Regional Transportation Advisory Council Meeting

Conference Room 4, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA

December 11, 2019, 3:00 PM

(Estimated duration: One hour and 40 minutes, expected ending at 4:40 PM)

Meeting Agenda

1.     Introductions, 5 minutes (3:00 PM), Lenard Diggins, Chair

2.     Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and the Advisory Council, 30 minutes (3:05 PM), Kate Fichter, Secretary for Policy Coordination, MassDOT, discussion of the relationship between MassDOT and the Advisory Council

3.     Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Studies, 35 minutes (3:35 PM), Sandy Johnston, UPWP Manager, discussion of potential studies for inclusion in the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2021 UPWP

4.     Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Universe of Projects, 15 minutes (4:10 PM), Matt Archer, MPO staff, presentation and discussion of the FFYs 2021–25 TIP Universe of Projects

5.     Approval of June 12, 2019, Meeting Minutes, 5 minutes (4:25 PM), L. Diggins, Chair (Minutes posted to MPO Website Calendar before meeting)

6.     Chair’s Report, 5 minutes (4:30 PM), L. Diggins, Chair

7.     Old Business, New Business, and Member Announcements, 5 minutes (4:35 PM)

8.     Adjourn (4:40 PM)


 

 

 

Agenda posted before 7:00 PM, December 5, 2019.

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