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Agenda updated before 3:00 PM, December 16, 2024

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

December 19, 2024, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: approximately 2 hours, expected ending at 12:00 PM)

Please note:      This meeting will be followed by a Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Process, Engagement, and Readiness Committee meeting beginning at approximately 1:00 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, 25 minutes  

5.      Committee Chairs’ Reports, 5 minutes

6.      Action Item: Approval of November 14, 2024, Meeting Minutes, 5 minutes (posted)

7.      Action Item: Work Scope: MBTA Ferry Service Equity Analysis, Sophie Fox, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to approve the work scope for the MBTA Ferry Service Equity Analysis, which will evaluate the impacts of introducing three new MBTA ferry routes, 5 minutes (posted)

8.      Action Item: Destination 2050 Amendment One, Erin Maguire, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to endorse Destination 2050 Amendment One, 5 minutes (posted)

9.      Action Item: Federal Fiscal Years (FFYs) 2025–29 TIP Amendment Four, Ethan Lapointe, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to endorse FFYs 2025–29 TIP Amendment Four, 5 minutes (posted)

10.   Action Item: FFYs 2025–29 TIP Amendment Six, Ethan Lapointe, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to waive the 21-day public comment period and endorse FFYs 2025–29 TIP Amendment Six, 5 minutes (posted)

11.   Action Item: FFYs 2025–29 TIP Amendment Seven, Ethan Lapointe, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to waive the 21-day public comment period and endorse FFYs 2025-29 TIP Amendment Seven, 5 minutes (to be posted)[1]

11.   Quarterly TIP Update—Project Overview and Updates on McGrath Boulevard Construction, Chris Cameron, MassDOT Highway Division: Presentation and discussion on updates to Project 607981: Somerville—McGrath Boulevard Construction, 30 minutes

12.   Quarterly TIP Update—Project Overview and Updates on Rutherford Avenue Project, Vineet Gupta, City of Boston: Presentation and discussion on updates to Project 606226: Boston–Reconstruction of Rutherford Avenue, From City Square to Sullivan Square, 20 minutes

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