Agenda posted before 5:00 PM, December 12, 2013

                                                                       

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

Transportation Library, Second Floor, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA

December 19, 2013, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 3 hours, expected ending at 1:00 PM)

Please note: There will be a Congestion Management Process Committee meeting at 9:00 AM in the Transportation Library

Meeting Agenda

1.      Introductions, 5 minutes  

2.      Public Comments, 10 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.      LRTP Amendment Three, Paths to a Sustainable Region, Anne McGahan, MPO Staff, discussion of public comments and vote to approve the draft LRTP Amendment Three, 15 minutes (posted)

b.     TIP Amendment One, Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, discussion of public comments and vote to approve draft TIP Amendment One, 15 minutes (posted, comment matrix to be posted)

c.      Minutes from MPO Meetings on December 5, 2013, Maureen Kelly, MPO Staff, approval of these meeting minutes, 5 minutes (to be posted) 

8.      FFY 2013 Community Transportation Technical Assistance Program Memoranda, Seth Asante, MPO Staff, and Sarah Kurpiel Lee, Transportation Engineer and Planner, MAPC, presentation and discussion of the recommendations and products of this program 15 minutes (to be posted)

9.      FFY 2014 Site Selection Memoranda: Seth Asante, MPO Staff, presentation, discussion and consensus on the recommended locations for these FFY 2014 studies, 20 minutes (to be posted)

a.      Priority Corridors for LRTP Needs Assessment

b.     Addressing Safety, Mobility and Access on Subregional Priority Roadways

c.      Safety and Operations Analyses at Selected Intersections

 

10.   Development of Demographic Data for the LRTP, Tim Reardon, Assistant Director of Data Services, MAPC, presentation and discussion of the development of the demographic information needed for the development of the MPO’s long-range transportation plan update, 35 minutes

11.   State Implementation Plan Update, Office of Transportation Planning, MassDOT, monthly report for public information on progress, 5 minutes (to be posted)

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

 

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