Agenda posted before 4:00 PM, July 13, 2017

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

July 20, 2017, 10:00 AM
(Estimated duration: 2 hours and 20 minutes, expected ending at 12:20 PM)

Please Note: This meeting will be preceded by a Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Committee meeting beginning at 9:15 AM

Meeting Agenda

1. Introductions, 2 minutes

2. Public Comments, 5 minutes

3. Chair’s Report, 5 minutes

4. Committee Chairs’ Reports, 3 minutes

5. Regional Transportation Advisory Council Report, 5 minutes

6. Executive Director’s Report, 5 minutes

7. Action Item: Approval of MPO Meeting Minutes, 5 minutes

a. May 18, 2017 meeting (posted)

b. May 25, 2017 meeting (posted)

c. June 15, 2017 meeting (to be posted)

8. Action Item: Work Program for North-South Rail Link Feasibility Reassessment, Scott Peterson, Director of Technical Services, MPO Staff: presentation and discussion of the proposed work to perform a market analysis for the project and to provide roadway and transit modeling forecasts; vote to approve; 10 minutes (posted)

9. Action Item: Work Program for Traffic and Parking Analysis to Support Potential Dedicated Bus Lanes, Nick Hart, MPO Staff: presentation and discussion of the proposed work to follow-up on the Prioritization of Dedicated Bus Lanes study by providing continued support for the installation of dedicated bus lanes on Greater Boston roadways; 5 minutes (posted)

10. Action Item: Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2017 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Budget Adjustments, Bryan Pounds, MassDOT, UPWP Committee Chair: presentation on the UPWP Committee’s recommendation to revise/reallocate the budgets of certain 3C program items; consultation and vote to approve this administrative adjustment; 10 minutes

11. Action Item: Draft FFYs 2017–21 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment 4, Alexandra (Ali) Kleyman, MPO Staff: presentation of the proposed amendment to the highway program; vote to release for public review and comment; 10 minutes (posted)

12. Action Item: Draft FFY 2017 Title VI Triennial Report, Betsy Harvey, MPO Staff: review of comments on the draft MPO Title VI triennial report, which demonstrates the MPO’s compliance with the principles, federal laws, requirements, and guidelines related to Title VI; vote to approve; 10 minutes

13. Systemwide Title VI and Environmental Justice Assessment of TIP Projects, Betsy Harvey and Grace King, MPO Staff: presentation of the report on the initial findings of a study to develop a methodology for conducting an equity analysis of the distribution of federal highway funding in the MPO’s TIP; 30 minutes (posted)

14. Scenario Planning for Developing the Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), Anne McGahan, MPO Staff: continued discussion of specific scenarios for analysis in the near term; 30 minutes

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

Meeting locations are accessible to people with disabilities and are near public transportation. Upon request (preferably two weeks in advance of the meeting), every effort will be made to provide accommodations such as assistive listening devices, materials in accessible formats and in languages other than English, and interpreters in American Sign Language and other languages. Please contact the MPO staff at 857.702.3700 (voice), 617.570.9193 (TTY), 617.570.9192 (fax), or publicinfo@ctps.org.

The MPO complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other federal and state nondiscrimination statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. The MPO does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, English proficiency, income, religious creed, ancestry, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or military service. Any person who believes herself/himself or any specific class of persons to have been subjected to discrimination prohibited by Title VI, ADA, or other nondiscrimination statute or regulation may, herself/himself or via a representative, file a written complaint with the MPO. Complaints filed under federal law (race, color, national origin, language, gender, age, disability, or income) must be filed no later than 180 calendar days after the date the person believes the discrimination occurred. Complaints filed under Massachusetts General Law (religion, military service, ancestry, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression) must be filed no later than 300 calendar days after the date the person believes the discrimination occurred. A complaint form and additional information can be obtained by contacting the MPO (see above) or at www.bostonmpo.org.