Agenda posted before 4:00 PM, September 12, 2019
Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting
10 Park Plaza, Conference Rooms 2 and 3, Boston, MA
September 19, 2019, 10:00 AM (Approximate duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes, expected ending at 11:45 AM)
Civil
Rights, nondiscrimination, and accessibility information is on page 2. |
1.
Introductions, 2
minutes
2. Public Comments, 10 minutes
3. Chairs Report, 2 minutes
4. Committee Chairs Reports, 2 minutes
5. Regional Transportation Advisory Council Report, 3 minutes
6. Executive Directors Report, 2 minutes
7. Action
Item: Approval of August 15, 2019, MPO Meeting Minutes, 1 minute (posted)
8. Action Item: Work Programs for Traffic Analysis and Design Group Studies in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2020, Seth Asante and Chen-Yuan Wang, MPO Staff: Presentation and discussion of FFY 2020 work programs for Addressing Priority Corridors from the Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) Needs Assessment; Addressing Safety, Mobility, and Access on Subregional Priority Roadways; and Safety and Operations Analysis at Selected Intersections. 20 minutes (posted)
9. Action
Item: Coordinated Public TransitHuman Services Transportation Plan, Betsy Harvey, MPO Staff: Presentation and discussion
of the draft Coordinated Public TransitHuman Services Transportation Plan and
comments received during the 30-day public review period. Vote to endorse. 15 minutes
(to be posted)
10.
MAPC Perfect Fit Parking Research Phase II, Kasia Hart, Metropolitan Area Planning Council
(MAPC): Presentation and discussion of phase II of this study to improve the way developers and
planners assess parking demand. Information about this research can be found
online at https://perfectfitparking.mapc.org/. 45 minutes
11.
Members Items: Reports
and notices by MPO members, including regional concerns and local community issues,
5 minutes
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