NOTE: If you require any accommodations to
participate in this meeting or experience technical difficulties during the
meeting, please contact Matt Archer, MPO Staff, at marcher@ctps.org or
857.702.3708.
Agenda posted before 5:00 PM, July 17, 2020
Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization
Pilot Transit Working Group Meeting
Zoom Video Conferencing Platform
Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsd-usrD4rG9OJ54GkeZ3PS9-ozK2T0tUp
July 20, 2020, 2:30 PM (Estimated duration: 2 hours, expected ending at 4:30 PM)
Civil Rights, nondiscrimination, and
accessibility information is on page 2. |
1.
Welcome, Tegin
Teich, Executive Director, Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO),
5 minutes
2. Meeting Guidelines, 5 minutes
3. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Service Changes and Pandemic Response Planning, Kat Benesh and Laurel Paget-Seekins, MBTA: Presentation and discussion of MBTA planning and service changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, 60 minutes
4. MPO Transit-Related Activities Update, MPO Staff: Presentation and discussion of MPO studies, programs, and resources to support transit in the region, 20 minutes
5. Transit Provider Exchange, 15 minutes
6. General Public Comments, 10 minutes
7. Closing and Next Steps, 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
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) |