NOTE: If you
require any accommodations in order to participate or experience technical
difficulties during the meeting, please contact Rσisνn Foley, MPO Staff,
at rfoley@ctps.org or
857.702.3704.
Agenda posted before 4:00 PM, July 30, 2020
Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting
Zoom Video Conferencing Platform: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85125258133
August 6, 2020, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: Approximately 2 hours, expected
ending at 12:00 PM)
Please note: This meeting will be preceded by a meeting
of the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Committee beginning at 9:00 AM.
Civil Rights, nondiscrimination, and
accessibility information is on page 3. |
1. Introductions, 2 minutes
2. Chairs Report, 2 minutes
3. Executive Directors Report, 5 minutes
4. Public Comments, 10 minutes
5. Committee Chairs Reports, 2 minutes
6. Regional Transportation Advisory Council Report, 2 minutes
7. Action Item: Work Scope, Silver Line Extension, Bruce Kaplan, MPO Staff: Presentation and discussion of this work scope to assess the feasibility, utility, and cost of various alignment and service frequency options of an extension of the Silver Line from Chelsea to North Station via Everett and Cambridge, 5 minutes (posted)
8. Action Item: Work Scope, MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA) Planning Assistance, Jonathan Belcher, MPO Staff: Presentation and discussion of this work scope to evaluate the potential for Sunday fixed-route service in the MWRTA service region, 5 minutes (posted)
9. Action Item: Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2020 UPWP Amendment Two, Sandy Johnston, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to endorse, 10 minutes (posted)
10. Action Item: FFY 2020 UPWP Amendment Three, Sandy Johnston, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to release for a 30-day public comment period, 10 minutes (posted)
11. Action Item: FFYs 202024 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment Seven, Matt Genova, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to endorse, 10 minutes (posted)
12. Discussion: Successful Shuttles, Bradley Putnam, MPO Staff: Presentation and discussion of a guidebook on operating a successful community shuttle program in the Boston region, 20 minutes (posted)
13. Discussion: TIP Project Selection CriteriaInitial Proposed Economic Vitality Criteria Revisions, Matt Genova, MPO Staff: Presentation and discussion of proposed revisions to the Economic Vitality goal area of the TIP criteria, 20 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 MPOs 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
eharvey@ctps.org. The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning
Organization (MPO) operates its programs, services, and activities in
compliance with federal nondiscrimination laws including Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), the Civil Rights Restoration Act of
1987, and related statutes and regulations. Title VI prohibits discrimination
in federally assisted programs and requires that no person in the United
States of America shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin
(including limited English proficiency), be excluded from participation in,
denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any
program or activity that receives federal assistance. Related federal nondiscrimination
laws administered by the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit
Administration, or both, prohibit discrimination on the basis of age, sex,
and disability. The Boston Region MPO considers these protected populations
in its Title VI Programs, consistent with federal interpretation and
administration. In addition, the Boston Region MPO provides meaningful access
to its programs, services, and activities to individuals with limited English
proficiency, in compliance with U.S. Department of Transportation policy and
guidance on federal Executive Order 13166. The Boston Region MPO also complies with the
Massachusetts Public Accommodation Law, M.G.L. c 272 sections 92a, 98, 98a,
which prohibits making any distinction, discrimination, or restriction in
admission to, or treatment in a place of public accommodation based on race,
color, religious creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability,
or ancestry. Likewise, the Boston Region MPO complies with the Governor's
Executive Order 526, section 4, which requires that all programs, activities,
and services provided, performed, licensed, chartered, funded, regulated, or
contracted for by the state shall be conducted without unlawful
discrimination 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. A complaint form and additional information
can be obtained by contacting the MPO or at http://www.bostonmpo.org/mpo_non_discrimination. To request this
information in a different language or in an accessible format, please
contact Title VI Specialist, Boston Region MPO, 10
Park Plaza, Suite 2150, Boston, MA 02116, civilrights@ctps.org, 857.702.3700 (voice), 617.570.9193 (TTY) |