Sam Taylor is an experienced professional in urban planning and public policy, currently serving as the Performance-Based Planning and Programming Manager for the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) since December 2022. Prior experience includes a role as a Rider Research Co-op at MBTA and a Research Assistant at the Digital Cities Research Network at Northeastern University. Sam Taylor has also worked as a Preparedness and Response Analyst for Baltimore County's Department of Health and held various positions in political organizations, including Special Assistant to the County Executive and Political Director. Educational credentials include a Master's degree in Urban Planning and Policy from Northeastern University and a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and Public Health from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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.