Agenda posted before 5:00 PM, October 9, 2014

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

Conference Rooms 2 and 3, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA

October 16, 2014, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 2 hours and 45 minutes, expected ending at 12:45 PM)

Civil Rights, nondiscrimination, and accessibility information is on page 2.

Meeting Agenda

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. Action Items:

a. TIP Amendment One, Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, presentation, discussion, and vote to release (for a shortened public review) an amendment to the FFYs 2015 – 18 Transportation Improvement Program, 20 minutes (to be posted)

b. Work Scopes, Karl Quackenbush, MPO Executive Director, and Mark Abbott, MPO Staff, presentation, discussion, and vote to approve these work programs (to be posted) 10 minutes

- Priority Corridors for the LRTP Needs Assessment FFY 2015

- Addressing Safety, Mobility, and Access on Subregional Priority Roadways, FFY 2015

c. Public Participation Plan, Pam Wolfe, MPO Staff, update on comments received and vote to approve, (posted) 10 minutes

d. Meeting Minutes of September 4 and 18, 2014, meetings, Maureen Kelly, MPO Staff, approval of these meeting minutes, 5 minutes (to be posted)

8. LRTP Investment Strategies, Anne McGahan and Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of proposed approach to scenario planning and LRTP programming, 60 minutes

9. State Implementation Plan Update, Sreelatha Allam, MassDOT, monthly report for public information on progress, 5 minutes (to be posted)

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

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