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Agenda posted before 4:00 PM, July 10, 2025

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

July 17, 2025, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 1 hour and 57 minutes, expected ending at 11:57 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, 5 minutes  

5.       Committee Chairs’ Reports, 5 minutes

6.       Action Item: Approval of May 15, 2025, Meeting Minutes, 5 minutes (posted)

7.       Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2025 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Amendment Three, Olivia Saccocia, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to waive the public comment period and endorse FFY 2025 UPWP Amendment Three, 10 minutes (posted)

8.       FFY 2025 UPWP Administrative Modification, Olivia Saccocia, MPO Staff: Presentation and discussion of modification to the FFY 2025 UPWP, 5 minutes (posted)

9.       Action Item: FFY 2026 UPWP Document Endorsement, Olivia Saccocia, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to endorse the FFY 2026 UPWP, 10 minutes (posted)

10.   Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Update, Laura Gilmore, Senior Director of Strategic Transit Planning; Laura Brelsford, Assistant General Manager, Systemwide Accessibility; Sandy Johnston, Deputy Director of Regional Transit Planning: Presentation and discussion of the MBTA’s ongoing policy and strategy efforts, including working with municipal partners, 25 minutes

11.   Update on Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Process, Engagement, and Readiness Committee Activities and The Committee’s Continued Role in Supporting MPO Board Decision-making, Tegin Teich, Executive Director: Discussion of past, present, and future work by this committee, 20 minutes

12.   Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Municipal Planning and Support (MPS) Local Early-stage and Actionable Planning (LEAP) Program, Derek Krevat, Manager of Municipal Planning and Support: Presentation and discussion of MassDOT MPS and LEAP Programs, 15 minutes

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