Agenda posted before 4:00 PM, August 29, 2019

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

September 5, 2019, 10:00 AM (Approximate duration: 2 hours and 44 minutes, expected ending at 12:44 PM)

Civil Rights, nondiscrimination, and accessibility information is on page 2.

Meeting Agenda

1. Introductions, 2 minutes

2. Public Comments, 10 minutes

3. Chair’s Report, 5 minutes

4. Committee Chairs’ Reports, 2 minutes

5. Regional Transportation Advisory Council Report, 3 minutes

6. Executive Director’s Report, 2 minutes

7. Action Item: Hiring of Executive Director, Marc Draisen, Metropolitan Area Planning Council: Presentation of the recommended candidate for the Executive Director of Central Transportation Planning Staff and vote to approve, 20 minutes

8. Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Project Evaluation Criteria Revisions, Matt Genova, MPO staff: Presentation as a follow-up to the August 15th MPO meeting and discussion of planned outreach and revisions to existing TIP project evaluation criteria, 30 minutes (to be posted)

9. Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s Congestion in the Commonwealth: Report to the Governor 2019, Liz Williams, Massachusetts Department of Transportation: Presentation and discussion of this study to identify and investigate where, when, and why congestion occurs in Massachusetts, 45 minutes

10. Metropolitan Area Planning Council’s Perfect Fit Parking Research Phase II, Kasia Hart, Metropolitan Area Planning Council: Presentation and discussion of the second phase of this study to improve the way developers and planners assess parking demand, 30 minutes

11. 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.