HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3105        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2743

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Sean Garballey

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act to support transportation demand management.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

1/16/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3105        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2743

By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2743) of Sean Garballey relative to outreach strategies to inform local commuters about construction-related impacts and the support of transportation demand management.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act to support transportation demand management.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Chapter 30, Section 61 of the Massachusetts General Laws, is hereby amended by adding in paragraph 2 the following-

The applicant will work with the local Transportation Management Association (TMA) and will commit a percentage of the overall project budget to fund outreach strategies to inform local commuters about construction-related impacts as well as to promote, develop, and implement alternative commuting options designed to mitigate project-related impacts to the specified roadway(s) as well as the surrounding lesser roads in the general vicinity of the project during construction. Upon project completion, to lessen their ongoing traffic and congestion impacts to residents and commuters, owners of private development projects subject to Section 61 will join the local TMA as an ongoing and participating member. If a TMA is not available in the area, the owner of the private development project will work with MassCommute to develop a new TMA to serve the area.