Agenda posted before 1:00 PM, March 9, 2018

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

March 15, 2018, 10:00 AM
(Estimated duration: 3 hours and 10 minutes, expected ending at 1:10 PM)

Please Note: This meeting will be followed by a Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Committee meeting beginning at approximately 1:15 PM

Meeting Agenda

1. Introductions, 3 minutes

2. Public Comments, 45 minutes

3. Chairs Report, 3 minutes

4. Committee Chairs Reports, 2 minutes

5. Regional Transportation Advisory Council Report, 3 minutes

6. Executive Directors Report, 3 minutes

7. Action Item: Approval of February 1, 2018, MPO Meeting Minutes, 1 minute (to be posted)

8. Action Item: Draft Federal Fiscal Years (FFYs) 201822 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment 4, Alexandra (Ali) Kleyman, MPO Staff: presentation and discussion of a proposed amendment to the highway program; vote to release the draft TIP amendment for public review; 10 minutes (to be posted)

9. FFYs 201923 TIP Development: Statewide Highway Funding Programming, MassDOT: presentation of the statewide roadway projects and programs that are recommended for federal highway funds; 20 minutes (to be posted)

10. FFYs 201923 TIP Development: Transit Funding Programming, Alexandra (Ali) Kleyman, MPO Staff; MassDOT; and regional transit authorities: presentation of the MBTA, Cape Ann Transportation Authority, and MetroWest Regional Transit Authoritys capital projects and programs that are recommended for federal transit funds; 20 minutes (to be posted)

11. FFYs 201923 TIP Development: MPO Target Highway Funding Programming Scenarios, Alexandra (Ali) Kleyman, MPO Staff: presentation and discussion of programming scenario(s) for the MPOs regional target highway funds; 75 minutes (to be posted)

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

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Times reflect the expected duration of each item, and do not constitute a schedule.