Agenda posted before 5:00 PM, February 27, 2014

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

Grand Army of the Republic Meeting Room, Memorial Hall, Melrose, MA

March 6, 2014, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 3 hours, expected ending at 1:00 PM)

Please note: This meeting is in Melrose. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

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.      Welcome from Host Municipality, Denise M. Gaffey, Director, Office of Planning and Community Development, City of Melrose, introduction to the City of Melrose and overview of local transportation issues; and Tom Bent, Inner Core Subregion, subregional transportation issues and priorities, 15 minutes

8.      Report on MAPC Transportation Oriented Development Study in Melrose, Eric Halvorsen, MAPC, presentation and discussion of this local technical assistance work, 15 minutes   

9.      TIP Highway Program Update, Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of these topics, 30 minutes

a.      Project Evaluations for the FFY 2015-18 TIP

b.     FFYs 2014-2017 TIP Project Cost Increases

10.   MassDOT and MBTA Capital Investment Programs and We Move Massachusetts, Steve Woelfel, Director of Strategic Planning, MassDOT, presentation and discussion of these important planning and spending documents, 45 minutes

 

 

 

11.   Members’ Items, reports and notices by MPO Members, including regional concerns and local community issues, 5 minutes  Text Box: Meeting locations are accessible to people with disabilities and are near public transportation. Upon request (preferably two weeks in advance of the meeting), every effort will be made to provide accommodations such as assistive listening devices, materials in accessible formats and in languages other than English, and interpreters in American Sign Language and other languages. Please contact the MPO staff at 617.973.7100 (voice), 617.973.7089 (TTY), 617.973.8855 (fax), or publicinformation@ctps.org. The MPO complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other federal and state nondiscrimination 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 nondiscrimination statute or regulation 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 that the discrimination occurred. A complaint form and additional information can be obtained by contacting the MPO (see above) or at www.bostonmpo.org.