Frederick P. Salvucci
Encyclopedia
Frederick Peter Salvucci is a civil engineer
specializing in transportation, in particular infrastructure
, urban transportation, public transportation and institutional development in decision-making. He was the Secretary of Transportation for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts under Governor
Michael Dukakis
. He was born, and still lives, in the Brighton
district of Boston. He also lived in the North End and Naples
for a year each.
. Other efforts included the extension of the Red Line
to Quincy
and Alewife station
in Cambridge
; the relocation of the Orange Line
in Boston's Southwest Corridor
; the acquisition and modernization of the Commuter Rail Network; the restructuring of the MBTA; the formulation of noise rules to halt the increase in aircraft noise at Logan Airport; the development of strategies to achieve high-speed rail
service between Boston and New York
; and planning for the redevelopment of the Park Square
section of Boston by locating and building the State Transportation Building there.
More recent activities have included participation in the restructuring of commuter and rapid-transit services in Buenos Aires
, Argentina
, using concession contract
s with private-sector companies; participation with the Volpe Center in a review of the transportation planning process in United States metropolitan areas of over 1 million people; and participation in an innovative research and educational collaboration with the University of Puerto Rico
and the Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, focused on the development of a new transit system for San Juan, Puerto Rico. The project, called Tren Urbano
, is the first design-build-operate system in the United States. Mr Salvucci is also a key participant in major (MIT) research projects with the Chicago Transit Authority and Transport for London, patterned on the Tren Urbano program.
Mr Salvucci teaches courses in Urban Transportation Planning, Institutional and Policy Analysis and Public Transportation at MIT. A graduate of Boston Latin School
, he attended MIT both as an undergraduate and graduate
student of Civil Engineering, earning his Bachelor of Science in 1961 and his Master of Science in 1962. His international education includes a year at the University of Naples as a Fulbright Scholar from 1964 to 1965, where he studied the use of transportation investment to stimulate economic development in areas of high poverty in Southern Italy.
Civil engineer
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering; the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructures while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructures that have been neglected.Originally, a...
specializing in transportation, in particular infrastructure
Infrastructure
Infrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function...
, urban transportation, public transportation and institutional development in decision-making. He was the Secretary of Transportation for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts under Governor
Governor of Massachusetts
The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. The current governor is Democrat Deval Patrick.-Constitutional role:...
Michael Dukakis
Michael Dukakis
Michael Stanley Dukakis served as the 65th and 67th Governor of Massachusetts from 1975–1979 and from 1983–1991, and was the Democratic presidential nominee in 1988. He was born to Greek immigrants in Brookline, Massachusetts, also the birthplace of John F. Kennedy, and was the longest serving...
. He was born, and still lives, in the Brighton
Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts
Brighton is a dissolved municipality and current neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and is located in the northwest corner of the city. It is named after the town of Brighton in the English city of Brighton and Hove...
district of Boston. He also lived in the North End and Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
for a year each.
Career
Most of his career has been in the public sector, having served from 1970 to 1974 as transportation advisor to Boston mayor Kevin White and then from 1975 to 1978 and 1983 to 1990 as Secretary of Transportation for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts under governor Michael Dukakis. In those roles he has participated in much of the transportation planning and policy formulation in the Boston urban area and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts over the past twenty years. Particular emphasis was given to the expansion of the transit system, the development of the financial and political support for the Central Artery/Tunnel Project (see Big Dig) and the design of implementation strategies consistent with economic growth in compliance with the Clean Air ActClean Air Act
A Clean Air Act is one of a number of pieces of legislation relating to the reduction of airborne contaminants, smog and air pollution in general. The use by governments to enforce clean air standards has contributed to an improvement in human health and longer life spans...
. Other efforts included the extension of the Red Line
Red Line (MBTA)
The Red Line is a rapid transit line operated by the MBTA running roughly north-south through Boston, Massachusetts into neighboring communities. The line begins west of Boston, in Cambridge, Massachusetts at Alewife station, near the intersection of Alewife Brook Parkway and Route 2...
to Quincy
Quincy, Massachusetts
Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Its nicknames are "City of Presidents", "City of Legends", and "Birthplace of the American Dream". As a major part of Metropolitan Boston, Quincy is a member of Boston's Inner Core Committee for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council...
and Alewife station
Alewife (MBTA station)
Alewife, located at the intersection of Alewife Brook Parkway and Cambridgepark West in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a local intermodal transportation hub. It is the northern terminus of the MBTA's Red Line, and a bus terminal for several local routes and one intercity route. It opened in 1985.The...
in Cambridge
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
; the relocation of the Orange Line
Orange Line (MBTA)
The Orange Line is one of the four subway lines of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. It extends from Forest Hills in Jamaica Plain, Boston in the south to Oak Grove in Malden, Massachusetts in the north. It meets the Red Line at Downtown Crossing, the Blue Line at State, and the Green...
in Boston's Southwest Corridor
Southwest Corridor
The Southwest Corridor or Southwest Expressway was a project designed to bring an eight-lane highway into the City of Boston from a direction southwesterly of downtown. It was supposed to connect with Interstate 95 at Route 128...
; the acquisition and modernization of the Commuter Rail Network; the restructuring of the MBTA; the formulation of noise rules to halt the increase in aircraft noise at Logan Airport; the development of strategies to achieve high-speed rail
High-speed rail
High-speed rail is a type of passenger rail transport that operates significantly faster than the normal speed of rail traffic. Specific definitions by the European Union include for upgraded track and or faster for new track, whilst in the United States, the U.S...
service between Boston and New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
; and planning for the redevelopment of the Park Square
Park Square (Boston)
Park Square in downtown Boston, Massachusetts is bounded by Stuart, Charles, Boylston, and Arlington Streets. It is the home of the Boston Four Seasons Hotel and the Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers. Across Boylston Street is the Boston Public Garden...
section of Boston by locating and building the State Transportation Building there.
More recent activities have included participation in the restructuring of commuter and rapid-transit services in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, using concession contract
Concession (contract)
A concession is a business operated under a contract or license associated with a degree of exclusivity in business within a certain geographical area. For example, sports arenas or public parks may have concession stands. Many department stores contain numerous concessions operated by other...
s with private-sector companies; participation with the Volpe Center in a review of the transportation planning process in United States metropolitan areas of over 1 million people; and participation in an innovative research and educational collaboration with the University of Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico
The University of Puerto Rico is the state university system of Puerto Rico. The system consists of 11 campuses and has approximately 64,511 students and 5,300 faculty members...
and the Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, focused on the development of a new transit system for San Juan, Puerto Rico. The project, called Tren Urbano
Tren Urbano
The Tren Urbano — or Urban Train in English — is a fully automated rapid transit that serves the metropolitan area of San Juan, which includes the municipalities of San Juan, Bayamón and Guaynabo. It is electrified by third rail at 750 V DC...
, is the first design-build-operate system in the United States. Mr Salvucci is also a key participant in major (MIT) research projects with the Chicago Transit Authority and Transport for London, patterned on the Tren Urbano program.
Mr Salvucci teaches courses in Urban Transportation Planning, Institutional and Policy Analysis and Public Transportation at MIT. A graduate of Boston Latin School
Boston Latin School
The Boston Latin School is a public exam school founded on April 23, 1635, in Boston, Massachusetts. It is both the first public school and oldest existing school in the United States....
, he attended MIT both as an undergraduate and graduate
Graduate school
A graduate school is a school that awards advanced academic degrees with the general requirement that students must have earned a previous undergraduate degree...
student of Civil Engineering, earning his Bachelor of Science in 1961 and his Master of Science in 1962. His international education includes a year at the University of Naples as a Fulbright Scholar from 1964 to 1965, where he studied the use of transportation investment to stimulate economic development in areas of high poverty in Southern Italy.