Pioneer Valley
Planning Commission
Transportation - Pioneer Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)
Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is the body which approves federally funded projects in Hampshire and Hampden counties. The MPO jointly develops, reviews, and endorses a Planning Works Program which includes a Unified Planning Works Program (UPWP); a Regional Transportation Plan (RTP); a Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), as well as any transportation plan or program that may be required by federal and state laws and regulations. The MPO is a forum for cooperative transportation decision making and will seek and consider the advice of any interested party in the Pioneer Valley. The Joint Transportation Committee (JTC) meets monthly to discuss transportation issues and makes recommendations on the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), and Unified Planning Works Program (UPWP) endorsements to the MPO.
Next MPO Meeting: No Meeting Scheduled
The MPO consists of ten members including: The Chairperson of the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (PVPC); the Chairperson of the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA); the Secretary of Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and the Commissioner of the Massachusetts Highway Department (MHD) and six local representatives. These six representatives must each be an Elected Official from a given community. The six seats have been divided as follows:
| Type of position | Towns represented |
|---|---|
| Two Mayors | Chicopee, Holyoke, and Springfield |
| One Mayor or Selectman | Agawam, Southwick, Westfield and West Springfield |
| One Mayor or Selectman | Amherst, Easthampton, Hadley, Northampton and South Hadley |
| One Selectman | Belchertown, Brimfield, East Longmeadow, Granby, Hampden, Holland, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Monson, Palmer, Pelham, Wales, Ware and Wilbraham |
| One Selectman | Blandford, Chester, Chesterfield, Cummington, Goshen, Granville, Hatfield, Huntington, Middlefield, Montgomery, Plainfield, Russell, Southampton, Tolland, Westhampton, Williamsburg and Worthington |
In addition to the member for each of the groups of municipalities listed above, there are four alternates (one from each group) to serve on the MPO in the event that the member cannot be present. The alternate must also be an Elected Official.
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jeffrey B. Mullan | Secretary and CEO of MassDOT |
| Luisa Paiewonsky | Commissioner of the Massachusetts Highway Department |
| Richard Butler | Chairman of the Pioneer Valley Executive Committee |
| Mary MacInnes | PVTA Administrator |
| Mayor Dominic J. Sarno | City of Springfield |
| Mayor Michael Bissonnette | City of Chicopee |
| Mayor Mary Clare Higgins | City of Northampton |
| Mayor Edward Gibson | City of West Springfield |
| James Barry | Belchertown Board of Selectmen |
| Marcus Boyle | Hatfield Board of Selectmen |
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mayor Elaine A. Pluta | Mayor of Holyoke |
| Vacant | Southern Tier |
| Gerald Divine | Hadley Board of Selectmen |
| Enrico Villamaino | East Longmeadow Board of Selectmen |
| Vacant | Western Tier |
FTA/FHWA Annual Listing of Obligated Projects
SAFETEA-LU, 23 U.S.C. 134(j)(7)(B), 23 U.S.C. 135(g)(4)(B), 49 U.S.C. 5303(j)(7)(B), and 49 U.S.C. 5304(g)(4)(B) require "…an Annual Listing of projects, including investments in pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities, for which Federal funds have been obligated in the preceding year shall be published or otherwise made available by the cooperative effort of the State, transit operator, and metropolitan planning organization for public review. The listing shall be consistent with the funding categories identified in each metropolitan transportation improvement program (TIP)."
This provision is intended to increase the transparency of government spending on transportation projects and strategies in metropolitan areas to State and local officials, and to the public at large. Realizing this objective involves promoting accuracy and responsiveness in financial planning and adoption of a proactive approach to sharing information with the public in a meaningful way, at an appropriate time, and in a user-friendly format.
Record Title VI Investigations (pdf)
TIP Projects 2011-2014 – Title VI (pdf)
TIP Projects 2011-2014 – Environmental (pdf)
FFY 2011 Projects (pdf)
Projects and Plans
Memorandum of Understanding, August 1, 2006
3C Certification including Title VI
MPO Title VI Discrimination Complaint Procedure
Transportation Planning Program Public Participation Plan
Download the 2007 Preliminary RTP draft in PDF Format
Download the 2007 RTP Executive Summary in PDF Format
Download the Preliminary draft of Pioneer Valley Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan for MPO in PDF Format