Project Selection Advisory Council and
Stakeholder Advisory Committee
Joint Meeting Agenda
January 15, 2016
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
10 Park Plaza
2nd Floor Conference Room #1
Boston, MA
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Introductions
Implementation overview
Preliminary scoring assessment
Preliminary balancing assessment
Discussion and next steps
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services include documents in alternate formats, translated documents, assistive listening devices, and
interpreters (including American Sign Language). For more information or to request reasonable
accommodation and/or language services please contact Jennifer Slesinger at 857-368-8871 or
Jennifer.Slesinger@state.ma.us.
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Capital Project Selection Criteria Comparison
by Division
PSAC Criteria
determined by PSAC Committee
Cost Effectiveness
MBTA Criteria
Environmental & Health
Effects
Mobility
Policy Support
Safety
System Preservation
Social Equity & Fairness
N/A
SGR Database Rating
N/A
determined by meeting of senior management in 2013 as part of the development of a decision-support tool
Impact on
Operating/Maintenance
Costs
Impact on Operating
Budget
Reduce Pollution and
Consumption of Natural
Resources
Improve Customer
Experience
Promote Mode Shift
Operations "Critical"
Lifecycle Management
Number of Riders
Affected
Reduce Environmental
Vulnerability
Legal or Regulatority Compliance
Operational Sustainability
RTA Criteria
Demonstrates cost
reduction
Supports travel mode-shift
Reinforces the three
GreenDOT goals
Promotes convenient
multimodal connections
Aeronautics Criteria
Aligns with the goals and objectives
of relevant local, regional, and state
plans
N/A
Makes noticeable
improvements to
customer-facing facilities
or equipment
Makes transit more
accessible and convenient
for all riders
Leverages the latest
technology to improve
the convenience and
usability of transit
Meets a need identified in
the RTA’s Asset
Management Plan
Makes transit more
accessible and
convenient for all riders
Replaces or rebuilds
vehicles, facilities, and/or
equipment
Supports preventive
maintenance
From FAA guidelines
Planning Factors:
Cost/Benefit
Planning Factors: Multimodal benefits
Financial Considerations
Planning Factors:
Environmental review
Highway Criteria
Significantly improves
customers’ transit
experience
Planning Factors: Multimodal benefits
State and Local Factors, Legal and
Regulatory Requirements
Can submit safety
justification
National Priority Ranking
Factor (based on type of
rehab)
N/A
Safety
Condition
Community Effects
N/A
Does the project take into
account improving
customer flow?
N/A
Highway Division developed system for municipal projects
N/A
Environmental Effects
Mobility
Impact on
Operating/Maintenance
Costs
N/A
N/A
Sustainable Dev. Principles
RMV Criteria
Legal or Regulatory Compliance