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MassDOT’s guide suggests that System Improvement/Expansion Projects should beevaluated according to:Condition and Service QualityMobilityo Magnitude and duration of congestiono Travel time and connectivity/accesso Number of new pedestrians, bicycles, or transit riders that will use thefacility (if available) or other measure of project’s potential to encouragenon-automobile oriented travel (influenced by the project’s proximity toactivity centers and destinations--downtowns, neighborhoods, schools,parks, etc., as well as by its connectivity to other existing or plannedbicycle and pedestrian routes).Safety and Securityo Crash rate compared to state average (if crash rate is not available, ageneral assessment of anticipated safety impacts can be substituted)o <strong>Transportation</strong> security and evacuation routeso Bicycle and pedestrian safetyo Bicycle comfort index (as described in Chapter 3)Community Effects and Environmental Justiceo Residentialo Environmental justice for low income and minority neighborhoods,including residents that have English as a second language.o Public supportLand Use and Economic Developmento Businesso Sustainable development (including compact & mixed-use development)o Consistency with local and regional plans (including Land Use VisionMaps)Environmental and Air Quality/Climate Effectso Air and water qualityo Historical and cultural resourceso Wildlife habitat and endangered speciesCost Effectivenesso Cost per ADT and/or pedestrian/bicycle user, as availableo Cost per lane mileo Cost per ADT/lane mileRecent <strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Cod</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>s included other criteria for evaluation:Travel Miles (1 benefit = 10,000 VMT reduced)Travel Hours (1 benefit = 1,000 VHT reduced)Safety (“Equivalent Property Damage Only” Method)Air Quality (1 benefit = 100kg of VOC or 100 kg of NOx reduced)The <strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Cod</strong> Commission maintains a database of implemented, currently approved,proposed, and potential projects. The database includes summary information such as adescription of the project as well as estimates of the costs associated with it. A "GoalChapter 7: Alternatives <strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Cod</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> | August 2011Page 488

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