Agenda posted before 5:00 PM, February 26, 2015

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

Watertown Free Public Library, Watertown, MA

March 5, 2015, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 2 hours and 25 minutes, expected ending at 12:25 PM)

Please note: This meeting will be held in the Town of Watertown in the Watertown Free Public Library. An informational flyer is attached.

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

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, Steven Magoon, Director of Community Development and Planning, and Assistant Town Manager, Town of Watertown, introduction to the Town of Watertown and overview of local transportation issues,10 minutes

8. Action Items:

a. Work Scopes: Karl Quackenbush, Executive Director, presentation, discussion, and vote to approve this work scope, 20 minutes, (posted)

- Title VI Service Equity Analysis Methodology

- Safety Analysis of Intersections Near MAGIC Schools

b. Meeting Minutes, Maureen Kelly, MPO Staff, discussion and approval of the minutes of the January 22, 2015 MPO meeting, 5 minutes (posted)

9. TIP Update on Project Evaluation Results, Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, report on the evaluation of new projects proposed for the TIP and updates of previously evaluated projects, 15 minutes

10. Long-Range Transportation Plan: Karl Quackenbush, and Scott Peterson, Director of Technical Services, MPO Staff, and Eric Bourassa, Transportation Director, MAPC, 15 minutes

a. Needs Assessment Chapters 2 and 3, question and answer session

b. Report on MAPC Winter Council

11. TIP Before and After Study, Andrew Nagle, MPO Staff, presentation of the results of this study,15 minutes (posted)

12. Central Artery Backcasting Study, Scott Peterson, Director of Technical Services, presentation of the results of this study, 15 minutes

13. 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.