REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COUNCIL

Agenda posted before 1:00 PM, January 4, 2013

Advisory Council Freight Committee Meeting

Conference Room 4, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA, Boston, MA

Wednesday, January 9, 2013, 1:00 PM (Estimated duration: 1 1/2 hour, expected ending at 2:30 PM)

Meeting Agenda

1.      Introductions, 5 minutes  

2.      Chair’s Report, 5 minutes  

3.      Update of MPO Phase II Freight Study:

     Modeling Turnpike truck traffic

     Using the statewide model

     Freight planning at other MPOs

     Boston Region MPO freight planning needs

Bill Kuttner, MPO Staff, 60 minutes

4.      Discussion of other topics, 20 minutes

5.      Adjourn

The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related 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 or related statutes or regulations 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 (see below) or at www.bostonmpo.org.

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 617.973.7100 (voice), 617.973.7089 (TTY), 617.973.8855 (fax), or publicinformation@ctps.org.