Transportation

what we do

Bicycle & Pedestrian Planning

At the Old Colony Planning Council (OCPC) we are working to help the Commonwealth meet its goal to be a leader in both environmental and economic sustainable transportation. As part of those sustainability objectives, OCPC, as does the Commonwealth, believes bicycle transportation and infrastructure is one of the tools that can help the Commonwealth realize these goals.

Data Collection & Analysis

The scope and purpose of the Old Colony Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Local Highway Technical Assistance (LTA) Program is to provide a rapid and effective response mechanism to address special localized short term transportation issues and/or projects as they arise.

Metropolitan Transportation Planning

With expertise in safety, transportation funding, complete streets, transit planning, and context-sensitive design, the transportation staff works to promote a safe, reliable, and multi-modal transportation system that meets the diverse needs of the region and its people.

Transportation Management & Studies

The Transportation Department conducts transportation planning studies and other initiatives in the areas of transportation safety, roadway and traffic conditions, congestion management, bicycle and pedestrian planning, transit planning, and transportation resilience planning.

Transit Planning

Old Colony Planning Council seeks to improve the public transit user experience, expand mobility options, help the Commonwealth obtain its transportation mode shift goals and help reduce climate changing greenhouse gases.

How We Can Help

Safety

We work with MassDOT on Performance Measures and Targets that focus on lowering fatalities, incapacitating injuries, and combined pedestrian and bicycle issues.

Sustainability & Livability

Sustainable neighborhoods include designing streets and the rights-of-way to encourage shared pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular use to address safety issues.

Mobility

We consider how well our current transportation system serves the existing and future travel demands of the region.

Climate Change

The transportation system are impacted with flooding, sea level rise, & extreme weather. We work towards plans to improve adaptability and resilience.

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), also referred to as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), makes historic investments in the transportation sector: improving public safety and climate resilience, creating jobs across the country, and delivering a more equitable future.

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Resources

White House BIL Resources

USDOT BIL Resources

Transportation Contacts Near You

Connect with U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) contacts in your state or territory (interactive map of all DOT administrative offices)
Locate your State DOT
Connect with your regional metropolitan planning organization (MPO)
Connect with your local transit agency

USDOT Navigator

The DOT Navigator is a new one-stop shop to access the array of resources across the Department that are designed to provide technical assistance and help grantees navigate the grant application, transportation planning, project delivery, funding and financing, and implementation processes. Available now in a beta version, the DOT Navigator includes a set of fact sheets and information to help those new to federal grant programs understand key requirements, gain tips for successful applications, and better navigate commonly required processes and terminology. Over the coming months, the site will continue to be built out to improve user interface, enable search functions, and provide additional helpful resources. The DOT Navigator does not itself provide technical assistance but makes it easier to find available resources and contacts.

OUR COMMITTEES

Joint Transportation Committee (JTC)

The JTC provides a valuable forum for citizen involvement in the in-depth and ongoing process of selecting the proper combination and scheduling of local and regional transportation projects through the development of the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), thereby ensuring the optimized utilization of financially limited resources.

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