Agenda posted before 4:00 PM, October 31, 2019
Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting
Conference Rooms 2 and 3, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA
November 7, 2019, 10:00 AM (Approximate duration: 2
hours and 50 minutes, expected ending at 12:50 AM)
Civil Rights, nondiscrimination, and
accessibility information is on page 3. |
1.
Introductions, 2
minutes
2. Public Comments, 10 minutes
3. Chair’s Report, 2 minutes
4. Committee Chairs’ Reports, 2 minutes
5. Regional Transportation Advisory Council Report, 2 minutes
6. Executive Director’s Report, 2 minutes
7. Action
Item: Approval of September 5 and September 19, 2019, MPO Meeting Minutes, 1 minute (posted)
8. Action Item: Evaluation of Proof-of-Payment Fare Inspection Strategies for AFC 2.0, Steven Andrews, MPO staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to approve the work scope for analyzing alternative fare inspection strategies for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) proof-of-payment system to be implemented with a new automated fare collection system, known as AFC 2.0, 10 minutes (posted)
9. Action Item: Exploring Resilience in MPO-Funded Corridor and Intersection Studies, Seth Asante, MPO staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to approve the work scope for this federal fiscal year (FFY) 2020 discrete study funded through the Unified Planning Work Program, 10 minutes (posted)
10. Action Item: Locations with High Bicycle and Pedestrian Crash Rates in the Boston Region MPO Area, Casey-Marie Claude, MPO staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to approve the work scope for this FFY 2020 discrete study funded through the Unified Planning Work Program, 10 minutes (posted)
11. Action
Item: Disparate Impacts Metrics Analysis, Betsy
Harvey, MPO staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to approve the work scope
for developing thresholds for the MPO’s accessibility, mobility, and
environmental metrics analyzed in the Long-Range Transportation Plan, Destination 2040, to
determine when an impact to minority populations or low-income populations
would be significantly high and adverse, 10 minutes (posted)
12. Action Item: Further Development of the MPO’s Community Transportation Program, Sandy Johnston, MPO staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to approve the work scope for continuing the development, administration, and refinement of the Community Connections investment program during and after its pilot round in FFY 2020, 5 minutes (posted)
13. Action Item: FFYs 2020–24 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment One, Matt Genova, MPO Staff: Presentation and discussion of the proposed TIP amendment and vote to release for a 21-day public review period, 15 minutes (to be posted)
14. MPO Transit Committee Outreach Results and Staff Recommendations, Michelle Scott, MPO staff: Presentation of results from outreach about an MPO transit committee and related recommendations, 35 minutes (posted)
15. Transportation
Access Studies of Central Business Districts, Andrew
Clark, MPO staff: Presentation of results from a study undertaken to understand the modes of transportation customers
use to access central business districts in the Boston region, 20 minutes (posted)
16. Boston Region MPO Voting Procedures, Eric Bourassa, Metropolitan Area Planning Council, and Paul Regan, MBTA Advisory Board: Initial discussion about MPO board membership, voting procedures, and input from federal partners to review the MPO’s election and voting procedures, 30 minutes (posted)
17.
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. |