NOTE: If you require any accommodations in order to participate or experience technical difficulties during the meeting, please contact Ethan Lapointe, MPO Staff, at elapointe@ctps.org or 857.702.3703.

Agenda posted before 4:00 PM, August 8, 2024

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

August 15, 2024, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 2 hours, expected ending at
12:00 PM)

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

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Meeting Agenda

1. Introductions, 5 minutes

2. Chair’s Report, 2 minutes

3. Executive Director’s Report, 5 minutes

4. Public Comments, 5 minutes

5. Committee Chairs’ Reports, 5 minutes

6. Regional Transportation Advisory Council Report, 2 minutes

7. Action Item: June 20, 2024, Meeting Minutes: Vote to approve the meeting minutes of June 20, 2024, 5 minutes (posted)

8. Action Item: Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Amendment Three, Srilekha Murthy, MPO Staff: Vote to waive the public comment period and endorse Amendment Three to the FFY 2024 UPWP, 10 minutes (posted)

9. Action Item: Federal Fiscal Years (FFYs) 2024–28 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment 11, Ethan Lapointe, MPO Staff: Vote to endorse FFYs 2024–28 TIP Amendment 11, 10 minutes (posted)

10. Action Item: FFYs 2024–28 TIP Amendment 13, Ethan Lapointe, MPO Staff: Presentation and vote to waive the public comment period and endorse FFYs 2024–28 TIP Amendment 13 as presented, 10 minutes (posted)

11. Action Item: Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Update, Dave Hong, MPO Staff: Vote to release the revised MOU for a 21-day public comment period, 20 minutes (posted)

12. Route 37 Priority Corridor Study in Braintree, Seth Asante, MPO Staff: Presentation and discussion on the Priority Corridor Study of Route 37 in Braintree, 25 minutes (posted)

13. Performance Dashboard Demonstration, Sam Taylor, MPO Staff: Presentation and discussion of the Performance-based Planning and Programming Dashboard, 10 minutes

14. Members’ Items: Reports and notices by MPO members, including regional concerns and local community issues, 5 minutes

CIVIL RIGHTS NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

Welcome. Bem Vinda. Bienvenido. Akeyi. 欢迎. 歡迎.

You are invited to participate in our transportation planning process, free from discrimination. The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is committed to nondiscrimination in all activities and complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin (including limited English proficiency). Related federal and state nondiscrimination laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of age, sex, disability, and additional protected characteristics.

For additional information or to file a civil rights complaint, visit www.bostonmpo.org/mpo_non_discrimination.

To request accommodations at meetings (such as assistive listening devices, materials in accessible formats and languages other than English, and interpreters in American Sign Language and other languages) or if you need this information in another language, please contact:

Boston Region MPO Title VI Specialist

10 Park Plaza, Suite 2150

Boston, MA 02116

Phone: 857.702.3700

Email: civilrights@ctps.org

For people with hearing or speaking difficulties, connect through the state MassRelay service, www.mass.gov/massrelay. Please allow at least five business days for your request to be fulfilled.