Mobility 2040

What is Mobility2040?

Mobility2040 is the Long Range Transportation Plan for the Central Massachusetts Metropolitan Planning Organization. Mobility2040 is the long-range transportation planning document that describes the region’s current transportation system and how that system should be maintained and modified over the next 20 years. 

Mobility2040 will act as a blueprint that helps guide the prioritization and funding of transportation investments for the Central Massachusetts region. Mobility2040 addresses each of the major modes of transportation within the Central Massachusetts region. It is considered both a multimodal and an intermodal document by providing an inventory of the major modes, identifies challenges and needs, and also provides a series of recommendations. Project-specific, and major transportation improvements need to be reflected in the planning document in order to be eligible for Federal-Aid funding through the region’s Transportation Improvement Program.

The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST) Act is the national transportation legislation that authorized the Federal surface transportation funding for highways, safety, transit, non-motorized transportation, and intermodal facilities. The FAST Act reiterates that requirement for the preparation of a Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) document every four years within regions defined as Transportation Management Areas (TMAs).

Please click the picture above to watch a brief video explaining Mobility2040! The video details what Mobility2040 is, what the plan will accomplish, who is involved, previous accomplishments, funding, and public input.