Agenda posted before 4:00 PM December 22, 2011

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

Thursday, January 5, 2012, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 3 hours; estimated to end at 1:00 PM)

MEETING AGENDA

1. Introductions, 5 minutes

2. Public Comments, 10 minutes

3. Chair’s Report, 5 minutes

4. Committee Chairs’ Reports, 5 minutes

5. Regional Transportation Advisory Council Report, 5 minutes

6. Executive Director’s Report, 5 minutes

7. Action Items:

1. Work Scopes, Karl Quackenbush, Executive Director, MPO Staff, additional discussion and approval of these proposed work scopes, 20 minutes (posted 12-8)

- Analysis of JARC and New Freedom Projects

- Callahan Tunnel Construction Impact Study

2. Meeting Minutes of December 15, 2011, meeting, Maureen Kelly, MPO Specialist, MPO Staff, approval of these meeting minutes, 5 minutes (posted)

8. MBTA Bus Route 1 Transit Signal Priority Study, Karl Quackenbush, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of the memoranda completed for this study, 20 minutes (posted)

9. Work Scope: Priority Corridors for LRTP Needs Assessment, Karl Quackenbush, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of this proposed work scope, 15 minutes (posted)

10. Economic Development Planning, Angela Insinger and James Freas, MAPC Staff, presentation on MAPC’s role and work in economic development planning and inputs to MPO planning, 30 minutes

11. Certification Activities Update, Pam Wolfe, Manager, Certification Activities, MPO Staff, report on implementation of certification activities schedule and development of documents, 15 minutes

12. MPO/RTAs Memorandum of Understanding, Pam Wolfe, Manager, MPO Staff, discussion of this proposed memorandum of understanding between the Boston Region MPO and the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority and the Cape Ann Regional Transit Authority and consensus on approval, 15 minutes (posted)

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

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