NOTE: If you require any accommodations in order to
participate or experience technical difficulties during the meeting, please
contact Rσisνn Foley, MPO Staff, at rfoley@ctps.org or 857.702.3704.
Agenda posted before 5:00 PM, March 17, 2021
Boston Region Metropolitan
Planning Organization
Pilot Transit Working Group Meeting
March 19, 2021, 1:00 PM (Estimated duration: 2 hours, expected ending at 3:00 PM)
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Civil Rights, nondiscrimination, and
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1. Welcome, Tegin Teich, Executive Director, Central Transportation Planning Staff, and Michelle Scott, MPO staff, 10 minutes
2. MPO Transit-Related Activities Update, Paul Christner, Sandy Johnston, and Michelle Scott, MPO staff: Presentation and discussion of MPO studies, programs, resources, and activities to support transit in the region, 15 minutes
3.
Transit Provider Items, 5 minutes
4.
Massachusetts Bay Transportation
Authority (MBTA) Regional Rail, Rob DiAdamo, Executive Director of
Commuter Rail, MBTA; Alistair Sawers, Director of Rail Transformation, MBTA; and Dave
Walker, Director of Revenue and Marketing, Keolis: Presentation
of the MBTAs plans for regional rail transformation, including a presentation
and discussion of upcoming Regional Rail schedules, 60 minutes
5.
Boston
Region MPOs MBTA Park-and-Ride and Bicycle Parking Dashboard, Ryan Hicks, MPO staff: Presentation of an
interactive application describing data about park-and-ride and bicycle parking
amenities, capacity, and utilization near MBTA stations, 15 minutes
6. Public Comments, 10 minutes
7. Closing and Next Steps, 5 minutes
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Meeting
materials are posted on the MPOs meeting calendar
webpage at ctps.org/calendar/month. Times reflect the expected duration of each item
and do not constitute a schedule. 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
eharvey@ctps.org. The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization
(MPO) operates its programs, services, and activities in compliance with
federal nondiscrimination laws including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964 (Title VI), the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, and related
statutes and regulations. Title VI prohibits discrimination in federally
assisted programs and requires that no person in the United States of America
shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin (including limited
English proficiency), be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits
of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity
that receives federal assistance. Related federal nondiscrimination laws
administered by the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit
Administration, or both, prohibit discrimination on the basis of age, sex,
and disability. The Boston Region MPO considers these protected populations
in its Title VI Programs, consistent with federal interpretation and
administration. In addition, the Boston Region MPO provides meaningful access
to its programs, services, and activities to individuals with limited English
proficiency, in compliance with U.S. Department of Transportation policy and
guidance on federal Executive Order 13166. The Boston Region MPO also complies with the
Massachusetts Public Accommodation Law, M.G.L. c 272 sections 92a, 98, 98a,
which prohibits making any distinction, discrimination, or restriction in
admission to, or treatment in a place of public accommodation based on race,
color, religious creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability,
or ancestry. Likewise, the Boston Region MPO complies with
the Governor's Executive Order 526, section 4, which requires that all
programs, activities, and services provided, performed, licensed, chartered,
funded, regulated, or contracted for by the state shall be conducted without
unlawful discrimination based on race, color, age, gender, ethnicity, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, creed, ancestry,
national origin, disability, veteran's status (including Vietnam-era
veterans), or background. A complaint form and additional information can be obtained by contacting the MPO or at http://www.bostonmpo.org/mpo_non_discrimination. To request this
information in a different language or in an accessible format, please
contact Title VI Specialist, Boston Region MPO, 10
Park Plaza, Suite 2150, Boston, MA 02116, civilrights@ctps.org, 857.702.3700 (voice), 617.570.9193 (TTY) |