Metropolitan Transportation Plan

People, Choice, and Possibility are the themes of Merrimack Valley Vision 2050, Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP). This plan puts people – their needs and desires – first in planning for a balanced transportation network. Public engagement and data drive the narrative of the plan and its implementation. Through the engagement process, MVMPO staff acknowledged the desire for a greater diversity of Choice for how to move about the region. Giving people the opportunity to choose their mode of transportation opens the possibility for a balanced transportation network that supports all.

This plan is also a plan of continuity – it builds upon the MVMPO’s 2020 Long Range Transportation Plan and the region’s federal transportation planning practice. The plan fulfills federal requirements for the MVMPO to update its MTP every five years for the region to be eligible to receive federal transportation funding. This requirement in federal law (23 CFR 450) reflects the need for transportation investments to be based on a “continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive” (3C) planning process that provides “for the development of an integrated multimodal transportation system … to facilitate the safe and efficient movement of people and goods in addressing current and future transportation demand.”

Coordinated Plan

The primary purpose of the Coordinated Public Transit – Human Services Transportation Plan (Coordinated Plan) is to identify the unmet transportation needs for seniors and individuals with disabilities as well as strategies for addressing them. The Coordinated Plan is tied directly to the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) 5310 grant program. An entity may apply for grants under this program only if the service is included in the Coordinated Plan.

Notice is hereby given of the availability of the following draft documents for public review and comment:

The DRAFT Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) (PDF) (Spanish) (Chinese)

The DRAFT Coordinated Human Services Transit Plan (PDF) (Spanish) (Chinese)

Public Hearing Notice with links to VIRTUAL Public Hearing (PDF) (Spanish) (Chinese)