Agenda posted before 5:00 PM, July 3, 2013

 

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

Thursday, July 11, 2013, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: approximately 2 hours, expected ending at noon)

Meeting Agenda

1.      Introductions, 5 minutes  

2.      Public Comments, 15 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.      FFY 2014 Unified Planning Work Program, Karl Quackenbush, Executive Director, and Michelle Scott, MPO Staff, discussion of recommendation of UPWP Committee followed by MPO vote to endorse, 15 minutes (posted)

b.     MPO Meeting Minutes: June 20, 2013, Maureen Kelly, MPO Staff, approval of these meeting minutes, 5 minutes (to be posted)

 

8.      MassDOT Bridge Prioritization System and Process for Selecting Bridges for MPO Programming, Alexander Bardow, State Bridge Engineer, MassDOT, presentation and discussion of this topic, 40 minutes

 

9.      Early Morning Transit Service,Technical Memorandum, Jonathan Belcher, MPO Staff,  presentation and discussion of this project, 20 minutes (posted)

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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