Access Advisory Committee to the MBTA

Membership Meeting, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Conference Room 2 and 3, 10 Park Plaza, Boston

 

Wednesday, February 22, 2017  

 

Please note:   AACT meetings are public and open to all. They are conducted in compliance with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Open Meeting Law, M.G.L. c.30A, §§ 18-25 (effective July 1, 2010).

This information is subject to change.

AGENDA

1:15 PM Call to Order

  Introductions/Review of Agenda

 

                 

  Approval of Meeting Minutes

 

                 January 25, 2017

                 November 16, 2016

 

1:20 PM Chairman’s Report

1:25 PM Guest: Innovative Paradigms

  Travel Training Introduction

1:40 PM MBTA Reports   

                                       •       Department of System-Wide Accessibility

Rob Sampson, Manager

 

                                       •       Office for Transportation Access

Mike Hulak, Manager, Paratransit Contract Operations  

 

                                       •       MBTA Transit Police Department

Chief Green/Dana Nye

                                                               

2:00 PM   BREAK

 

2:10 PM   MBTA Vendor Reports

                                       •       Keolis Commuter Services

Elizabeth Hickey, Manager, Title VI/ADA   

                                       •         National Express Transportation

    Victor Herrera, General Manager

                                       •       Greater Lynn Senior Services

                            Steve Epps, Director of Transportation

                                       •       Veterans Transportation Services

   Kevin MacDonald, Project Manager

                                       •       Global Contact Services

   Chris Woznac, General Manager

 

2:35   Boston Region Metropolitan (MPO)

Jen Rowe, Public Participation Manager, MPO Staff

Amendment to the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization's Public Participation Plan (PPP), Brief presentation on a proposed amendment to shorten the public comment periods of three important transportation-planning documents.

 

2:45 PM       Open Discussion

 

 2:50 PM      Old Business

 

                 New Business

  

                 Announcement

 

3:00 PM    Adjourn

Text Box: The AACT meeting locations are accessible to people with disabilities and via public transportation. Assistive listening devices are available at the meeting site. Every effort will be made to provide other accommodations, such as materials in accessible formats or languages, or interpreters in American Sign Language upon advance request of 15 days. Please contact the AACT Coordinator at 857.702.3658 (voice), 617.570.9193 (TTY), 617.570.9192 (fax), or AACT@ctps.org. The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and other federal and state non-discrimination 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 non-discrimination statute 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 the discrimination occurred. A complaint form and additional information can be obtained by contacting the MPO at 857.702.3700 (voice), 617.570.9193 (TTY), 617.570.9192 (fax).
 Next meeting to follow is Wednesday, March 22, 2017 same location.