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Agenda posted before 4:00 PM, June 30, 2022
Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting
Zoom Virtual Conferencing Platform
July 7, 2022, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 1 hour
and 35 minutes, expected ending at 11:35 AM)
Please note: This meeting will be followed by a MPO Member Focus Group on the Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) Vision and Goals Planning at 12:00 PM.
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1. Introductions, 5 minutes
2. Chairs Report, 5 minutes
3. Executive Directors Report, 5 minutes
4. Public Comments, 10 minutes
5. Committee Chairs Reports, 5 minutes
6.      
Regional Transportation Advisory Council
Report, 5 minutes
7.       Action
Item: Approval of May 26, 2022, MPO Meeting Minutes, 5 minutes (to be posted)
8.      
Action Item: Work Scope: MBTA Transit
Service Data Collection for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 202325, Jonathan Belcher, Chief Transit Analyst/Planner:
Presentation, discussion, and expected vote to endorse this
work program for MPO staff to perform data collection on MBTA transit services
and provide technical assistance to the MBTA to address service planning needs, 5 minutes (to be posted)
9.       Action
Item: FFY 202226 Transportation
Improvement Program (TIP) Adjustment Four, Jonathan Church, Manager of Certification Activities:
Presentation
and discussion of the proposed TIP adjustment and vote to endorse, 10 minutes (to be posted)
10.  
Action Item: FFY 202226 TIP Amendment Seven, Jonathan Church,
Manager of Certification Activities: Presentation and discussion of the proposed
TIP amendment and vote to release for public review, 10 minutes (to be posted)
11.   Presentation:
Route 9 Priority Corridor Study in
Framingham and Natick, MA, Seth Asante, Chief Transportation Planner:
Presentation and
discussion of study results, including the transportation issues and needs,
improvements, and vision for the corridor, 25 minutes (to be posted)
12.  
Members Items: Reports and notices by MPO members, including
regional concerns and local community issues, 5
minutes
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