Agenda re-posted before 10:10 AM, February 13, 2014

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

February 20, 2014, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 3 hours, expected ending at 1:00 PM)

Please note:      This meeting will be immediately followed by a Unified Planning Work Program Committee meeting beginning at approximately 1:00 PM

Meeting Agenda – Revised 2-18-14

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, CTPS, presentation and discussion of these work programs, 60 minutes (posted):

•           Methodology for Evaluating the Potential for Limited-Stop Service on Transit Routes

•           Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy Alternatives Cost Effectiveness Analysis

•           Environmental Justice and Title VI Analysis Methodology Review

•           South Boston Waterfront Transportation Plan Modeling Support  

•           Massachusetts Turnpike Allston Interchange Traffic Study

 

b.     TIP  Amendment Two, Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, presentation, discussion, and vote to release for public review, 20 minutes (posted)

c.      Minutes of January 9 and 23, 2014, meetings, Maureen Kelly, MPO Staff, approval of these meeting minutes, 5 minutes (posted) 

8.      TIP Update on Project Evaluations, Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion, 10 minutes

9.      Memorandum: Performance Measures, Anne McGahan, MPO Staff, presentation, discussion and consensus on the MPO’s direction regarding development of performance measures for the MPO performance based planning practice, 30 minutes (posted)

10.   State Implementation Plan Update, Office of Transportation Planning, MassDOT, monthly report for public information on progress, 5 minutes (to be posted)   

11.   Members’ Items, reports and notices by MPO Members, including regional concerns and local community issues, 5 minutes  Text Box: 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. 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. A complaint must be filed no later than 180 calendar days after the date on which the person believes that the discrimination occurred. A complaint form and additional information can be obtained by contacting the MPO (see above) or at www.bostonmpo.org.