Agenda posted before 5:00 PM, May 28, 2015

                                                                        Revised and reposted May 29, 2015

                                               

 

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

Acton Town Hall, 472 Main Street, Room 204, Acton, MA

June 4, 2015, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 2 hours and 35 minutes, expected ending at 12:35 PM) 

This meeting will be held in the Town of Acton. Please see the attached flyer for information.

This meeting will also be followed immediately by a Finance Committee meeting, beginning at approximately 12:30 PM.

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

Meeting Agenda – Revised to add two work scopes

1.      Introductions, 5 minutes  

2.      Public Comments, 15 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, Steve LeDoux, Acton Town Manager; and Mike Gowing, Acton Representative to the Regional Transportation Advisory Council and Advisory Council Chair, introduction to the Town of Acton and overview of local transportation issues,15 minutes    

8.      Action Item – Work Scopes: Karl Quackenbush, Executive Director, MPO Staff, presentation, discussion, and vote to approve these work scopes, 15 minutes (posted)

a.  MassDOT On Call, MassDOT-funded   

b.  MBTA 2015-16 Systemwide Passenger Survey, MBTA-funded

c.  Household-Survey-Based Travel Profiles and Trends: Selected Policy Topics, 3C-funded 

9.      Long-Range Transportation Plan:

-       Modeling Results for the List of Projects and Programs for the Long Range Transportation Plan, Scott Peterson, Director of Technical Services, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of the process, results, and analysis of the modeling and implications for the LRTP, 45 minutes   

-       Update and Other LRTP Matters, Anne McGahan, MPO Staff, discussion of schedule for reviewing remaining draft chapters and other LRTP topics, 15 minutes

10.   Pedestrian Signal Phasing Study Memorandum, Seth Asante, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of this memorandum, 10 minutes (to be posted)

11.   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.