Please provide information in the shaded section of each question. For questions where some information is provided, please update if necessary. When completed please return this form to: ID: Municipality (ies): Name: Category: Submitted by (Name and Job Title): Date Submitted: Contact Email: Contact Telephone Number: Project Consultant: Expected Advertising Date Community Priority
Need
P1 What is the need for this project?
Condition Evaluation
B2 How does this project address the
existing infrastructure conditions in the project area?
Safety Evaluation
B3 How does this project address
existing safety conditions in the project area?
Mobility Evaluation
B4 How does this project address
mobility needs?
B5 Does this project include intelligent
transportation systems (ITS) elements?
Community Impacts
B6 If this project is located in an
environmental justice community (A30A31) how does the project affect this community?
B7 If this project is NOT located in an
environmental justice community (A30A31), does it have any environmental justice impacts?
B8 How does the project relate to
community character?
Land Use and Economic Development
B9 How does the zoning of the area
within ½ mile of this project support transit-oriented-development and preserve any new roadway capacity?
B10 How is the project consistent with
local land use policies?
B11 How is the project consistent with
state, regional, and local economic development priorities?
Environmental Impacts
B12 What are the environmental impacts
of the project?
Additional Information
Any additional information about the proposed project:
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Please indicate the community priority of the project (e.g. 1, 2, 3 etc.)
For roadway projects, describe how the project will address the condition of the roadway surface or other identified infrastructure problems including bicycle and pedestrian amenities. Provide any additional information on pavement condition as well as details of any pavement management system the community or agency employs, and how this pavement management system will maximize the useful life of any pavement repaired or replaced by the project.
Explain how the project will result in improved safety conditions in the project area including emergency vehicle access, lighting or other safety features. Please explain the safety benefits of the project for all modes.
Include information on if the project provides prioritized signals for transit vehicles, provides multimodal elements (e.g. access to transit stations or parking, access to bicycle or pedestrian connections, includes bus lanes or other transit rights-of-way, or includes bicycle lanes), incorporates intelligent transportation system elements, enhances freight mobility, and closes gaps in the existing transportation system.
Please describe any ITS elements involved in the project.
Explain the impact this project will have on environmental justice communities.
Since this project is not adjacent to an MPOidentified environmental justice community or HUD-defined low and moderate income census tracts, please identify the community that will be impacted and the impact this project will have on the community.
Explain the impact this project will have on the overall community character and if the project is located within an existing community or neighborhood center or other pedestrianoriented area.
Explain the project's impact on adjacent land uses? Please review the Land Use information in Section A if the project is expected to have an effect on land use. and provide any information you have that is different from that reported on this form Explain how this project will support existing or proposed local land use policies
Explain how this project will support economic development in the community or in the project area.
How will this project improve air quality, water quality, or reduce noise levels in the project area and in the region? Air quality improvements can come from reductions in vehicle trips, from reductions in the length of those trips, or in the reduction in vehicle cold starts. Water quality improvements can result from less runoff from impervious surfaces. Noise barriers or vegetation plantings can also reduce noise impacts.
Please provide information in the shaded section of each question. For questions where some information is provided, please update if necessary. When completed please return this form to: ID: Municipality (ies): Name: Category: Submitted by (Name and Job Title): Date Submitted: Contact Email: Contact Telephone Number: Project Consultant: Expected Advertising Date Community Priority
Need
P1 What is the need for this project?
Condition Need
P2 What are the infrastructure condition
needs or issues of the project area?
Condition Project Effectiveness
P3 How does this project address the
infrastructure condition needs or issues in the project area?
Safety Need
P4 What are the safety needs or issues of
the project area?
Safety Project Effectiveness
P5 How does this project address the
safety needs or issues in the project area?
Mobility Need
P6 What are the mobility needs for this
project?
Mobility Project Effectiveness
P7 How does this project address
mobility needs?
P8 What intelligent transportation
systems (ITS) elements does this project include?
Community
P9 How does the project relate to
community character?
P10 If this project is located in an MPOdefined environmental justice community of concern or target population how does the project affect this community?
P11 If this project is NOT located in an
MPO-defined environmental justice community of concern or target population, does it have any environmental justice impacts?
Environment
P12 What are the environmental impacts
of the project?
Land Use
P13 How does the project improve
access for pedestrians, bicyclists, and public transportation?
P14 Please describe the TDM policies, or
other techniques in use, to reduce the number of single-occupancy vehicle trips coming into the project corridor.
P15 How does the zoning of the area
within ½ mile of this project support transit-oriented-development and preserve any new roadway capacity?
Economic Development
P16 How is the project consistent with
state, regional, and local economic development priorities?
Additional Information
Any additional information about the proposed project:
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Please indicate the community priority of the project (e.g. 1, 2, 3 etc.) Describe the need for the project from a local and regional perspective. What are the existing or anticipated issues the project is designed to address?
What are the existing or anticipated conditions or problems the project is designed to address? Please be as specific as possible. The information below is typical of the measures that can be used to identify needs, please include additional pavement information from municipal pavement management programs. In addition qualitative descriptions of problems or anticipated needs can be provided. (when applicable this information should be consistent with project need information provided in the MHD Project Need Form.
For roadway projects, describe how the project will address the condition of the roadway surface or other identified infrastructure problems including bicycle and pedestrian amenities. Provide any additional information on pavement condition as well as details of any pavement management system the community or agency employs, and how this pavement management system will maximize the useful life of any pavement repaired or replaced by the project.
What are the existing or anticipated safety problems the project is designed to address? Please be as specific as possible. The information below is typical of the measures that can be used to identify needs, but qualitative descriptions of problems or anticipated needs can be provided as well. Local crash information compiled from local police records can be used to supplement the MassHighway Crash Data System. (When applicable this information should be consistent with project need information provided in the MHD Project Need Form.
How will the project result in improved safety conditions in the project area, including emergency vehicle access, improved lighting, or other safety features? Please explain the safety benefits of the project for all modes.
Describe the need for the project from a local and regional perspective. What are the existing or anticipated mobility needs the project is designed to address? Please be as specific as possible. The information below is typical of the quantitative measures that can be used to identify needs, but qualitative descriptions of problems or anticipated needs can be provided as well. Since the measures below focus on mobility using autos, any information on non-auto mobility needs will be carefully considered. (When applicable this information should be consistent with project need information provided in the MHD Project Need Form.
Please include information on how the project improves level of service and reduces congestion, provides multimodal elements (e.g. access to transit stations or parking, access to bicycle or pedestrian connections), enhances freight mobility, and closes gaps in the existing transportation system. For roadway projects it is MPO and MassHighway policy that auto congestion reductions not occur at the expense of pedestrian, bicycle, or transit users. The information below is typical of the quantitative measures that can be used to identify improvements, but qualitative descriptions can be provided as well. Since the measures below focus on vehicle mobility, any information on non-vehicle mobility needs will be carefully considered. Please explain the mobility benefits of the project for all modes.
Please describe any ITS elements involved in the project. Examples are new signal systems or emergency vehicle override applications.
Is the project is located in an existing community or neighborhood center or other pedestrian-oriented area? Explain the community context (cultural, historical, other) in which the project will occur and indicate the positive or negative effect this project will have on community character. Explain how this project will affect the surrounding community in terms of impacts on environmental justice communities.
Since this project is not adjacent to an MPO-identified environmental justice community, please identify the community that will be affected and the effect this project will have on that community.
How will this project improve air quality, water quality, or reduce noise levels in the project area and in the region? Air quality improvements can come from reductions in vehicle trips, from reductions in the length of those trips, or in the reduction in vehicle cold starts. Water quality improvements can result from less runoff from impervious surfaces, water supply protection and habitat protection. Noise barriers or vegetation plantings can also reduce noise impacts.
Describe what improvements are in the project for pedestrians, bicyclists, and public transportation, and what level of improvement will be achieved over existing conditions.
Will the project have an impact on adjacent land uses? Please review the information in land use items. Provide any information you have that is different from that reported on this form. Is there a local project currently under development that would provide a better balance between housing and jobs in this corridor? If so, please provide details on the project status.
Explain how this project will support economic development in the community or in the project area.
Including additional phases or public works associated with the project.