Agenda posted before 5:00 PM, April 10, 2014

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

April 17, 2014, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration:  2 hours and 40 minutes, expected ending at 12:40)

Please note: This meeting will be preceded by a UPWP Committee meeting beginning at 9:00 AM.

Meeting Agenda

1.      Introductions, 5 minutes  

2.      Public Comments, 30 minutes  

3.      Chair’s Report, 5 minutes  

4.      Committee Chairs’ Reports, 5 minutes

5.      Regional Transportation Advisory Council Report, 10 minutes

6.      Executive Director’s Report, 5 minutes

7.      Action Item: Minutes of April 3, 2014, meeting, Maureen Kelly, MPO Staff, approval of these meeting minutes, 5 minutes (to be posted) 

8.      Technical Memorandum: Routes 127A/127 Subregional Priority Roadway Study in Gloucester and Rockport, Chen-Yuan Wang, presentation and discussion of this technical memorandum, 15 minutes (to be posted)

9.      MPO Memorandum of Understanding, Karl Quackenbush, Executive Director, CTPS, invitation to review and update the MPO MOU, 10 minutes (posted)

10.   FFYs 2015-18 Transportation Improvement Program, Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, presentation of the state highway program and further discussion of issues for the development of the FFYs 2015-18 TIP, 60 minutes (to be posted) 

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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