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The Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) is a one-year budget and planning document that lists the research projects, technical assistance, and other activities the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) staff will undertake over the next federal fiscal year (FFY). These projects provide insight and recommendations to our municipal and regional partners, generate new data, and help shape concepts for the region’s transportation future.
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- What is the UPWP?
- ¿QUÉ ES EL PROGRAMA DE TRABAJO DE PLANIFICACIÓN UNIFICADA (UPWP, POR SUS SIGLAS EN INGLÉS)? (2020) (PDF) ¿QUÉ ES EL PROGRAMA DE TRABAJO DE PLANIFICACIÓN UNIFICADA (UPWP, POR SUS SIGLAS EN INGLÉS)? (2020) (HTML)
- O QUE É O PROGRAMA DE TRABALHO DE PLANEJAMENTO UNIFICADO? (2020) (PDF) O QUE É O PROGRAMA DE TRABALHO DE PLANEJAMENTO UNIFICADO? (2020) (HTML)
- KISA PWOGRAM TRAVAY PLANIFIKASYON INIFYE A (UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM, UPWP) YE? (2020) (PDF) KISA PWOGRAM TRAVAY PLANIFIKASYON INIFYE A (UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM, UPWP) YE? (2020) (HTML)
- 什麼是統一規劃工作計劃（UPWP)？(2020) (PDF) 什麼是統一規劃工作計劃（UPWP)？(2020) (HTML)
- 什么是“统一规划工作计划”(UPWP)？(2020) (PDF) 什么是“统一规划工作计划”(UPWP)？(2020) (HTML)
- Recent UPWP Study Reports
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Draft FFY 2026 Regional Transportation Planning Priorities
The draft Unified Planning Work Program, Regional Transportation Planning Priorities: October 2025 through September 2026, has been released for public comment. The 21-day public review period began on June 6, 2025, and concludes at 5:00 PM on June 27, 2025. If you would like to submit feedback on the draft document, please email UPWP@ctps.org. All comments will be shared with the Boston Region MPO board at the end of the public review period.
The draft document describes the MPO’s work plan for the upcoming fiscal year. It includes work 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.
After considering public comments received during the public review period, the MPO board will vote on the endorsement of the draft FFY 2026 Regional Transportation Planning Priorities at the July 17, 2025, meeting. Once approved, it will take effect on October 1, 2025.
FFY 2026 Regional Transportation Planning Priorities (UPWP) (PDF)
FFY 2026 Regional Transportation Planning Priorities (UPWP) (HTML)
Executive Summary Translations
The above link includes PDF and HTML versions of the executive summary in Spanish, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Vietnamese.
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.
Final FFY 2025 UPWP (PDF) Final FFY 2025 UPWP (HTML)
Executive Summary (PDF) Executive Summary (HTML) Resumen Ejecutivo (PDF) Resumen Ejecutivo (HTML) Sumário executivo (PDF) Sumário executivo (HTML) 执行摘要 (PDF) 执行摘要 (HTML) 執行摘要 (PDF) 執行摘要 (HTML) Rezime Egzekitif (PDF) Rezime Egzekitif (HTML) Tóm Tắt Điều Hành (PDF) Tóm Tắt Điều Hành (HTML)
Amendment One
On November 21, 2024, the MPO board voted to endorse Amendment One (PDF) 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) Appendix A (HTML).
Amendment Two
On February 20, 2025, the MPO Board voted to endorse Amendment Two (PDF) 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) Appendix A (HTML).
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