Access Advisory Committee to the MBTA

Membership Meeting, Wednesday

June 24, 2015, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Conference Rooms 2 and 3, 10 Park Plaza

Boston

Please note:       AACT meetings are public and open to all. They are conducted in compliance with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Open Meeting Law, M.G.L. c.30A, §§ 18-25 (effective July 1, 2010).

This agenda is subject to change.

 

1.    Opening/Introductions/Reading of Agenda

      Chairman’s and Treasurer’s Reports

        1:00 PM – 1:10 PM

2.    Keolis Commuter Services

     General Manager Gerald Francis  

 

         1:10 PM – 1:40 PM

3.    Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization-Update by MPO Staff

 

Unified Planning Work Program     

 Michelle Scott

Transportation Improvement Program

 Sean Pfalzer

Long Range Transportation Plan

Ann McGahan

 

        1:40 PM – 2:00 PM

4.   BREAK – 2:00 – 2:10 PM

5.    MBTA and Vendor Reports

         

                                                                         •     Transit Police Department

- Chief Kenneth Green

                                                                       •       System-Wide Accessibility

 - Rob Sampson

                                                                       •       Office for Transportation Access

 - Frank Oglesby

                                                                       •       Representatives of….

           -National Express Transit

   -Veterans Transportation

            -Greater Lynn Senior Services

 2:10 PM – 2:45 PM

6.   Transit Service Planning Staff - Steven Andrews

The MBTA is updating its service standards, which guide the way it provides transit service. Your input about MBTA services and the standards used to evaluate those services will help set service priorities.

 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM

Meeting Adjourned                   

Text Box: The AACT meeting locations are accessible to people with disabilities and via public transportation. Assistive listening devices are available at the meeting site. Every effort will be made to provide other accommodations, such as materials in accessible formats or languages, or interpreters in American Sign Language upon advance request. Please contact the Central Transportation Planning Staff at 857.702.3700(voice), 617.570.9193 (TTY), 617.570.9192 (fax), or AACT@ctps.org. The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and other federal and state non-discrimination 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 non-discrimination statute 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 at 857.702.3700(voice), 617.570.9193 (TTY), 617.570.9192 (fax), or http://www.bostonmpo.org. .
The next monthly Membership meeting to follow will be July 22, 2015.