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Current Public Comments

On April 24, 2024 the Northern Middlesex MPO approved the release of two key documents for public review and comment. We invite the public to participate in the review process for both documents as follows:

  1. Draft FFY 2024-2028 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment 3

    • Public Comment Period: April 24, 2024, to May 16, 2024

    • Virtual Public Meeting: May 15, 2024, from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM

  2. Draft FFY 2025-2029 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)

    • Public Comment Period: April 24, 2024, to May 16, 2024

    • Virtual Public Meeting: May 8, 2024, from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM

How to Submit Comments:

The MPO board will review comments for both documents and vote to endorse them on May 22, 2024. This is an important opportunity for public participation and input into our region’s transportation planning. We encourage stakeholders and community members to attend the virtual public meetings and provide feedback.

Previous Public Comments

  • At the May 24, 2023 NMMPO meeting the Northern Middlesex Metropolitan Planning Organization (NMMPO) voted to release a draft document for a public review and comment period through June 16, 2023. Links to the documents are HERE.

    Draft Unified Planning Work Program for FFY 2024 - UPWPs provide a scope of work for MPOs to achieve the regional vision outlined in Regional Transportation Plans (RTPs) in addition to the ongoing planning work of identifying and prioritizing federal aid projects on the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The UPWP is a means to coordinate many different planning activities, in order to address transportation planning concerns through a comprehensive planning program. It supports the “3-C” Process: comprehensive, cooperative, continuing transportation planning.

  • On February 2, 2024, the Northern Middlesex MPO released Draft FFY 2024-2028 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment 1 and Draft FFY 2024-2028 TIP Amendment 2 for a 21-day public review and comment period, concluding on February 23, 2024. The MPO reviewed comments and endorsed the amendments on February 28, 2024. View the final endorsed amendments with comments received.

    On July 28, 2023, the Northern Middlesex MPO released Draft FFY 2023-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment 6 for a 21-day public review and comment period, concluding on August 17, 2023. The MPO reviewed comments and endorsed the amendment on August 23, 2023.

    At the June 28, 2023 NMMPO meeting, Northern Middlesex MPO voted to release the draft FFY 2023-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment 5 for a 21 -day public comment period.

    At the April 26, 2023 NMMPO meeting, the Northern Middlesex MPO voted to release FFY 2023-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment 4 and the FFY 2024-2028 TIP for a 21-day public review and comment period, starting on April 28, 2023 and ending on May 19, 2023.

    At its February 22, 2023 meeting, the Northern Middlesex MPO voted to release Draft FFY 2023-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment 3 for a 21-day public review and comment period, ending on March 17, 2023.

  • At its February 22, 2023 meeting, the Northern Middlesex MPO voted to release the draft 2023 Title VI Plan for a 21-day public review and comment period, ending on March 17, 2023.

  • At the June 28, 2023 NMMPO meeting, Northern Middlesex MPO voted to release the draft 2023 Coordinated Public Transit Human Services Plan for a 21 -day public comment period.

  • On July 28, 2023, the Northern Middlesex MPO opened a public comment period for the draft Envision 2050: The Long-Range Transportation Plan. This period ended on August 17, 2023. Feedback was received via email, a virtual session on August 8, 2023, and by mail to NMCOG, 40 Church Street, Suite 200, Lowell, MA 01854