Agenda posted before 5:00 PM, April 22, 2015

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

April 30, 2015, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 3 hours and 45 minutes, expected ending at 1:45 PM)

Please note: This meeting will be followed immediately by a UPWP Committee meeting.

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

Meeting Agenda

1. Introductions, 5 minutes

2. Public Comments, 60 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. Fairmount Line Station Access Analysis Study Work Scope: Karl Quackenbush, presentation, discussion, and approval of this work scope, 10 minutes (posted)

b. Meeting Minutes, Maureen Kelly, MPO Staff, discussion and approval of the minutes of the March 19 and April 2 and 9, 2015 MPO meetings, 5 minutes (to be posted)

c. Transportation Improvement Program, Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, continued discussion of staff recommendation for TIP programming and decision on project programming for draft FFY 2016-2019 TIP, 1 hour (posted)

d. Long-Range Transportation Plan: Anne McGahan, MPO Staff, continued discussion of LRTP draft recommendation and approval of a set of projects and programs for modelling as a draft Recommended Plan, 1 hour (to be posted)

8. State Implementation Plan Update, MassDOT, monthly report for public information on progress, 5 minutes (to be posted)

9. 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 857.702.3700 (voice), 617.570.9193 (TTY), 617.570.9192 (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.