Agenda posted before 5:00 PM, January 29, 2015

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

February 5, 2015, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 2 hours and 25 minutes, expected ending at 12:25 PM)

Civil Rights, nondiscrimination, and accessibility information is on page 2.

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. TIP Amendment Two, Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, presentation on comments received, including requests from MassDOT to update several projects in the Statewide program, and vote to endorse, 15 minutes (revised tables posted)

b. Meeting Minutes, Maureen Kelly, MPO Staff, discussion and approval of the minutes of the January 8, 2015 MPO meeting, 5 minutes (posted)

8. Long-Range Transportation Plan – Scenario Planning Update, Karl Quackenbush, Executive Director, and Anne McGahan, MPO Staff, updated schedule for LRTP development, including presentation and discussion of the two investment strategy scenarios (to be used in the context of MPO Goals and Objectives setting), and next steps, 60 minutes (to be posted)

9. TIP Universe of Highway Projects and Update, Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, presentation of TIP highway project universe and process for annual TIP project evaluations, 15 minutes (to be posted)

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

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