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Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

Transportation Board Room, 2nd Floor, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA

December 11, 2025, 1:00 PM (Estimated duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes, expected ending at 3:30 PM)

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Meeting Agenda

1.       Welcome by the Executive Director, Tegin Teich, Executive Director, Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Staff, 5 minutes

2.       Interim Secretary’s Remarks, Phillip Eng, Interim MassDOT Secretary and CEO, 10 minutes

3.       Board Member Remarks, 15 minutes

4.       Community Advisory Council Report, 5 minutes

5.       Public Comments, 10 minutes

6.       MPO Progress Update, Tegin Teich, Executive Director, Boston Region MPO Staff: Highlights of MPO accomplishments this past year, including work that enhances strategic partnerships and the development and application of data and tools to ensure that the MPO’s planning and research leads to actionable and regionally relevant projects and capital investments, 15 minutes

7.       Break, 10 minutes

8.       Panel Discussion: From Partnerships to Action—How Strong Foundations Enable Continuous Improvements in Project Delivery, Moderator: Elena Ion, MPO Staff; Panelists: Laura Gilmore, Senior Director of Strategic Transit Planning, MBTA; Brad Rawson, Director of Mobility, City of Somerville; and Michael Trepanier, Manager of Modernization Programs, MassDOT Highway Division: Panel discussion on how the MPO, MassDOT, the MBTA, and municipalities work closely together to build momentum and achieve successes in project delivery despite the current landscape of fiscal and political uncertainty, 50 minutes

9.       Action Item: Appointment of Committee Slates, David Mohler, Executive Director, Office of Transportation Planning, MassDOT: Presentation of recommended committee slates and a vote to approve, 10 minutes

10.   Action Item: Election of Vice Chair, David Mohler, Executive Director, Office of Transportation Planning, MassDOT: Presentation of nominees and vote to elect the vice chair of the MPO, 5 minutes

11.   Action Item: Approval of October 9, 2025, Meeting Minutes, 5 minutes

12.   Committee Chair Report, 5 minutes

13.   Members’ Items: Reports and notices by MPO members, including regional concerns and local community issues, 5 minutes