Agenda posted by 5:00 PM, January 31, 2013

 

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

Thursday, February 07, 2013, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes hours, expected ending at 12:30 PM)

Please note: This meeting will be followed by a Unified Planning Work Program Committee meeting, beginning at approximately 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:

a.      Work Scopes, Karl Quackenbush, Executive Director, MPO Staff, presentation, discussion, and action on these proposed work scopes, 30 minutes (posted)

-       MetroWest Planning Assistance

-       Massachusetts Turnpike – Boston Ramps Study

b.     MPO Meeting Minutes: January 17, 2013, Maureen Kelly, MPO Staff, approval of these meeting minutes, 5 minutes (posted)

 

8.      Mode Shift Presentation, Trey Wadsworth, Transportation Planner, MassDOT, Office of Transportation Planning, presentation and discussion of this MassDOT program to reduce single occupant vehicle mode share and increase shares for transit and active transportation modes, 40 minutes     

 

9.      TIP Update, Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, review of Draft TIP Universe of Projects for the FFYs 2014-2017 Transportation Improvement Program, 15 minutes (to be posted)

 

10.   Memorandum: Addressing Safety, Mobility, and Access on Subregional Priority Roadways – Selection of Study Locations, Karl Quackenbush, Executive Director, and Chen-Yuan Wang, MPO Staff, presentation, discussion, and approval of staff proposal for study locations for this project, 20 minutes (posted)

 

 

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

 

 

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