Agenda posted before 4:00 PM, November 1, 2018

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

Cahill Auditorium, Town of Braintree Town Hall

1 John F Kennedy Memorial Drive, Braintree, MA

November 8, 2018, 10:00 AM
(Estimated duration: 2 hours and 40 minutes, expected ending at 12:40 PM)

Civil Rights, nondiscrimination, and accessibility information is on page 3.

Meeting Agenda

1. Introductions, 1 minute

2. Host Remarks, 10 minutes

3. Public Comments, 2 minutes

4. Chair’s Report, 1 minute

5. Committee Chairs’ Reports, 1 minute

6. Regional Transportation Advisory Council Report, 2 minutes

7. Executive Director’s Report, 2 minutes

8. Action Item: Approval of September 20, 2018, MPO Meeting Minutes, 1 minute (to be posted)

9. Action Item: Work Program for New and Emerging Metrics for Roadway Usage, Ryan Hicks, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to approve this work program; which will investigate a method to measure multimodal travel by focusing on movement of people rather than vehicles; 10 minutes (posted)

10. Action Item: Work Program for Reverse Commute Area Analysis, Tom Humphrey, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to approve this work program; which will study the magnitude of reverse commuting in the Boston region and examine the challenges and opportunities for improving multimodal reverse commute options;10 minutes (posted)

11. Action Item: Regional Transit Authority (RTA) Representation on the MPO Board, Karl Quackenbush, Executive Director, Boston Region MPO: Continued discussion and expected vote concerning RTA representation on the MPO Board; 30 minutes

12. Action Item: Establishing Performance Measures and Targets for Bridge and Pavement Conditions, Jack Moran, Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and Michelle Scott, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and expected vote to adopt a proposed set of performance targets for National Highway System (NHS) bridge and pavement condition; 45 minutes (posted)

13. Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Program, Cassandra Bligh, MassDOT: Presentation and discussion of the Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Program application launch; 20 minutes

14. Bicycle Level-of-Service Metric Project, Casey-Marie Claude, MPO Staff: Presentation and discussion of FFY 2018 UPWP study and creation of the Bicycle Report Card for the Boston Region; 20 minutes (posted)

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

Meeting materials are posted on the MPO’s meeting calendar webpage at ctps.org/calendar/month.

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

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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 based on race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency), religion, creed, gender, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran’s status (including Vietnam-era veterans), or background. Any person who believes herself/himself or any specific class of persons to have been subjected to discrimination prohibited by Title VI, ADA, or another nondiscrimination statute or regulation may, herself/himself or via a representative, file a written complaint with the MPO. Complaints filed under federal law (based on race, color, national origin [including limited English proficiency], sex, age, or disability) must be filed no later than 180 calendar days after the date the person believes the discrimination occurred. Complaints filed under Massachusetts General Law (based on race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or ancestry) or Governor's Executive Order 526, section 4 (based on race, color, age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, disability, veteran's status [including Vietnam-era veterans], or background) 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.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), Cape Ann Transportation Authority (CATA), and MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA), which are Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5307(c) applicants, have consulted with the MPO and concur that the public involvement process adopted by the MPO for the development of the Transportation Improvement Program satisfies the public hearing requirements that pertain to the development of the Program of Projects for regular Section 5307, Urbanized Area Formula Program, grant applications, including the provision for public notice and the time established for public review and comment.