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 The North Shore Transportation Management Association is a new non‑profit
organization, working to address transportation issues in Beverly,
Danvers, Lynn, Peabody and Salem.
The mission of the North Shore TMA, which began in the summer of
2008, is to bring together businesses, institutions, developers,
organizations and municipalities to address shared traffic-related
issues. We aim to reduce traffic congestion and vehicle emissions
while improving access to and within the North Shore.
The NSTMA is the 11th TMA in Massachusetts. We are part of a larger
organization called MassCommute, which represents 300 companies and
nearly 300,000 Massachusetts employees.
Last year, there was a reduction of more than 55 million vehicle
miles traveled by TMA member employees in Massachusetts. This is
a reduction of more than 2.5 million pounds of CO2 emissions.
The NSTMA is funded by a grant from the Boston Metropolitan
Planning Council and by its members, which includes Osram Sylvania
and the City of Salem.
STAFF
Executive Director
Andrea Leary of Northeast Transit Planning and Management
Corp., based in Marblehead, Massachusetts, is an experienced TMA
developer with over 25 years of experience managing transportation
programs and more than a decade consulting on commuter projects and
transit policy in Massachusetts.
In addition to her role as executive director for the North Shore
TMA, she is also the executive director of the Merrimack
Valley TMA, which has the second largest TMA membership in the
Commonwealth, and serves as managing director of MassCommute,
the Massachusetts TMA Council.
Ms. Leary has consulted on numerous mass transit projects in the
state of Massachusetts, including drafting the original legislative
report to the Massachusetts legislature to outline the need for transportation
funding to accompany the state’s implementation of the landmark
federal Welfare to Work initiative; managed the Lowell Regional Transit
Authority’s Access to Jobs program; and provided in-depth analysis
and developed transportation program recommendations for the North
Shore Medical Center for both elderly and low-income residents who
were transit dependent.
She uses her vast network, both at the Massachusetts State House
and in Washington, to influence transit and commuter policy and is
currently serving on a national committee to develop recommendations
for guiding principles for the next Federal Transportation Funding
Authorization. Recent, Ms. Leary was selected by the Association
for Commuter Transportation (ACT) to participate in a national, year-long
Leadership Academy designed to enhance and refine the skills necessary
for effective advocacy, policy development, and organizational governance.
Andrea Leary leads the North Shore TMA board of directors,
has worked to formalize the TMA's new non-profit status, and is responsible
for recommending and implementing TMA policy, program direction,
and budget. Additional core responsibilities for the TMA include
spearheading member recruitment efforts; leading the advocacy mission
of the TMA; and partnering with area municipalities to support economic
development for their communities and businesses by identifying Transportation
Demand Management (TDM) priorities, such as services, funding needs,
and infrastructure improvements – including enhanced roadway
and expanded transit opportunities.
Email: 
Tel: 781.639.6262
The North Shore TMA has a board of directors, made up of
its members and city planners from its service area municipalities.
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