Agenda posted before 4:00 PM, February 28, 2019
Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting
Conference Rooms 2 and 3, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA
March 7, 2019, 10:00 AM
(Estimated duration:
2 hours and 2 minutes, expected ending at 12:02 PM)
Please Note: This meeting will be preceded by a Unified
Planning Work Program (UPWP) Committee meeting, beginning
at 9:00 AM
Civil
Rights, nondiscrimination, and accessibility information is on page 3. |
1. Introductions, 1 minute
2. Public Comments, 15 minutes
3. Chairs Report, 2 minutes
4. Committee Chairs Reports, 2 minutes
5. Regional Transportation Advisory Council Report, 3 minutes
6. Executive Directors Report, 3 minutes
7. Action
Item: Approval of February 7, 2019, MPO Meeting Minutes, 1 minute
(to be posted)
8. Action
Item: Work Program for Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Transit Service Data Collection, Jonathan
Belcher, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and
expected vote to endorse this work program for MPO staff to perform data
collection on MBTA transit services and provide technical assistance to the
MBTA to address service planning needs;
10 minutes (posted)
9. Action
Item: Work Program for the Future of the Curb Study, Andrew Clark, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and
expected vote to endorse this work program to explore current and future demands
on the curbside lane, the strategies being used in other regions to respond to
these demands, and the applicability of those strategies to the Boston region; 10 minutes
(posted)
10. Federal
Fiscal Years 202024 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP): Project
Readiness Updates and Baseline Programming, Matt
Genova, MPO Staff: Presentation and discussion of the updates to the schedules
and costs of currently programmed TIP projects, and the potential impact of
these changes on the TIP; 25 minutes (to
be posted)
11. Report
Presentation: Traffic Congestion in the Boston Region: Beyond the Daily Commute,
Ryan Hicks, MPO Staff: Presentation and
discussion about the utility of using INRIX data to gain insight into incidents
of roadway congestion that develop in the Boston region because of traveling
associated with special events and holidays; 20 minutes (posted)
12. The 202024 Capital Investment Plan (CIP) Update, Michelle Ho, Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Office of Transportation Planning: Presentation and discussion of MassDOTs and MBTAs process and progress to develop the 202024 CIP; 25 minutes
13.
Members Items, reports and notices by
MPO members, including regional concerns and local community issues; 5 minutes
Meeting materials are posted on the MPOs meeting calendar webpage at ctps.org/calendar/month.
Times reflect the expected duration of each item and do not constitute
a schedule.
Meeting locations are
accessible to people with disabilities and are near public transportation.
Upon request (preferably two weeks in advance of the meeting), every effort
will be made to provide accommodations such as assistive listening devices,
materials in accessible formats and in languages other than English, and
interpreters in American Sign Language and other languages. Please contact
the MPO staff at 857.702.3700 (voice), 617.570.9193 (TTY), 617.570.9192
(fax), or publicinfo@ctps.org. The MPO
complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) and other federal and state nondiscrimination statutes
and regulations in all programs and activities. The MPO does not discriminate
based on race, color, national origin (including limited English
proficiency), religion, creed, gender, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, age,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veterans status
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herself/himself or any specific class of persons to have been subjected to
discrimination prohibited by Title VI, ADA, or another nondiscrimination
statute or regulation may, herself/himself or via a representative, file a
written complaint with the MPO. Complaints filed under federal law (based on
race, color, national origin [including limited English proficiency], sex,
age, or disability) must be filed no later than 180 calendar days after the
date the person believes the discrimination occurred. Complaints filed under
Massachusetts General Law (based on race, color, religious creed, national
origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or ancestry) or Governor's
Executive Order 526, section 4 (based on race, color, age, gender, ethnicity,
sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, creed, ancestry,
national origin, disability, veteran's status [including Vietnam-era
veterans], or background) must be filed no later than 300 calendar days after
the date the person believes the discrimination occurred. A complaint form
and additional information can be obtained by contacting the MPO (see above)
or at www.bostonmpo.org. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation
Authority (MBTA), Cape Ann Transportation Authority (CATA), and MetroWest
Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA), which are Federal
Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5307(c) applicants, have consulted with
the MPO and concur that the public involvement process adopted by the MPO for
the development of the Transportation Improvement Program satisfies the
public hearing requirements that pertain to the development of the Program of
Projects for regular Section 5307, Urbanized Area Formula Program, grant applications,
including the provision for public notice and the time established for public
review and comment. |