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Agenda posted before July 8, 2021
Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization
Pilot Transit Working Group Meeting
July 9, 2021, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 2 hours, expected ending at 12:00 PM)
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1.
Welcome, Tegin Teich,
Executive Director, Central Transportation Planning Staff, and Michelle Scott,
MPO staff, 5 minutes
2. MPO Transit-Related Activities Update, Paul Christner, Sandy Johnston, Michelle Scott, and Kate White, MPO staff: Presentation and discussion of MPO studies,
3. Transit Working Group Chats Update, Michelle Scott, MPO staff: Summary of discussions and lessons learned during Transit Working Group chat sessions held in May 2021, 10 minutes
4. Transit Provider Items, 5 minutes
5. Transit Regionalization and Consolidation, Richard Farr, Executive Director, rabbittransit: Presentation and discussion of transit regionalization and consolidation initiatives in central Pennsylvania, 55 minutes
6. Preview
of Interactive Bus Delay Application, Emily Domanico, MPO staff: Presentation
and discussion of MPO staffs ongoing work on an interactive bus delay
application for the MBTA, 15 minutes
7. Public Comments, 10 minutes
8. Closing
and Next Steps, 5
minutes
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