Agenda posted by 5:00 PM, September 27, 2012

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

Thursday, October 04, 2012, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 3 hours, expected ending at 1:00PM)

Please note: There will be a meeting of the MPO’s Advisory Council Review Committee immediately following this meeting (at approximately 1:15 PM). The meeting will be held in the offices of the MBTA Advisory Board, 177 Tremont Street, Boston.

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.      Climate Change – Panel Presentations and Discussion, 2 hours (white paper to be posted)

a.      Introduction – Climate Change and Why it Matters, Scott Peterson, Director of Technical Services, MPO Staff

b.     Panelists:

•           Massachusetts Department of Transportation – Steve Woelfel, Director of Strategic Planning

•           Metropolitan Area Planning Council – Tim Reardon, Manager of Planning Research

•           Boston Region MPO – Anne McGahan, Manager of the Long-Range Transportation Plan and Air Quality Issues

c.      Panel Presentations:

•           Presentation: Policies and Tools for Decision Making

•           Questions and Discussion

•           Presentation: Next Steps to Advance Climate Change Initiatives

•           Questions and Discussion

8.      Action Items:

a.      Work Scopes: Karl Quackenbush, Executive Director, MPO Staff, presentation, discussion, and possible action on these work scopes, 20 minutes (posted)

•           MBTA Service Standards and Service Delivery Policy Update Policies and Tools for Decision Making

•           SWAP Regional Public Transit Feasibility Study

b.     Meeting Minutes of September 20, 2012, meeting, Maureen Kelly, MPO Staff, approval of these meeting minutes, 5 minutes (to be posted) 

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

 

 

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