Agenda posted before 2:00 PM, November 9, 2017

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

November 16, 2017, 10:00 AM
(Estimated duration: 2 hours and 10 minutes, expected ending at 12:10 PM)

Meeting Agenda

1.      Introductions, 2 minutes

2.      Public Comments, 8 minutes

3.      Chairs Report, 5 minutes

4.      Committee Chairs Reports, 1 minute

5.      Regional Transportation Advisory Council Report, 2 minutes

6.      Executive Directors Report, 5 minutes

7.      Action Item: Approval of October 19, 2017, MPO Meeting Minutes, 2 minutes (to be posted)

8.      Action Item: Draft Federal Fiscal Years (FFYs) 201822 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment 1, Alexandra (Ali) Kleyman, MPO Staff: review of public comments on the proposed amendment to the highway and transit program; vote to approve; 5 minutes (to be posted)

9.      Action Item: Work Program for Bicycle Level-of-Service Metric, Mark Abbott and Casey-Marie Claude, MPO Staff: presentation and discussion of the proposed work to develop a method for calculating the bicycle LOS of roadways and to provide guidance for implementing the metric; 10 minutes (posted)

10.   Action Item: Work Program for Safety and Operations Analysis at Selected Intersections, Mark Abbott and Seth Asante, MPO Staff: presentation and discussion of the proposed work to help municipalities identify potential low-cost solutions or develop conceptual designs for intersections that need safety improvements and congestion mitigation; 10 minutes (posted)

11.   Action Item: Work Program for Review of and Guide to Regional Transit Signal Priority, Annette Demchur, MPO Staff: presentation and discussion of the proposed work to develop a guidebook for use in planning and evaluating potential TSP treatments in the Boston region; 10 minutes (posted)

12.   Development of Population and Employment Forecasts for the Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), Anne McGahan, MPO Staff, and Tim Reardon, Director of Data Services, MAPC: presentation; 30 minutes

13.   Rutherford Avenue / Sullivan Square Design Project Update, Bill Conroy, Boston Transportation Department, and Erik Maki, Tetra Tech: presentation; 35 minutes

14.   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 publicinfo@ctps.org.

The MPO complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other federal and state nondiscrimination 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 nondiscrimination statute or regulation may, herself/himself or via a representative, file a written complaint with the MPO. Complaints filed under federal law (race, color, national origin, language, gender, age, disability, or income) must be filed no later than 180 calendar days after the date the person believes the discrimination occurred. Complaints filed under Massachusetts General Law (religion, military service, ancestry, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression) must be filed no later than 300 calendar days after the date the person believes the discrimination occurred. A complaint form and additional information can be obtained by contacting the MPO (see above) or at www.bostonmpo.org.

Posted materials are available via the MPOs meeting calendar webpage at ctps.org/calendar/month.