TEC is the system utilized by the Pioneer Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) to determine the regional impact of Federal Aid eligible transportation improvement projects.  Every project is ranked by TEC score, projects are funded based on score from highest to lowest based on available funding for the current Federal Fiscal year.

The current Pioneer Valley Transportation Evaluation Criteria (TEC) has been in use since 2004.  Scoring is based on a range from negative 18 to positive 18. TEC criteria are divided into two categories; Transportation Criteria and Other Impact Criteria.

Transportation Criteria consists of three sub categories; Condition, Mobility, and Safety. Each Sub category has several scoring criteria, which are outlined below. The Transportation Criteria section of the TEC allows for up to 9 point or 50% of the total TEC score
Other Impact Criteria consists of three sub categories; Community Effects and Support, Land Use and Economic Development, and Environmental Effects. Each Sub category has several scoring criteria, which are outlined on the next page. Other Impact Criteria allows for up to 9 points or 50% of the total TEC Score.

The proposed TEC http://www.pvpc.org/sites/default/files/Proposed%20New%20Scoring%20Summa... (Links are also provided below for current and proposed TEC).  PVPC will keep this document out for public review until June 13, 2014. 

Please direct any questions or comments to Gary Roux at gmroux@pvpc.org, or by mail at 60 Congress Street, Springfield MA, 01104.;