Cape Cod Unified Planning Work Program

What is the UPWP?

The Cape Cod Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) is a list of planning activities anticipated to be performed by MPO staff
over the next year. The UPWP is developed and approved by the Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization, the regional body comprised of local, regional, state, and federal officials charged with overseeing the region's transportation planning process.  Discussions at MPO meetings help to select planning studies to be included in the UPWP. 

UPWP Funding - Funding comes from a combination of state and federal sources, typically in the range of $900,000 per year.

UPWP Studies - Typical efforts include: data collection efforts, Living Streets studies, safety studies, bicycle planning initiatives, and coastal resiliency projects. Planning efforts are designed to address safety and congestion concerns for all transportation modes, including vehicle, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian travel. Recent studies include the Top Crash Location Report and Crash Dashboard and the Mashpee Rotary Study.

FFY 2025 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)
(Active October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025)

On May 20, 2024 the Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization voted to adopt the (FFY) 2025 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) and subsequently voted to administratively modify the 2025 UPWP on October 21, 2024. The plan along with plan summaries in English and Portuguese as presented below.

• FFY 2025 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)
• FFY 2025 UPWP Administrative Modification
• FFY 2025 UPWP Handout | Sumário Executivo 

Watch a recording of the virtual public meeting describing the development of the 2025 Unified Planning Work Program:

FFY 2026 UPWP Development

Each year, the Cape Cod Joint Transportation Committee and the Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization meet publicly to review the development of the UPWP.  The process for the development of the UPWP for the upcoming federal fiscal year began in January 2024. Project selections take place in March, and the draft document is released in April for public comment. The draft documents are finalized and voted on by the MPO in May.

The public input process is an essential facet of the transportation planning process. It allows people who use roadways daily to share their experiences and views on potential changes. MPO and JTC meetings allow for public comments. Public meetings and public comment opportunities for the UPWP will be announced soon. If you would like to share an idea for a future UPWP study, please email us at transportation@capecodcommission.org. 

Previous UPWP Documents

• Federal Fiscal Year 2024 UPWP (Approved May 22, 2023)
• Federal Fiscal Year 2023 UPWP (As Modified February 27, 2023)
• Federal Fiscal Year 2023 UPWP (Approved May 23, 2022)
• Federal Fiscal Year 2022 UPWP (Approved May 24, 2021)
• Federal Fiscal Year 2021 UPWP (As Amended May 24, 2021)
• Federal Fiscal Year 2021 UPWP (As Amended November 16, 2020)
• Federal Fiscal Year 2021 UPWP (As Adjusted September 17, 2020)
• Federal Fiscal Year 2021 UPWP (Approved May 26, 2020)
• Federal Fiscal Year 2020 UPWP (Approved May 20, 2019)
• Federal Fiscal Year 2019 UPWP (Approved May 21, 2018)