Access Advisory Committee to the MBTA Membership Meeting

Conference Room 1, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA

Wednesday, May 28, 2014, 1:00 to 3:00 PM

 

Please note:    AACT meetings are public and open to all. They are conducted in compliance with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Open Meeting Law, M.G.L. c.30A, §§ 18-25 (effective July 1, 2010).

As a courtesy to our speaker please hold your questions and comments until the presentation is completed.

 

This information is subject to change.

                                   

Meeting Agenda

1.     Opening/Introductions                                        

      -Reading of Agenda

   - Approval of the April 23 Meeting Minutes

      -Chairman’s Report

                1:00-1:20 PM

2.      Questions/Comments/Announcements

        1:20-1:30 PM

3.      Guest Speaker 

Dr. Beverly A. Scott, General Manager and MassDOT Rail & Transit Administrator, as you know Dr. Scott as an awesome responsibility for managing the MBTA and overseeing the Commonwealth’s 15 Regional Transit Authorities and MassDOT’s freight and passenger rail programs.  

          1:30-2:00 PM

4.   Break

                2:00-2:10 PM

5.    MBTA and Vendor Reports                                     

                2:10-2:40 PM

-  Deputy Chief Kenneth Green, Transit Police

   -  Larry Haile, System-Wide Accessibility

-  B. J. Finnell, Kielos Commuter Services

- Frank Oglesby, Office for Transportation Access

                    - Greater Lynn Senior Services

                      -  Veterans Transportation

                    -  The Joint Venture of National Express

 

6.  Open Discussion

             2:40 – 2:55 PM

  Meeting Adjourned

            3:00 PM.

 

 

Text Box: The AACT meeting locations are accessible to people with disabilities and via public transportation. Assistive listening devices are available at the meeting site. Every effort will be made to provide other accommodations, such as materials in accessible formats or languages, or interpreters in American Sign Language upon advance request. Please contact the Central Transportation Planning Staff at 617.973.7507(voice), 617.973.7089 (TTY), 617.973.8855 (fax), or AACT@ctps.org. The Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and other federal and state non-discrimination 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 non-discrimination statute 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 the discrimination occurred. A complaint form and additional information can be obtained by contacting the MPO at http://www.bostonmpo.org.
Our next meeting will be June 25, 2014.