Agenda posted before 4:00 PM, August 9, 2018

 

 

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

August 16, 2018, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 2 hours, expected ending at 12:00 PM)

Please Note:      This meeting will be preceded by a Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Committee meeting, beginning at 9:00 AM

Meeting Agenda

  1. Introductions, 3 minutes
  2. Public Comments, 5 minutes
  3. Chair’s Report, 2 minutes  
  4. Committee Chairs’ Reports, 1 minute
  5. Regional Transportation Advisory Council Report, 2 minutes
  6. Executive Director’s Report, 2 minutes
  7. Action Item: Approval of May 24, 2018, MPO Meeting Minutes, 1 minute (to be posted)
  8. Action Item: Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), Amendment Two, Anne McGahan, MPO Staff: review of proposed revisions to the LRTP stemming from new federal air quality regulations and comments received during the public review period;  MPO vote to endorse the amendment; 10 minutes (posted)
  9. Action Item: FFYs 2018-22 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), Amendment Six, Ali Kleyman, MPO Staff: review of proposed Amendment Six to the FFYs 2018-22 TIP; MPO vote to endorse the amendment; 10 minutes (posted)
  10. Action Item: FFYs 2018 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), Budget Adjustment, Bryan Pounds, Massachusetts Department of Transportation, and Robin Mannion, Deputy Executive Director, Boston Region MPO: review and discussion of proposed budget adjustment; MPO vote to endorse the adjustment; 4 minutes (posted)
  11. Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Development and Programming at the State and Regional Levels, John Bechard, Deputy Chief Engineer of Project Development, Massachusetts Department of Transportation: presentation and discussion of changes and improvements planned for the TIP development process; 40 minutes 
  12. Discussion of Review Period for Certification Documents, Robin Mannion, Deputy Executive Director, Boston Region MPO: review of previous discussion; interim decision on the review period for certification documents; and, discussion of whether the MPO adopts a 21-day review period for certification documents; 15 minutes 
  13. Rail Vision Update, Scott Hamwey, Massachusetts Department of Transportation: presentation and discussion of current planning process, updates, and next steps; 20 minutes
  14. 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.