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Boston MPO Accepting Comments on Human Services Transportation Plan

Sep 10, 2019

The Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) will accept comments on the draft Coordinated Public Transit–Human Services Transportation (CPT–HST) Plan, also called the Coordinated Plan, (pdf) (html) until September 16, 2019.

The Coordinated Plan supports improved coordination of transportation for seniors and people with disabilities in the Boston region. This plan guides transportation providers who are developing proposals in the Boston region to request funding from the Federal Transit Administration’s Section 5310 Program. To be eligible for funding, a proposal must meet a need identified in the Coordinated Plan.

The MPO will accept comments on the draft Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan (Coordinated Plan) (pdf) (html) until September 16, 2019. The Coordinated Plan supports improved coordination of transportation for seniors and people with disabilities in the Boston region. This plan also guides transportation providers who are developing proposals in the Boston region to request funding from the Federal Transit Administration’s Section 5310 Program.

To be eligible for funding, a proposal must meet a need identified in the Coordinated Plan.

The Coordinated Plan was developed with input from the public, transit providers, human service organizations, and other stakeholders. It contains information about:

  • Current transportation providers in the Boston region;
  • Unmet transportation needs for seniors and people with disabilities;
  • Strategies and actions to meet the unmet needs; and
  • Priorities for implementation.

Previous Plans:

2015 Coordinated Plan (pdf) (html)

For more information, please contact Betsy Harvey, MPO Staff, at 857.702.3701 or eharvey@ctps.org