Agenda posted before 5:00 PM, August 13, 2015

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

August 20, 2015, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 1 hour and 40 minutes, expected ending at 11:40 PM)

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

Meeting Agenda

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. Action Items:

a. Work Program: MBTA Youth Pass Program Evaluation and Title VI Equity Analysis, Karl Quackenbush, MPO Executive Director, presentation, discussion, and vote to approve, 5 minutes (posted)

b. Work Program: MBTA 2016 Title VI Program Monitoring, Karl Quackenbush, MPO Executive Director, presentation, discussion, and vote to approve, 5 minutes (posted)

c. Work Program: Program for Mass Transportation, Karl Quackenbush, MPO Executive Director, presentation, discussion, and vote to approve, 5 minutes (to be posted)

d. Work Program: Prioritization of Dedicated Bus Lanes, Karl Quackenbush, MPO Executive Director, presentation, discussion, and vote to approve, 5 minutes (to be posted)

e. Meeting Minutes of July 30, 2015, Maureen Kelly, MPO Staff, vote to approve, 5 minutes (to be posted)

8. Fairmount Line Station Access Analysis, Selection of Study Locations, Casey-Marie Claude, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion, 15 minutes

9. LRTP Priority Corridors: Route 140 Arterial Segment Study in Franklin, Seth Asante, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion, 15 minutes (posted)

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 857.702.3700 (voice), 617.570.9193 (TTY), 617.570.9192 (fax), or publicinformation@ctps.org.

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