Agenda posted at 10:30 AM,
Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting
Druker Auditorium, Newton Free Library, 330 Homer Street, Newton, MA
Please note: See posted flyer for directions to the meeting.
1. Introductions, 5 minutes
2. Public Comments, 10 minutes
3. Chairs Report, 5 minutes
4. Committee Chairs Reports, 5 minutes
5. Regional Transportation Advisory Council Report, 5 minutes
6. Executive Directors Report, 5 minutes
7. Welcome from Host Municipality, Mayor Setti D. Warren, City of Newton, brief introduction to City of Newton and overview of the citys transportation and related issues, (20 minutes)
8. Action Items:
a. Work Scopes, Karl Quackenbush, Executive Director, MPO Staff, presentation, discussion and possible action on the following work scopes:
Priority Corridors for LRTP Needs AssessmentFFY
2013, Chen-Yuan Wang, MPO Staff.
Safety and Operations at Selected IntersectionsFFY 2013,
Chen-Yuan Wang, MPO Staff.
Completion of Green Line Extension New Starts
Analysis
60 minutes (posted)
b. Meeting Minutes of September 6, 2012, meeting, Maureen Kelly, MPO Staff, approval of these meeting minutes, 5 minutes (to be posted)
c. Amendment One FFYs 2013-16 Transportation Improvement Program, Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, discussion and possible action to approve for a 15-day public comment period an amendment to the TIP adding non-federal funding for the Red Line-Blue Line Connector Design, (15 minutes)
9. Reports,
Karl Quackenbush,
Executive Director, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of these study products,
40 minutes (posted)
Safety and Operations Analyses at Selected Intersections, FFY 2012 (three memoranda: Southborough, Wilmington, and Quincy), Chen-Yuan Wang, MPO Staff
CharlieCard Trip Paths Pilot Study, Tom Humphrey, MPO Staff
10. Work Scopes, Karl Quackenbush, Executive Director, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of these work scopes, 40 minutes (posted)
MBTA Service Standards and Service
Delivery Policy Update
11. State Implementation Plan Update, Kate Fichter, Office of Transportation Planning, MassDOT, monthly report for public information on progress, 5 minutes (posted MassDOT document)
12. Members
Items, reports
and notices by MPO Members, including regional concerns and local community
issues, 5 minutes