full MPO board. This fact sheet (PDF) fact sheet (HTML) outlines proposed policy changes to the TIP process. This proposal is available in a more detailed format in a memo (PDF) memo (HTML) submitted to the MPO board for consideration at the board’s meeting on Thursday, September 23, 2021. At that meeting, the board voted to release this proposal for public review. The public comment period closed at 5:00 PM on Monday, October 18, 2021. The committee met on October 21, 2021, to review public comments. The MPO voted to endorse the new policies at its meeting on November 4, 2021. The MPO will apply the new policy for the first time during the development of the FFYs 2023-27 TIP in the winter and spring of 2022.

Key Materials

• Draft Programming Policies to Address TIP Project Cost Increases (HTML) (PDF)
• Fact Sheet: Draft Policy Changes for the Boston Region MPO TIP (HTML) (PDF)
• Written Public Comments Received on the Draft Policy Changes (PDF)

Past Meetings

• June 3, 2021
  • Meeting Materials
  • Meeting Recording
• June 17, 2021
  • Meeting Materials
  • Meeting Recording
• July 8, 2021
  • Meeting Materials
  • Meeting Recording
• July 29, 2021
  • Meeting Materials
  • Meeting Recording
• August 19, 2021
  • Meeting Materials
  • Meeting Recording
• September 2, 2021
  • Meeting Materials
  • Meeting Recording
• October 21, 2021
  • Meeting Materials
  • Meeting Recording

The Current TIP: FFYs 2022–26

The current TIP (PDF) current TIP (HTML) includes a list of transportation construction projects that the MPO will fund over the next five years, including under the Community Connections Program, which focuses on solutions to first- and last-mile transportation gaps. For the complete list of Regional Target- and state-prioritized projects, refer to the TIP tables. The FFYs 2022–26 TIP is in effect from October 1, 2021, to September 30, 2022. To review a summary of the development of the FFYs 2022–26 TIP, visit the archived TIP development page.