REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COUNCIL

Agenda posted before 3:00 PM, April 2, 2014

Regional Transportation Advisory Council Meeting

Conference Room 4, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA

Wednesday, April 9, 2014 3:00 PM (Estimated duration: One hour and thirty minutes, expected ending at 4:30 PM)

Please Note: UPWP/TIP Committee meeting at 1:00 PM in Conference Room 4

Meeting Agenda

1. Introductions, 5 minutes (3:00 PM) D. Montgomery, Chair

2. Chair’s Report, 5 minutes (3:05 PM) D. Montgomery, Chair

3. Committee Reports and Upcoming Activities, 10 minutes (3:10 PM)

4. Update on LRTP and the Role of Demographics in the Travel Demand Model, 5 minutes (3:20 PM) Scott Peterson, MPO Staff – Discussion of the importance of demographic statistics on travel modeling scenarios

5. Development of Demographic Data for the Long Range Transportation Plan, 30 minutes (3:25 PM) Meghna Hari, Research Analyst, Metropolitan Area Planning Council – Presentation and discussion of data and information needed for the LRTP.

6. Approval of February 12, 2014, Meeting Minutes, 5 minutes (3:55 PM) D. Montgomery, Chair

7. Old Business, 5 minutes (4:00 PM) Ongoing Advisory Council items and issues

8. Members’ Views, 10 minutes (4:05 PM) – Discussion time for Advisory Council members to share information and views on current and upcoming MPO issues and topics

9. Take Away Points for MPO, 10 minutes (4:15 PM) – Specific items to advance to the MPO Meeting

10. New Business and Member Announcements, 5 minutes (4:25 PM) Items to be discussed that were not anticipated, including notices by members

11. Adjourn (4:30 PM)

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