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Unlock MassDOT Funding for Your Municipality

Unlock MassDOT Funding for Your Municipality

This webinar provides an overview of the grant programs and initiatives recently launched by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Recommended audience: chief municipal officials

TransportationWebinarfreePublication Date: Nov 06, 2025

Private Roads: What Municipal Officials Need to Know

Private Roads: What Municipal Officials Need to Know

This webinar provides foundational information about private roadways, with examples of local practices and insights from an experienced attorney. Recommended audience: Select Board members, councillors, chief municipal officials

TransportationWebinarfreePublication Date: Jul 15, 2025

Massachusetts Transportation Funding Task Force Final Report

Massachusetts Transportation Funding Task Force Final Report

Released by the Massachusetts Transportation Funding Task Force on Jan. 14, 2025.

TransportationReportpdf - 4 MBPublication Date: Jan 14, 2025

Transportation Grants: MassDOT and MassTrails Funding Opportunities

Transportation Grants: MassDOT and MassTrails Funding Opportunities

State officials provide an overview of transportation-related grants and resources available to Massachusetts communities. Recommended audience: Chief municipal officials, councillors, select board members

TransportationWebinarfreePublication Date: Jan 13, 2025

Inspiring Climate Action: Understanding Electric Vehicles and Funding Opportunities

Inspiring Climate Action: Understanding Electric Vehicles and Funding Opportunities

This webinar discusses state incentives and federal funding options for electric and low-emission vehicles, policy considerations, and how to leverage the MassEVIP program. Recommended audience: All members

Climate ChangeWebinarfreePublication Date: Aug 07, 2024

Mobility Hubs Toolkit

Mobility Hubs Toolkit

Published by TransitMatters

TransportationReportpdf - 18 MBPublication Date: Feb 15, 2023

Strategic Highway Safety Plan: A Plan to Improve Safety on All Public Roads in Massachusetts

Strategic Highway Safety Plan: A Plan to Improve Safety on All Public Roads in Massachusetts

Released by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation

TransportationReportpdf - 7 MBPublication Date: Dec 30, 2022

Beyond Mobility: Massachusetts 2050 Transportation Plan

Beyond Mobility: Massachusetts 2050 Transportation Plan

Presentation by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation

TransportationPresentationpdf - 3 MBPublication Date: May 01, 2022

Charging Forward: A Toolkit for Planning and Funding Rural Electric Mobility Infrastructure

Charging Forward: A Toolkit for Planning and Funding Rural Electric Mobility Infrastructure

Published by the U.S. Department of Transportation

TransportationReportpdf - 4 MBPublication Date: Feb 01, 2022

Public Infrastructure in Western Massachusetts: A Critical Need for Regional Investment and Revitalization

Public Infrastructure in Western Massachusetts: A Critical Need for Regional Investment and Revitalization

Local financial impact review issued by the Office of the State Auditor Suzanne Bump.

TransportationReportpdf - 6 MBPublication Date: Oct 05, 2021

Chapter 90 Program: Quick-Start Guide

Chapter 90 Program: Quick-Start Guide

Published by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation

TransportationGuidancepdf - 883 KBPublication Date: Aug 01, 2021

Chapter 90 Program: Municipal Guidance Document

Chapter 90 Program: Municipal Guidance Document

Published by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Construction and BiddingGuidancepdf - 20 MBPublication Date: Aug 01, 2021

Recommendations for Improving the Efficiency of Culvert and Small Bridge Replacement Projects

Recommendations for Improving the Efficiency of Culvert and Small Bridge Replacement Projects

Prepared by the Massachusetts Culverts and Small Bridges Working Group for Senator Hinds and the Massachusetts Legislature

TransportationReportpdf - 7 MBPublication Date: Sep 14, 2020

Innovations in Municipal Transit

Innovations in Municipal Transit

Presentation by Heather Hamilton, a member of the Brookline Select Board, a project manager for BSC Group, and a former director of roadway maintenance at the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2020

TransportationPresentationpdf - 4 MB

Got Funding? Municipal Transportation Finance 101

Got Funding? Municipal Transportation Finance 101

Presentation by Rich Benevento, chair of the Parking and Traffic Commission in Beverly and president of WorldTech Engineering, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2020

TransportationPresentationpdf - 2 MB

Everett: Pop-up Bus Lanes, Bicycle Network Buildout and Tactical Transit Improvements

Everett: Pop-up Bus Lanes, Bicycle Network Buildout and Tactical Transit Improvements

Presentation by Jay Monty, transportation planner in Everett, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2020

TransportationPresentationpdf - 2 MB

The Transportation Table (T3) Report

The Transportation Table (T3) Report

Released by The Transportation Table, a group of leaders across major sectors of the Commonwealth, Nov. 12, 2019

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Without Chapter 90 Increase, Local Road Conditions Are Worsening

Without Chapter 90 Increase, Local Road Conditions Are Worsening

By John Dyer, published in the MMA’s Municipal Advocate magazine, Vol. 29, No. 3, 2018

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Transportation in an Era of Transition: Key Findings From Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation Report

Transportation in an Era of Transition: Key Findings From Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation Report

Excerpted from “Transportation in an Era of Transition: Re-Thinking Resources”, Sept. 2017, and reprinted with permission from Mass Taxpayers Foundation in the MMA’s Municipal Advocate magazine, Vol. 29, No. 3, 2018

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Taking the Long View: Town Implements Twenty-Year Plan to Upgrade All Roads

Taking the Long View: Town Implements Twenty-Year Plan to Upgrade All Roads

By William A. Coyle, P.E., Town Engineer and Public Works Director for the Town of Auburn, published in the MMA’s Municipal Advocate magazine, Vol. 29, No. 3, 2018

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New Tool Helps Local Officials Initiate Infrastructure Projects and Identify Issues Well Before Work Begins

New Tool Helps Local Officials Initiate Infrastructure Projects and Identify Issues Well Before Work Begins

By Michael Bolduc, MassDOT Transportation Planner/GIS Specialist, and Leah Epstein, MassDOT Communications Assistant, published in the MMA’s Municipal Advocate magazine, Vol. 29, No. 3, 2018

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Why Your City or Town Should Consider Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Why Your City or Town Should Consider Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

By Evan Cummings, Principal with Constellation Technology Ventures, published in the MMA’s Municipal Advocate magazine, Vol. 29, No. 3, 2018

TransportationArticlepdf - 1 MB

Around the State: Becket Injects Longevity Into Paved Roads

Around the State: Becket Injects Longevity Into Paved Roads

By Daniel DeMaina, published in the MMA’s Municipal Advocate magazine, Vol. 29, No. 3, 2018

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Safe Walking Is the Heart and Soul of a Livable, Vibrant Community

Safe Walking Is the Heart and Soul of a Livable, Vibrant Community

By Wendy Landman, article for Municipal Advocate magazine, May 2017

TransportationArticlepdf - 3 MB

Context Should Dictate Best Solutions for Protecting Cyclists

Context Should Dictate Best Solutions for Protecting Cyclists

By David Watson, article for Municipal Advocate magazine, May 2017

TransportationArticlepdf - 2 MB

Around the State: Framingham Makes Progress on Pedestrian Safety-One Step at a Time

Around the State: Framingham Makes Progress on Pedestrian Safety-One Step at a Time

By Daniel DeMaina, article for Municipal Advocate magazine, May 2017

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Complete Streets Guidance for Communities From Urban to Rural

Complete Streets Guidance for Communities From Urban to Rural

By Wayne Feiden, article for Municipal Advocate magazine, May 2017

TransportationArticlepdf - 2 MB

MassDOT Municipal Small Bridge Program

MassDOT Municipal Small Bridge Program

Presentation at 2017 MMA Annual Meeting by Patricia Leavenworth, PE, Chief Engineer of MassDOT Highway Division, January 20, 2017

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Managing your Bridge and Culvert Infrastructure: Best Practices

Managing your Bridge and Culvert Infrastructure: Best Practices

Presentation at 2017 MMA Annual Meeting by Robert Penfield, PE, of VNB, January 20, 2017

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Bridges and Culverts: Repair, Replace, Reconstruct

Bridges and Culverts: Repair, Replace, Reconstruct

Presentation at 2017 MMA Annual Meeting by Timothy Chorey and Kristen Ferry of the Divison of Ecological Restoration (Dept. of Fish and Game), January 20, 2017

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