Agenda posted before 5:00 PM, July 3, 2014 and reposted July 7

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

July 10, 2014, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 2 hours and 15 minutes, expected ending at 12:15)

Civil Rights, nondiscrimination, and accessibility information is on page 2.

Revised on July 7, 2014, to add a new item eight.

Meeting Agenda

1. Introductions, 5 minutes

2. Public Comments, 20 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. FFYs 2015-18 TIP Endorsement, Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of public comments on the draft Transportation Improvement Program and of proposed updates, and vote to endorse FFYs 2015-18 TIP, 45 minutes (posted)

b. Work Scopes, Karl Quackenbush, Executive Director, Central Transportation Planning Staff, presentation and discussion of these transit work scopes, 15 minutes (posted)

- Barriers and Opportunities Influencing Mode Shift

- MBTA 2015 Title VI Program Monitoring

c. Meeting Minutes of May 15 and June 5, 2014, meetings, Maureen Kelly, MPO Staff, approval of these meeting minutes, 10 minutes (posted)

8. Metro North Priority Development and Preservation Planning, Eric Halvorsen, Metropolitan Area Planning Council, presentation and discussion of the regional screening of Priority Development Areas and Priority Preservation Areas for the Metro North Land Use Priority Plan, 15 minutes

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

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