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Agenda posted before 4:00 PM, November 27, 2024

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

December 5, 2024, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 2 hours, expected ending at
12:00 PM)

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Meeting Agenda

1.      Introductions, 5 minutes  

2.      Chair’s Report, 2 minutes

3.      Executive Director’s Report, 5 minutes  

4.      Public Comments, 15 minutes  

5.      Committee Chairs’ Reports, 5 minutes

6.      Action Item: Approval of October 24, 2024, Meeting Minutes, 5 minutes (posted)

7.      Action Item: Disparate Impact and Disproportionate Burden (DI/DB) Policy Update, Betsy Harvey, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to release the updated DI/DB Policy, which describes how the MPO identifies potential disparate impacts and disproportionate burdens that may result from implementation of the projects in the Long-Range Transportation Plan, for a 30-day public comment period, 10 minutes (posted)

8.      Action Item: Federal Fiscal Years (FFYs) 2025–29 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment Five, Ethan Lapointe, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to release FFYs 2025–29 TIP Amendment Five for a 21-day public comment period, 5 minutes (posted)

9.      Action Item: FFYs 2025–29 TIP Adjustment Two, Ethan Lapointe, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to endorse FFYs 2025–29 TIP Adjustment Two, 5 minutes (posted)

10.   Project Overview and Updates on the Allston Multimodal Project, Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT): Presentation and discussion on updates to the Allston I-90 Multimodal Project, 40 minutes

11.   Strategies for Environmental Outreach and Engagement, Stella Jordan, MPO Staff: Presentation and discussion on the Strategies for Environmental Outreach and Engagement study, which explored best practices and local preferences for environmental engagement and informed recommendations for the MPO to incorporate environmental perspectives and priorities into the transportation planning process, 15 minutes (posted)

12.   Members’ Items: Reports and notices by MPO members, including regional concerns and local community issues, 5 minutes