Regional Transportation Plan (RTP)

The RTP for the Pioneer Valley outlines the direction of transportation planning and improvements for the region for the next 20 years. The RTP provides the basis for the TIP as well as state and federal funding for regional transportation planning and projects. While focusing on transportation, the RTP is a comprehensive planning document that incorporates regional economic development and land use considerations.

 

 

2020 RTP Update - Click Here to View/Dowload

Click Here to View/download The 2016 RTP

Continuing, Comprehensive, and Cooperative Planning Process

Average Annual Daily Traffic

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)

Average Daily Traffic

American Farmland Trust

Alternative Fuel Vehicles

American Heritage Rivers Initiative

American International College

Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations

Approval Not Required

American Planning Association

Aquifer Protection District

Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (of 2009)

Automatic Traffic Recorder

Average Vehicle Ridership

Barnes Aquifer Protection Advisory Committee

Business Improvement District

Bicycle Level of Service

Best Management Practice

Bridge Management System

Board of Appeals (or Adjustment)

Board of Health

Berkshire Regional Planning Commission

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990

Commercial Area Revitalization District

Community Action Statement

Central Business District

Cape Cod Commission

Cooperating Colleges of Greater Springfield

Community Development

Community Development Action Grant

Community Development Block Grant

Centers for Disease Control

Community Development Corporation

Community Development Fund

Community Development Plan

Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation

Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation

Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy

Community Enterprise Economic Development

Citizen Housing and Planning Association

Community Housing Development Organizations

Capital Improvement Inventory System

Capital Improvements Plan (or Program)

Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program

Congestion Management Process

Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission

Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area

Compressed Natural Gas

Carbon Monoxide

Council of Governments

Commonwealth Procurement Access and Solicitation System

Community Preservation Act

Citizen Planner Training Collaborative

Capitol Region Council of Governments

Community Service Block Grant

Combined Sewer Overflow

Department of Conservation and Recreation

Department of Environmental Protection

Division of Employment and Training

Department of Housing and Community Development

Direct Local Technical Assistance

Department of Energy Resources

Department of Revenue

Department of Transportation

Department of Public Works

Developments of Regional Impact

Executive Order

Production of affordable housing across a broad range of incomes 

Economic Assistance Coordinating Council

Economic Development Administration

Economic Development Council

Economic Development District

Economic Development Data and Information System

Economic Development and Industrial Corporation

Environmental Impact Report

Environmental Impact Statement

Environmental Justice

Environmental Notification Form

Economic Opportunity Area

Executive Office of Administration and Finance

Executive Office of Economic Affairs

Executive Office of Elder Affairs

Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental Site Assessment

Economic Target Area

Federal Aid

Functional Classification (of roadways)

Federal Housing Administration

Federal Highway Administration - An agency of the United States Department of Transportation that provides financial and technical support to each state for constructing, improving, and preserving America’s highway system.

Federal Highway Administration

Franklin Regional Council of Governments

Federal Transit Administration

Greenhouse Gas

Geographic Information System - A system for capturing, storing, analyzing and managing data and associated attributes which are spatially referenced to the earth.

Geographic Information System

Global Positioning System

Housing Appeal Committee

HAPHousing

Holyoke Community College

Housing Development Support Program

Housing Innovation Fund

Home Modification for Individuals with Disabilities Loan

Highway Overlay District

Historic Overlay District

Homeownership Opportunities Program

High Occupancy Vehicle

Housing Preservation Grant

Housing Production Plan

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Invitation for Bid

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991

Intelligent Transportation Systems

Job Access and Reverse Commute

Jacob's Ladder Scenic Byway

Jacob's Ladder Trail

Joint Transportation Committee

Local Board(s) of Health

Limited English Proficiency

Local Housing Authority

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program

Low Income Housing Tax Credit

Level of Service

Local Option Transportation Tax

Local Pavement Management System

Light Rail Vehicle

Local Technical Assistance

Massachusetts General Laws

Hazardous waste cleanup regulations

Uniform procurement law for local governments

Zoning

Planning/comprehensive permits

Smart growth zoning and housing production

Smart growth school cost reimbursement

Subdivision control

Expedited permitting

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century

Metropolitan Area Planning Council

Massachusetts Association of Regional Planning Agencies

Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Massachusetts Geographic Information System

Minority Business Enterprises

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency 

Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act

Massachusetts Geographic Information Council

Massachusetts Historical Commission 

Massachusetts Housing Partnership

Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency

Municipal Incentive Grant

Massachusetts Municipal Association

Memorandum of Agreement

Massachusetts Office of Business Development

Massachusetts Office on Disability

Memorandum of Understanding

Metropolitan Planning Organization

Metropolitan Planning Organization

Montachusett Regional Planning Commission

Metropolitan Statistical Area

Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices

Martha's Vineyard Commission

Merrimack Valley Planning Commission

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority

National Association of Regional Councils

New England Association of Regional Councils

Non-Federal Aid

National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (as amended)

National Highway System

Neighborhood Housing Services program

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Northern Middlesex Council of Governments

Nitrogen Oxide

Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 

National Trust for Historic Preservation

National Transportation Safety Board

Old Colony Planning Council

Overall Condition Index (Pavement)

Open Space and Recreation Plan

Pavement Condition Index

Priority Development Fund

Purchase of Development Rights

Peak Hour Traffic (or Trips)

Payment in Lieu of Taxes

[Metropolitan] Planning Funds

Pavement Management System 

Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area

Pavement Management Users Group

Planner on a Disc

Public Participation Process

Planned Unit Residential Development

Pioneer Valley Regional Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund

Pioneer Valley Transit Authority

Quaboag Valley Community Development Corp.

Rental Development Action Loan

Regional Employment Board

Regional Education and Business Alliance

Regional Economic Models, Inc.

Request For Proposal

Request for Qualifications

Request for Response

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Roadway Inventory Files

Revolving Loan Fund

Regional Planning Agency

Regional Pavement Management System

Regional Transit Authority

Regional Technology Corporation

Regional Transportation Plan

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users

Small Business Administration

Supplier Diversity Office 

State Implementation Plan (for air quality)

Sustainable Knowledge Corridor

Single Occupancy Vehicle

Special Permit

Special Permit Planning

Site Plan Review

Statewide Planning and Research Funds

Single Room Occupancy

Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District

Springfield Technical Community College

Statewide Transportation Improvement Program

Surface Transportation Program

Targeted Brownfields Assessment

Transportation and Community System Preservation [Pilot Program]

Transportation Demand Management

Transfer of Development Rights

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century

Tax Increment Financing

Transportation Improvement Program

The Literacy Project

Turning Movement Count

Traditional Neighborhood District

Transit Oriented Design (or Development)

Transportation Research Board

Trip Reduction Ordinance

Transportation Systems Management

Urban Growth Boundary

Urban Land Institute

University of Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute

Unified Planning Work Program

Urban Revitalization Development Grant

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Forest Service

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

U.S. Geological Survey

U.S. Public Land Survey

Underground Storage Tanks

Vehicle Miles Traveled

Volatile Organic Compound

Vehicle Occupancy Rate

Ware Adult Learning Center

Weatherization Assistance Program

Women-owned Business Enterprises

Wellhead Protection Area

Western New England University

Water Quality Management Plan

Westfield River Watershed Association

Westfield River Wild & Scenic Advisory Committee

Water Supply Protection [District]

Westfield State University

Zoning Board of Adjustment (or Appeals)

Documents

Final regional freight plan.pdf

Pioneer Valley Regional Freight Plan
Final version of the Pioneer Valley Regional Freight Plan
Final regional freight plan.pdf

Appendix D_ Traffic Volumes.pdf

Regional Freight Plan Appendix D - Truck Volumes
Regional Truck Volumes used in the Pioneer Valley Freight Plan
Appendix D_ Traffic Volumes.pdf

draft pioneer valley regional freight plan.pdf

Draft Pioneer Valley Regional Freight Transportation Plan
Current draft version of the Pioneer Valley Regional Freight Transportation Plan
draft pioneer valley regional freight plan.pdf

‌Final RTP-Full Document.pdf

‌Final 2020 RTP-Full Document
‌Final 2020 RTP-Full Document
‌Final RTP-Full Document.pdf

Final 2020 RTP Executive Summary.pdf

Final 2020 RTP Executive Summary
Final 2020 RTP Executive Summary
Final 2020 RTP Executive Summary.pdf

Final RTP Appendix.pdf

Final RTP Appendix
Final RTP Appendix
Final RTP Appendix.pdf

RTP Powerpoint Presentation for 2-21-19 Commission Meeting.pdf

RTP Powerpoint Presentation for 2-21-19 Commission Meeting.pdf
Copy of the presentation given to the Pioneer Valley Commissioners at their meeting on 2/21/19
RTP Powerpoint Presentation for 2-21-19 Commission Meeting.pdf

Draft 2020 RTP Vision Goals Needs Strategies.pdf

Draft 2020 RTP Vision Goals Needs Strategies.pdf
A copy of the draft Vision, Goals, Needs, Strategies, and Problem Statements for the 2020 Update to the RTP
Draft 2020 RTP Vision Goals Needs Strategies.pdf

GHG results for GWSA and other AQ results.pdf

MEETING AIR QUALITY GOALS IN TRANSPORTATION
This report documents recent progress made by MassDOT and the MPOs in meeting air quality goals established through state and (currently former) federal regulations applicable to Massachusetts. It consists of two parts: 1) A “progress report” that documen
GHG results for GWSA and other AQ results.pdf

Environmental Consultation.pdf

RTP Environmental Consultation
A meeting to discuss the potential environmental impact of the 2016 RTP
Environmental Consultation.pdf

20 Years and the RTP.pdf

20 years and the RTP
A staff commentary on the challenges of developing a regional transportation plan.
20 Years and the RTP.pdf

RTP Development Schedule Final.pdf

2016 RTP Development Schedule
A summary of the schedule to develop and release the 2016 Update to the RTP
RTP Development Schedule Final.pdf

Draft Regional Performance Measures.pdf

Draft Performance Measures for the Pioneer Valley Region
A summary of draft regional performance measures to be considered for adoption by the MPO
Draft Regional Performance Measures.pdf

RTP movie Medium Quality.mp4

RTP Movie - Medium Quality
A short video overview of the RTP

RTP movie mobile devices.mp4

RTP Movie for Mobile Devices
A short video overview of the RTP

rtp powerpoint script final.pdf

Complete script of the RTP movie
A written version of the narrative from the RTP movie
rtp powerpoint script final.pdf

Final 2016 Regional transportation plan_spanish movie medium quality.mp4

Película RTP - calidad media
ver un vídeo corto de la RTP

Final 2016 Regional transportation plan_spanish movie for mobile devices.mp4

Película RTP para dispositivos móviles
ver un vídeo corto de la RTP

Escritura de presentación de Power Point.pdf

Guión completo de la película RTP
Una versión escrita de la narrativa de la película RTP
Escritura de presentación de Power Point.pdf

2012 Final RTP_9_21_11_web.pdf

Pioneer Valley Regional Transportation Plan 2012
2012 Pioneer Valley Regional Transportation Plan for the Metropolitan Planning Organization
2012 Final RTP_9_21_11_web.pdf

Additional Documents

RTP Powerpoint Presentation for 2-21-19 Commission Meeting.pdf

RTP Powerpoint Presentation for 2-21-19 Commission Meeting.pdf
Copy of the presentation given to the Pioneer Valley Commissioners at their meeting on 2/21/19
RTP Powerpoint Presentation for 2-21-19 Commission Meeting.pdf

RTP Outline.pdf

2020 RTP Outline
2020 RTP Outline
RTP Outline.pdf

RTP Emphasis Areas.pdf

RTP Emphasis Areas
RTP Emphasis Areas
RTP Emphasis Areas.pdf

Final Report Safety Compass.pdf

Final Report Safety Compass March 2018
Final Report Safety Compass March 2018
Final Report Safety Compass.pdf

Commute Trends Data Digest

Commute Trends for Major Employment Centers in the Pioneer Valley Region
Data digest exploring commute trends around 10 major employment centers within the Pioneer Valley Region. Published in 2016.
Commute Trends Data Digest 2016

Regional Transportation Plan Articles

2 months 2 weeks ago

A new webpage with all related content for the 2024 Update to the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) for the Pioneer Valley

7 months 2 weeks ago

PVPC staff will be present at local Farmer's Markets to perform public outreach on the update to the Regional Transportation Plan for the Pioneer Valley (RTP). The

2 years 6 days ago

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) are responsible for managing the transportation assets that allow the state’s economy and its people to flourish.

2 years 6 months ago

The Top 100 High Crash Intersections Report is a listing of locations in the Pioneer Valley region with a high occurrence of collisions during calendar years 2015 – 2017.  Crashes are weighted based on the severity of the crashes using the “Equivalent Property Damage Only” or EPDO methodology whe

2 years 7 months ago

The Pioneer Valley Planning Commission is surveying trail users in cooperation with the Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail, the City of Westfield, Friends of the Southwick Rail Trail and the Southwick Park and Recreation Department.

Pages