CONNECTING COMMUNITIES
through innovative transportation solutions
Merrimack Valley TMA
The Merrimack Valley TMA brings businesses, municipalities, developers and regional organizations together to develop policies and programming designed to relieve traffic congestion, promote access to and between businesses and residential communities and to reduce single-occupancy vehicle rides.
Membership, mission and services are tailored to meet the specific needs of each TMA and its members.
TDM (Transportation Demand Management) strategies can include ridesharing, parking management strategies, trip reduction strategies (like telecommuting & incentive programs), and pedestrian and bicycle improvements.
Benefits of Membership
The Merrimack Valley TMA is your key resource for collaborative transportation solutions and green commuting benefits.
A TMA connects you to local businesses, institutions, developers, residential apartment communities, municipalities and other organizations to leverage your combined resources to address common transportation issues, leading to convenient, cost-effective, environmentally responsible, stress-free and often healthier active transportation options for you or your business.
HOW WE SERVE OUR COMMUNITY
RESIDENTIAL
Help develop commuting options as an alternative to single drivers in cars.
- Zip code analysis
- Surveying to determine residential transit needs & interests
- 3-4 onsite events annually
- Assistance in developing active transportation opportunities
- Last mile shuttle services
- Incentive programs & GRH
- Rideshare matching
- Grant opportunities
BUSINESS
Support commercial development opportunities and traffic mitigation efforts through TDM (Transportation Demand Management) measures.
- Assist with recruitment and retention issues around transit
- Last mile shuttle service
- Pre-tax transit pass programs
- Coordination with local planning departments & legislative delegation
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
Strategize to reduce demand on our roadways & infrastructure and improve air quality.
- Expanding public-private partnerships designed to address gaps in infrastructure
- Bi-Annual Roundtable Events
- Municipal Roundtable
- Andover – 2010-2021
- Legislative Roundtable
- October 2020
- Telework Tax Webinar – Spring 2021
- Merrimack Valley Planning Commission
- Monthly Planning & Coordination Meetings
- Community Change grant application 2021
- MVRTA
- Coordination of, collaboration with and marketing of transit services
- Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce – ex-officio member
Connect to Your Perfect Commute
Whether you live, work, or are visiting the upper Merrimack Valley area, our Commute Tracker app will help you find the best, most cost-effective, sustainable transportation option for your travel or commuting needs.
Access to trip-tracking to earn incentives and registration for our Guaranteed Ride Home and Green to Work programs.
The Merrimack Valley TMA has partnered with RideAmigos to bring members a comprehensive app-based interactive platform to provide customized options designed to provide choice for how you travel to/from or within our upper Merrimack Valley communities of Andover, Haverhill, Lawrence, Methuen, and North Andover.
The Green to Work (GTW) program is a raffle-based points program for TMA member employees and tenants. Participants earn points for logging their “green” commutes to work during each calendar quarter. A winner will be drawn each quarter for a $250 gift card.
The Guaranteed Ride Home (GRH) program ensures MVTMA members who participate in our Green to Work program a ride home if there is an emergency, alleviating the fear of being stranded.
Our News
Featuring updates about incentive promotions, community initiatives, construction updates, local transportation news, and ways to green your commute.
Win Apple AirPods Pro!
The Merrimack Valley TMA is pleased to announce our Website Launch Promo. The Merrimack Valley TMA is celebrating the launch of
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MVRTA Goes Fare Free!
The Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority has gone fare free for all local fixed route and EZ Trans paratransit services as
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Shattuck Road Discussions
Shattuck Road / Corporate Drive TMA Members & Property Owners Band Together to Discuss Sewer & Water Infrastructure Issues. The Merrimack
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Some of Our Members
By greening your commute, you could save money and protect the environment!
A 25-mile commute costs about $2,000 annually in gas alone. By alternating the days you drive to work, you stand to save roughly $1,000 – and that’s before you factor in tolls, depreciation, and any parking costs. Bring a third buddy, and the savings climb to $1,300!
Statewide leaving the car at home and taking another way (ride share, transit, bike or walk) has annually saved 23 million driving miles annually and kept more than 10,000 tons of pollution out of the air we breathe!
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