NOTE: If you
require any accommodations to participate in this meeting or experience
technical difficulties during the meeting, please contact Rσisνn Foley, MPO
Staff, at rfoley@ctps.org or 857.702.3704.
Agenda posted before 5:00 PM, November 9, 2020
Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization
Pilot Transit Working Group Meeting
Zoom Video Conferencing Platform
Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErcOmgqD8qGdaRggK20WrHYNrdh5S2XLTa
November 12, 2020, 2:30 PM (Estimated duration: 2 hours, expected ending at 4:30 PM)
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Civil Rights, nondiscrimination, and
accessibility information is on page 2. |
1. Welcome and Meeting Guidelines, Tegin Teich, MPO Executive Director, and Michelle Scott, MPO staff, 10 minutes
2. MPO Transit Activities Update, Sandy Johnston, Michelle Scott, and Paul Christner, MPO Staff: Information about the MPOs Community Connections funding program and its Regional Transit Service Planning Technical Support program, and other transit-related MPO activities, 20 minutes
3. Taxi/Livery Transportation Partnerships Grant Program, Marah Holland, Metropolitan Area Planning Council: Information about a grant program for municipal and state agencies, regional transit authorities, health and human service providers, and nonprofit organizations to partner with taxicab, livery, or hackney businesses to fill transportation gaps and meet transportation and delivery needs, 10 minutes
4. Transit Provider Exchange, 20 minutes
5. MBTA Forging Ahead Plan and Service Options, Laurel Paget-Seekins, MBTA: Presentation of the MBTAs Forging Ahead planning process and proposed service options to be implemented in the spring and summer 2021, 45 minutes
6. General Public Comments, 10 minutes
7.
Closing and Next Steps, 5
minutes
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Meeting
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and do not constitute a schedule. Meeting locations are accessible to people
with disabilities and are near public transportation. Upon request
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857.702.3700 (voice), 617.570.9193 (TTY), 617.570.9192 (fax), or
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compliance with federal nondiscrimination laws including Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), the Civil Rights Restoration Act of
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(including limited English proficiency), be excluded from participation in,
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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
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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
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information in a different language or in an accessible format, please
contact Title VI Specialist, Boston Region MPO, 10
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