Access Advisory Committee to the MBTA

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

10 Park Plaza, Boston, Conference Room 2 and 3 

Wednesday, August 23, 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

1:00 PM    Call to Order

 

 Introductions/Review of Agenda

 

 Meeting Minutes Approval

 

        July 26, 2017

        June 28, 2017

 

                 Chairman’s Report

 

1:10 PM    Steve Poftak, MBTA Interim General Manager
                       

1:25 PM    Aniko Laszlo, Director of Coordinated Mobility     

     System-Wide Accessibility, MassDOT/MBTA

 

  Mike Hulak, Manager, Paratransit Contract

      Operations, Office for Transportation Access

                 

  Dana Nye, Community Outreach Coordinator

     MBTA Transit Police Officer

 

2:00 PM Break

 

2:10 PM   MBTA Vendor Reports

                                       •       Keolis Commuter Services

                             Liz Hickey, Manager, & Title VI/ADA Enforcer

 

                                       •       Veterans Transportation Services

                             Kevin MacDonald, Project Manager

 

                                       •       Greater Lynn Senior Services

                             Steve Epps, Director of Transportation

 

                                       •       National Express Transportation

     Victor Herrera, General Manager

 

                                       •       Global Contact Services

     Ray Croteau, Interim General Manager

 

2:50 PM    Open Discussion

 

2:55 PM   Old Business

 

         New Business

  

         Announcements  

               

3:00 PM    Meeting 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, September 27, 2017.