Project Selection Advisory Council
Public Hearing – Barnstable
October 20, 2014
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Today’s Agenda
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PSA Council Overview/Work to Date
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Revised Schedule
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Interim Report
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Outstanding Issues
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Public Comment
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What is the Project Selection Advisory Council?
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Established by the Massachusetts Legislature in Section 11
of Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2013
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Required to:
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Develop uniform criteria and a transparent prioritization formula to be
used in the development of a comprehensive state transportation plan
 Deliver formal recommendations to the Legislature by December 31,
2014
 Hold 6 public hearings; one in each highway district
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Council Members:
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Richard A. Davey, Secretary
Frank DePaola, MassDOT
Linda Dunlavy, FRCOG
Jim Lovejoy, Mount
Washington
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David Mohler, MassDOT
Jeffrey B. Mullan, Foley Hoag
John M. Pourbaix, CIM
Steve Silveira, ML Strategies
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Proposed Objectives
SAFETY
Reduce frequency and severity of
collisions for all modes
Improve evacuation routes
MOBILITY/ACCESS
Support mode shift
Improve reliability
Improve efficiency
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Support sustainable development
Ensure efficient movement freight
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EQUITY
Target underserved communities
HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Reduce GHG
Reduce incidents of chronic disease
SYSTEM PRESERVATION
Preserve existing infrastructure
Ensure resiliency
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Illustrative Projects - Updated
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Illustrative Project Scores
Project
Project Type
Location
Old Score
New Score
Reconstruction of Causeway
On Road Bike/Ped
Boston
66
55 v
New DMU Service
Transit
Lynn/Chelsea
57
47 v
Bus Rapid Transit
Transit
Springfield
47
41 v
Twin City Rail Trail
Off-Road Bike/Ped
Fitchburg/Leominster
46
36 v
Route 2
Safety/Roadway Realignment
Erving
45
42 v
Ferry Street/Elm Street
Traffic Calming
Everett
44
44
FRTA Maintenance Facility
Transit - Maintenance
Greenfield
43
49 ^
Route 24/Route 140
Interchange Reconstruction
Taunton
28
32 ^
Fenway Multi-use Path
Off-Road Bike/Ped
Boston
24
21 v
East Street
Roadway Widening
Pittsfield
17
17
I-495/Route 1A
New Ramp Construction
Wrentham
9
9
Tyringham Road
Roadway Reconstruction
Lee/Tyringham
27
37 ^
Housatonic Street
Roadway Reconstruction/Ped
Dalton
19
19
Route 114 Improvements
Roadway Widening/Ped
Lawrence/North Andover
36
39 ^
Bus on I-93 Shoulder
Transit
MVPC portion of I-93
46
36 v
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Regional Equity
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Goal – See how transportation funding is being spent today as
we determine how to ensure regional equity through a
prioritization formula
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Approach - analyze current transportation funding programs
across various geographic measures.
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Funding programs:
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State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) 2014-2017
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Capital Investment Program (CIP) 2014-2018
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Chapter 90 Apportionment Funding (Ch90) 2014
Geographic measures examined spending by:
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Regional Planning Agency/MPO
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Highway District
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Urban versus Suburban/Rural
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Per capita
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Per lane mile
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Regional Equity – Comparison with Chapter 90
Percentage Funding Spent in Each MPO
Percent Chapter 90 Funding by MPO
Percent Hwy STIP Funding per MPO
Percent CIP Funding per MPO
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
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Regional Equity – STIP per Capita by District
Highway STIP Projects per Capita Expenditure by District (2014 - 2017)
$700
$638
$620
$600
$500
$400
$300
$243
$234
$188
$200
$206
$100
$0
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
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District 5
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District 6
Regional Equity – STIP Spending per Lane Mile
Spending per Lane Mile by District - Highway STIP Projects 2014 - 2017
$120,000
Spending per Lane Mile by District
$97,998
$100,000
$80,000
$60,000
$40,001
$40,000
$20,000
$32,125
$21,053
$19,844
$15,707
$0
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
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District 5
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District 6
Regional Equity- Per Capita Urban & Non-Urban
Highway STIP and CIP Per Capita Expenditure
by Urban and Suburban/Rural Areas
$900
$800
$822
Per Capita Expenditure - Highway STIP
Per Capita Expenditure - CIP
$700
$600
$559
$500
$400
$300
$200
$237
$227
$100
$0
Urban
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Suburban/Rural
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Regional Equity:
Pavement Preservation
FAIR/POOR PAVEMENT CONDITION
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
37%
35%
30%
20%
27%
32%
26%
10%
0%
DISTRICT 1
DISTRICT 2
DISTRICT 3
DISTRICT 4
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DISTRICT 5
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DISTRICT 6
Regional Equity:
Pavement Preservation
TOTAL STIP SPENDING PER LANE MILE vs PAVEMENT CONDITION
100%
STIP Spending
90%
Fair/Poor Lane Miles
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
25%
20%
10%
0%
12%
22%
13%
16%
25%
23%
19%
15%
15%
8%
6%
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
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District 5
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District 6
Outstanding Considerations
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Schedule
 Cost
 Number of People
Impacted
 Funding
Categories/Bucketing
 Regional Priorities
 Tiers of Scoring
 Timing of Scoring
 Coordination with Other
Efforts
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Point Scale
What counts as a
project?
Coordination with other
systems (PONTIS,
Decision Lens)
Who will be scoring?
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PSA Council Revised Schedule
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Concerns raised about the December 31, 2014 deadline:
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Insufficient time to finalize a robust, data-driven prioritization system
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Too many unresolved issues raised during the public process
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Prospects for buy-in by next administration limited
Secretary Davey submitted extension request to Legislature’s
Transportation Committee on October 8
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Six month extension of PSA Council final deliverable to June 30, 2015
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Interim reporting document to be submitted on December 31, 2014
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Outstanding Issue:
Project Cost
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Considerations:
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Consideration of Project Cost is required by the legislation
Full costs and benefits can be timely/costly to determine
Possible Solutions:
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Incorporate directly into the formula
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Modified cost benefit analysis of cost/points scored
 Cost/benefit metric for various objectives (GHG reduction/$,
mode shift/$, etc)
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Conduct an investment analysis or cost benefit analysis as a
secondary analysis
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Outstanding Issue:
Number of People Impacted or Served
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Considerations:
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The number benefiting can be an important factor
May disfavor rural projects
Potential Solutions:
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Consider the magnitude of impact for each objective
separately
Consider the total served as a separate scoring factor
Only consider percentage improvements; not absolute
improvements
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Outstanding Issue:
To bucket or not to bucket?
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Considerations:
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Legislation provides an option to weigh expansion,
modernization, and preservation projects differently
Not all projects fit into one category
Because of difficulty in comparing disparate project types, it
might make sense to bucket by funding source or project type
Bucketing can reduce transparency, particularly if lines are
blurry
Potential Solutions:
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Next Steps
Last Public Hearing:
November 12th 2014
Worcester – Union Station (Union Hall)
6:30pm to 8:00pm
Schedule for additional meetings?
Focus for rest of 2014
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Modify scoring system / score additional projects
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Outstanding issues
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Draft interim report
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PSA Council Hearing Format
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Hearing is an opportunity for Council members to hear from you
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Please sign in if you would like to provide comment
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Depending on the number of attendees, commenters may be asked
to limit the duration of their remarks
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Email or written correspondence is also being accepted at:
Scott Hamwey
Office of Transportation Planning – MassDOT
10 Park Plaza, Room 4150
Boston, MA 02116
scott.hamwey@dot.state.ma.us
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