NOTE: If you require any accommodations in order to
participate or experience technical difficulties during the meeting, please
contact Rσisνn Foley, MPO Staff, at rfoley@ctps.org or 857.702.3704.
Agenda posted before 4:00 PM, May 27, 2021
Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting
June 3, 2021, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: Approximately 2 hours, 30 minutes, expected ending at 12:30 PM)
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Civil Rights, nondiscrimination, and
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Please note: This meeting will be followed by a Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Project Cost Ad Hoc Committee meeting beginning at approximately 12:30 PM.
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1. Introductions, 5 minutes
2. Chairs Report, 2 minutes
3. Executive Directors Report, 5 minutes
4. Public Comments, 45 minutes
5. Committee Chairs Reports, 2 minutes
6. Regional Transportation Advisory Council Report, 2 minutes
7. Action Item: Approval of March 25April 1, 2021, and April 8, 2021, MPO Meeting Minutes, 10 minutes (posted)
8.
Action
Item: Federal Fiscal Years (FFY) 202125 TIP Amendment Six, Matt Genova, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to endorse the
proposed TIP amendment, 10 minutes (posted)
9.
Action
Item: FFYs 202226 TIP, Matt Genova,
MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to endorse the
proposed FFYs 202226 TIP, 10 minutes (posted)
10.
FFY 2020 Subregional Priority Roadways Study:
Route 53 Corridor in Norwell, Chen-Yuan Wang, MPO Staff: Presentation
of the Route 53 Corridor Study in Norwell. The study identifies specific
transportation issues and concerns in the corridor; presents safety and
operational analyses; proposes short- and long-term improvements; and provides
a vision for the corridors long-term development, 20 minutes (posted)
11. Central
Transportation Planning Staff (CTPS) Five-Year Strategic Plan, Tegin Teich, Executive Director:
Presentation of the draft CTPS Strategic Plan and timeline for implementation,
30 minutes (posted)
12. Members
Items: Reports and notices by MPO members, including regional
concerns and local community issues, 5 minutes
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Meeting
materials are posted on the MPOs meeting calendar webpage at ctps.org/calendar/month. Times reflect the expected duration of each item
and do not constitute a schedule. 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 MPO staff to request these
services. See below for contact information. The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning
Organization (MPO) operates its programs, services, and activities in
compliance with federal nondiscrimination laws including Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), the Civil Rights Restoration Act of
1987, and related statutes and regulations. Title VI prohibits discrimination
in federally assisted programs and requires that no person in the United
States of America shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin
(including limited English proficiency), be excluded from participation in,
denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any
program or activity that receives federal assistance. Related federal
nondiscrimination laws administered by the Federal Highway Administration,
Federal Transit Administration, or both, prohibit discrimination on the basis
of age, sex, and disability. The Boston Region MPO considers these protected
populations in its Title VI Programs, consistent with federal interpretation
and administration. In addition, the Boston Region MPO provides meaningful
access to its programs, services, and activities to individuals with limited
English proficiency, in compliance with U.S. Department of Transportation
policy and guidance on federal Executive Order 13166. The Boston Region MPO also complies with the Massachusetts
Public Accommodation Law, M.G.L. c 272 sections 92a, 98, 98a, which prohibits
making any distinction, discrimination, or restriction in admission to, or
treatment in a place of public accommodation based on race, color, religious
creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or ancestry.
Likewise, the Boston Region MPO complies with the Governor's Executive Order
526, section 4, which requires that all programs, activities, and services
provided, performed, licensed, chartered, funded, regulated, or contracted
for by the state shall be conducted without unlawful discrimination 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. A complaint form and additional information can be
obtained by contacting the MPO or at http://www.bostonmpo.org/mpo_non_discrimination. To request this
information in a different language or in an accessible format, please
contact Title VI Specialist, Boston
Region MPO, 10 Park Plaza, Suite 2150, Boston, MA 02116 By Telephone: For people with hearing or speaking difficulties, connect through the
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