Draft Focus40 Plan

Focus40 is the 25-year investment plan to position the MBTA to meet the needs of the Greater Boston region in 2040. On July 30, 2018 the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and the MBTA released a draft of the Focus40 Plan. The Focus40 Plan will serve as a comprehensive playbook guiding all capital planning initiatives at the MBTA. It will ensure that the MBTA will become the reliable, robust, and resilient transit system the region will require in the future.

The release of this draft provides an opportunity for MBTA customers and stakeholders to share their ideas, hopes, and concerns for the future of the MBTA.  Throughout the draft document, there are call out boxes requesting feedback.  You can respond via the Focus40 Draft Plan Feedback Form.

View the draft Focus40 Plan online or download as a printable PDF.

The draft Plan includes the following sections:

• Introduction and Overview of the Focus40 Process
• Goals
• Scenario Planning Overview (More detailed information provided on Planning for the Future tab)
• Priority Places
• Programs 
• What’s Next
• How to Engage

Additional Materials

• Summary table of Programs
• Overview Presentation

Additional Information Throughout This Website

Visit the MBTA Today page to see State of the System reports and other details about the operations of the MBTA today.

Visit the Planning for the Future page to see detailed information on the scenario planning analysis that underlies the Focus40 process.

Visit the Additional Resources page to see parallel planning efforts and other related projects.

How to Comment

MassDOT and the MBTA want your feedback! Please share your comments with us using the Focus40 Draft Plan Feedback Form. The comment period will end on Friday, September 21. A final Focus40 Plan will be released in the fall, incorporating the feedback we receive as well as findings from other planning studies that will be concluding this summer.

Focus40 Schedule - Next Steps