Needs Assessment Full Document (PDF)
Table of Contents (PDF) Table of Contents (HTML)
- Chapter 1: Introduction to the Needs Assessment (PDF) Chapter 1: Introduction to the Needs Assessment (HTML)
- Chapter 2: Land Use and Transportation System (PDF) Chapter 2: Land Use and Transportation System (HTML)
- Chapter 3: Travel Patterns in the Boston Region (PDF) Chapter 3: Travel Patterns in the Boston Region (HTML)
- Chapter 4: Safety Needs (PDF) Chapter 4: Safety Needs (HTML)
- Chapter 5: System Preservation and Modernization Needs (PDF) Chapter 5: System Preservation and Modernization Needs (HTML)
- Chapter 6: Capacity Management and Mobility Needs (PDF) Chapter 6: Capacity Management and Mobility Needs (HTML)
- Chapter 7: Clean Air and Sustainable Communities Needs (PDF) Chapter 7: Clean Air and Sustainable Communities Needs (HTML)
- Chapter 8: Transportation Equity Needs (PDF) Chapter 8: Transportation Equity Needs (HTML)
- Chapter 9: Economic Vitality Needs (PDF) Chapter 9: Economic Vitality Needs (HTML)
- Chapter 10: Summary of Recommendations to Address Transportation Needs (PDF) Chapter 10: Summary of Recommendations to Address Transportation Needs (HTML)
- Appendix A: Policies, Plans, Studies, and Data that Inform the Needs Assessment
- Appendix B: Relevant MPO Studies and Reports
- Appendix C: Data Resources
- Appendix D: Public Input on Transportation Needs
- Appendix E: Destination 2040 Vision, Goals, and Objectives
- Appendix F: Bibliography
The Needs Assessment examines how people travel, the condition of the transportation facilities they use, the interaction of the region’s transportation system with the built and natural environment, and the ways these factors could change in the future.
The MPO conducts a Needs Assessment to inform decisions about the allocation of federal transportation dollars in the Long-Range Transportation Plan. The completed Needs Assessment is part of Destination 2040.
Interactive Data Applications
The MPO’s Needs Assessment is based on a rich suite of data. View these data in the following interactive applications:
- Long-Range Transportation Plan Needs Assessment Application
- Performance Dashboard
- Congestion Management Process Dashboards
- All-Hazards Planning Application
- Vehicle-Miles Traveled and Emissions Data Browser
- Data Catalog—Long-Range Transportation Plan
Needs Assessment Outreach Materials
- Heading to Destination 2040
- Let's Plan Brochure
- Let's Plan Poster
- Participation Timeline
- Inner Core Committee (ICC) Booklet
- ICC Map with Transit
- ICC Map without Transit
- Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination (MAGIC) Booklet
- MAGIC Map
- MetroWest Regional Collaborative (MWRC) Booklet
- MWRC Map
- North Suburban Planning Council (NSPC) Booklet
- NSPC Map
- North Shore Task Force (NSTF) Booklet
- NSTF Map
- South Shore Coalition (SSC) Booklet
- SSC Map
- Southwest Advisory Planning Committee (SWAP) Booklet
- SWAP Map
- Three Rivers Interlocal Council (TRIC) Booklet
Updated Outreach Materials 2019-2020
- Inner Core Committee (ICC) Booklet
- Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination (MAGIC) Booklet
- MetroWest Regional Collaborative (MWRC) Booklet
- North Suburban Planning Council (NSPC) Booklet
- North Shore Task Force (NSTF) Booklet
- South Shore Coalition (SSC) Booklet
- Southwest Advisory Planning Committee (SWAP) Booklet
- Three Rivers Interlocal Council (TRIC) Booklet
Additional Resources
For more information, please contact publicinfo@ctps.org.