Agenda posted before 5:00 PM, February 11, 2016
(Revised agenda posted February 16, 2016)

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

February 18, 2016, 10:00 AM
(Estimated duration: 2 hours and 25 minutes, expected ending at 12:25 PM)

Please note: This meeting will be preceded by a Congestion Management Process (CMP) Committee meeting at 9:00 AM, and followed by a Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Committee meeting.

Meeting Agenda

1. Introductions, 5 minutes

2. Public Comments, 5 minutes

3. Chair’s Report, 5 minutes

4. Committee Chairs’ Reports, 5 minutes

5. Regional Transportation Advisory Council Report, 5 minutes

6. Executive Director’s Report, 5 minutes

7. Action Items:

a. Certification Statement: Compliance with the State Regulation 310 CMR 60.05: Global Warming Solutions Act Requirements for the Transportation Sector and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, presentation and signing of the LRTP and TIP certification statements, Karl Quackenbush, MPO Executive Director, and Anne McGahan, MPO staff, 10 minutes (posted)

b. Work Program for: Support to the Lower Mystic Working Group,
Karl Quackenbush, MPO Executive Director, presentation, discussion, and vote to approve, 20 minutes (posted)

c. Work Program for: MBTA Bus Service Data Collection IX, Karl Quackenbush, MPO Executive Director, presentation, discussion, and vote to approve, 10 minutes (posted)

d. Minutes of January 21, 2015, MPO meeting, Maureen Kelly, MPO Staff, approval of these meeting minutes, 5 minutes (posted)

8. FAST Act Legislation Update, Joanne Telegen Weinstock, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), and Leah Sirmin, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), presentation on the new federal surface transportation bill, 30 minutes

9. FFYs 2017–21 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Development: Universe of Projects, Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, presentation on the draft universe of projects and those that will be evaluated for TIP project selection, 10 minutes

10. Addressing Safety, Mobility & Access on Subregional Priority Roadways
(FFY 2015), Chen-Yuan Wang, MPO Staff, presentation on the study of the roadway corridor/area of Summer Street, Rockland Street, and George Washington Boulevard in Hingham and Hull, 20 minutes (posted)

11. State Implementation Plan (SIP) Update, Bryan Pounds, MassDOT, monthly report for public information on progress, 5 minutes

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

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 the MPO staff at 857.702.3700 (voice), 617.570.9193 (TTY), 617.570.9192 (fax), or publicinformation@ctps.org.

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 on the basis of race, color, national origin, English proficiency, income, religious creed, ancestry, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or military service. Any person who believes herself/himself or any specific class of persons to have been subjected to discrimination prohibited by Title VI, ADA, or other nondiscrimination statute or regulation may, herself/himself or via a representative, file a written complaint with the MPO. A complaint must be filed no later than 180 calendar days after the date on which the person believes that the discrimination occurred. A complaint form and additional information can be obtained by contacting the MPO (see above) or at www.bostonmpo.org.