Agenda posted before 5:00 PM, April 9, 2015

                                                                          Revised and reposted April 14 and 15, 2015

 

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

April 16, 2015, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 3 hours and 30 minutes, expected ending at 1:30 PM) 

Please note: a. This meeting will be followed immediately by a UPWP Committee meeting, and

b. This agenda has been revised to expand discussion time under agenda item 2. and remove the approval element of agenda item 7.

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

Meeting Agenda - Revised

1.      Introductions, 5 minutes  

2.      Public Comments, 45 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.      Long-Range Transportation Plan: Anne McGahan, MPO Staff, continued discussion of LRTP draft recommendation, 1 hour

8.      Transportation Improvement Program: Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of staff recommendation for TIP programming, 1 hour

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

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 857.702.3700 (voice), 617.570.9193 (TTY), 617.570.9192 (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.