Agenda posted before 5:00 PM, August 28, 2014

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

James Hugh Powers Hall, Needham Town Hall, 1471 Highland Avenue, Needham

September 4, 2014, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 2 hours and five minutes, expected ending at 12:05 PM)

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

This meeting will be held in the Town of Needham. Please see the attached flyer for 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, John Bulian, Chairman of Board of Selectmen; Kate Fitzpatrick, Town Manager; and David Montgomery, Needham Representative to the Regional Transportation Advisory Council, Town of Needham, introduction to the Town of Needham and overview of local transportation issues,15 minutes

8. Action Items:

a. LRTP Vision, Goals and Objectives, Anne McGahan, MPO Staff, review of revisions to the draft LRTP vision, goals and objectives, based on MPO member comments, discussion of additional comments and direction, and vote to release for public discussion, 20 minutes (to be posted)

b. Meeting Minutes of August 21, 2014, meeting, Maureen Kelly, MPO Staff, approval of these meeting minutes, 10 minutes (to be posted)

9. MBTA Service Delivery Studies, Elizabeth Moore, Deputy Director for Policy and Planning, Central Transportation Planning Staff, presentation on these studies and their role in planning improvements to MBTA service, 45 minutes (posted)

a. The Core Efficiencies Study of the MBTA

b. The Bus Walking Radius Study

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

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.