Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization
Rosemary McCarron is a seasoned transportation planner and data analyst with extensive experience in managing and analyzing transportation programs. Currently serving as the Manager of Data Analysis and Applications at the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization since January 2022, Rosemary previously held significant roles at LADOT, where responsibilities included overseeing Vision Zero programs and transportation demand forecasting. Additional experience includes a research analyst position at the PLACE Program with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, linking police collision reports to hospital records, and a research specialist role at UCLA, managing MRI studies related to Autism Spectrum Disorders. Rosemary holds a Master’s Degree in City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning from UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from the University of Chicago.
Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization
The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is responsible for conducting the federally required metropolitan transportation planning process for the Boston metropolitan area. The MPO develops the vision for the region and decides how to allocate federal and state transportation funds to programs and projects—roadway, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian—that support that vision. The staff to the Boston Region MPO, the Central Transportation Planning Staff (CTPS), was created in 1974 to develop a permanent resource of expertise in comprehensive, multimodal transportation planning and analysis. CTPS promotes interagency cooperation, ensures consistency among planning efforts, reduces redundancy, and fills gaps in the capabilities of MPO members—thus enabling work for member agencies to be accomplished efficiently and effectively. LinkedIn comments are not considered official public comments to the MPO. Submit an official comment at bostonmpo.org/contact.