Agenda posted before 5:00 PM, March 31, 2016

 

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

April 7, 2016, 10:00 AM
(Estimated duration: 2 hours and 5 minutes, expected ending at 12:05 PM)

Meeting Agenda

1.      Introductions, 5 minutes 

2.      Public Comments, 20 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.  Draft Federal Fiscal Years (FFYs) 2016–2020 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment 3, Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of proposed TIP amendment to incorporate changes to MBTA/transit funding priorities for FFY2016 and to add funding for two ferry services,
20 minutes (to be posted)

b.  Minutes of March 3, 2016, MPO meeting, Maureen Kelly, MPO Staff, approval, 5 minutes (posted)

8.      FFYs 2017–2021 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Development: Final Project Evaluation Results and Next Steps, Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of the final results of the TIP project evaluations, and discussion of factors that will impact staff recommendations, 45 minutes (to be posted)

 

 

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

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

 

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