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The Boston Region MPO envisions an equitable, pollution-free, and modern regional transportation system that gets people to their destinations safely, easily, and reliably, and that supports an inclusive, resilient, healthy, and economically vibrant Boston region.
-Destination 2050 Vision
On October 20, 2022, the MPO board voted to adopt a set of updated performance targets pertaining to the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) program. These include targets related to non-single-occupancy travel, person-hours of excessive delay, and emissions reductions from CMAQ-funded projects. These targets reflect two-year and four-year time horizons. For more information about these CMAQ performance measures, targets, and related processes, please refer to the memorandum titled CMAQ Mid-Performance Period Report, October 2024 (PDF) CMAQ Program Performance Targets-2022 (HTML).
|
Geographic Area |
2017 Measure Value |
Two-Year Target |
Four-Year Target |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Boston Urbanized Area |
18.0 |
24.0 |
22.0 |
CY = calendar year. FHWA = Federal Highway Administration. MA = Massachusetts. MPO =
metropolitan planning organization. NH = New Hampshire. RI = Rhode Island. UZA = urbanized area.
Sources: National Performance Management Research Data Set, US Census Bureau, FHWA, the
Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the New Hampshire Department of Transportation,
Cambridge Systematics, and the Boston Region MPO staff.
|
Geographic Area |
Baseline Value |
Two-Year Target |
Projected Two-Year Target |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Boston UZA |
36.9% |
38.8% |
39.8% |
Note: Values in this table reflect five-year rolling averages for the percent of non-SOV travel to work.
CY = calendar year. MA = Massachusetts. NH = New Hampshire. Non-SOV = non-single-occupancy vehicle. RI = Rhode
Island. UZA = urbanized area.