Agenda posted before 4:00 PM, April 18, 2019

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

Conference Rooms 2 and 3, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA

April 25, 2019, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: Approximately 3 hours and 20 minutes, expected ending at 1:20 PM)

Civil Rights, nondiscrimination, and accessibility information is on page 3.

Meeting Agenda

1. Introductions, 3 minutes

2. Public Comments, 10 minutes

3. Chair’s Report, 5 minutes

4. Committee Chairs’ Reports, 5 minutes

5. Regional Transportation Advisory Council Report, 5 minutes

6. Executive Director’s Report, 10 minutes

7. Action Item: Performance-Based Planning and Programming Agreement, Bryan Pounds, MassDOT Office of Transportation Planning, update on the status of this agreement, discussion of any MPO feedback, and anticipated vote to endorse, 10 minutes (posted)

8. Action Item: Public Participation Plan (PPP) Amendment, Annette Demchur, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of PPP Amendment and comments received during the public review period; anticipated vote to endorse the amendment, 10 minutes (posted)

9. Action Item: Federal Fiscal Years (FFYs) 2019–23 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment Three, Matt Genova and Michelle Scott, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of the proposed TIP amendment; vote to release for 21-day public review period, 15 minutes (to be posted)

10. Action Item: FFYs 2020–24 TIP Development, Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Staff and Matt Genova, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of TIP programming options; anticipated vote to release the draft FFYs 2020–24 TIP for a 21-day public review period, 30 minutes (posted)

11. LRTP Major Infrastructure Project Updates, Anne McGahan, MPO Staff and Project Proponents, presentation and discussion of major infrastructure projects being considered for funding in the new LRTP, Destination 2040; project proponents and staff of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will be present to provide updates and answer project-specific questions; the focus of this presentation will be on major infrastructure projects located in MassDOT Highway Districts 3, 5, and 6; 45 minutes (posted)

12. LRTP Investment Programs Update and Discussion, Anne McGahan, MPO Staff, presentation and continued discussion of investment programs for the new LRTP, Destination 2040, 30 minutes

13. Development of the MPO’s Disparate Impact and Disproportionate Burden (DI/DB) Policy, John Gliebe, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of modeling work that has been conducted to further the development of a DI/DB Policy to analyze potential equity impacts of the new LRTP, Destination 2040, 30 minutes

14. Members’ Items, reports and notices by MPO members, including regional concerns and local community issues; 5 minutes

Meeting materials are posted on the MPO’s 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, veteran’s status (including Vietnam-era veterans), or background. Any person who believes 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, Cape Ann Transportation Authority, and MetroWest Regional Transit Authority, which are Federal Transit Administration 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.