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Agenda posted before 10:00 AM, April 30, 2026

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

May 7, 2026, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 2 hours, 10 minutes, expected ending at 12:10 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.       Community Advisory Council Report, 3 minutes

7.       Action Item: Approval of March 19, 2026, Meeting Minutes, 5 minutes (posted)

8.       Action Item: Approval of April 6, 2026, Meeting Minutes, 5 minutes (posted)

9.       Action Item: Approval of April 16, 2026, Meeting Minutes, 5 minutes (posted)

10.   Action Item: Work Scope: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Parking Lot Counts, Bradley Putnam, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to approve the MBTA Parking Lot Counts Work Scope to collect data on parking lot capacity and utilization at lots near MBTA stations, 5 minutes (posted)

11.   MBTA Capital Investment Plan (CIP) Update Part Two, Mike Malia and Josh Klingenstein, MBTA: Presentation and discussion of the MBTA’s federally funded CIP projects, 10 minutes

12.   Action Item: Federal Fiscal Years (FFY) 2026–30 TIP Amendment Four, Ethan Lapointe, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to release FFYs 2026–30 TIP Adjustment Four, for a 21-day public comment period, 10 minutes (posted)

13.   Action Item: Draft FFYs 2027–31 TIP, Ethan Lapointe, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to release the Draft FFYs 2027–31 TIP for a 21-day public comment period, 20 minutes (posted)

14.   Action Item: Draft FFY 2027 UPWP, Olivia Saccocia, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to release the Draft FFY 2027 UPWP for a 21-day public comment period, 15 minutes (posted)

15.   Action Item: Critical Urban Freight Corridors Update, Shravanthi Gopalan Narayanan, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to endorse the Critical Urban Freight Corridors Update, 10 minutes (posted)

16.   Engagement Update, Erin Maguire and Jia Huang, MPO Staff: Presentation and discussion of the MPO’s engagement efforts since the October 9, 2025, update to the board, 15 minutes

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