Agenda posted at 10:30 AM, September 18, 2012

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

Druker Auditorium, Newton Free Library, 330 Homer Street, Newton, MA

Thursday, September 20, 2012, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 4 hours, expected ending at 2:00PM)

Please note:      See posted flyer for directions to the meeting.

Meeting Agenda – Revised September 14 to add item # 11 and Revised again September 18 to add item 8 c.

1.      Introductions, 5 minutes  

2.      Public Comments, 10 minutes  

3.      Chair’s Report, 5 minutes  

4.      Committee Chairs’ Reports, 5 minutes

5.      Regional Transportation Advisory Council Report, 5 minutes

6.      Executive Director’s Report, 5 minutes

7.      Welcome from Host Municipality, Mayor Setti D. Warren, City of Newton, brief introduction to City of Newton and overview of the city’s transportation and related issues, (20 minutes)

8.      Action Items:

a.      Work Scopes, Karl Quackenbush, Executive Director, MPO Staff, presentation, discussion and possible action on the following work scopes:

•           Priority Corridors for LRTP Needs Assessment—FFY 2013, Chen-Yuan Wang, MPO Staff.

•           Safety and Operations at Selected Intersections—FFY 2013, Chen-Yuan Wang, MPO Staff.

•           Completion of Green Line Extension New Starts Analysis

60 minutes (posted)

b.     Meeting Minutes of September 6, 2012, meeting, Maureen Kelly, MPO Staff, approval of these meeting minutes, 5 minutes (to be posted) 

c.      Amendment One FFYs 2013-16 Transportation Improvement Program, Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, discussion and possible action to approve for a 15-day public comment period an amendment to the TIP adding non-federal funding for the Red Line-Blue Line Connector Design, (15 minutes)

9.      Reports, Karl Quackenbush, Executive Director, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of these study products, 40 minutes (posted)

•      Safety and Operations Analyses at Selected Intersections, FFY 2012 (three memoranda: Southborough, Wilmington, and Quincy), Chen-Yuan Wang, MPO Staff

•      CharlieCard Trip Paths Pilot Study, Tom Humphrey, MPO Staff

10.   Work Scopes, Karl Quackenbush, Executive Director, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of these work scopes, 40 minutes (posted)

•      MBTA Service Standards and Service Delivery Policy Update

11.   State Implementation Plan Update, Kate Fichter, Office of Transportation Planning, MassDOT, monthly report for public information on progress, 5 minutes (posted – MassDOT document)

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

 

 

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