Agenda posted before 6:00 PM, May 14, 2015

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

May 21, 2015, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes, expected ending at 12:30 PM)

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

Meeting Agenda

1. Introductions, 5 minutes

2. Public Comments, 15 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, MPO Staff, presentation, discussion, and vote to approve these work scopes, 10 minutes (to be posted)

- Go Boston 2030, City of Boston-funded

- National Transit Database, MBTA-funded

a. Meeting Minutes, Maureen Kelly, MPO Staff, discussion and approval of the minutes of the April 16, 2015 MPO meeting, 5 minutes (to be posted)

8. Long-Range Transportation Plan: Anne McGahan, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of draft LRTP Chapter 2 and discussion of schedule for reviewing additional draft chapters, 20 minutes (to be posted)

9. Discussion of Unified Planning Work Program Committee Recommendation, Sreelatha Allam, MassDOT and Michelle Scott, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of UPWP Committee recommendation for programs, studies, and budget for the FFY 2016 UPWP, 40 minutes (posted)

10. FFY 2014 Safety and Operations Memoranda (Weymouth, Westwood, and Milford), Seth Asante, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of the results of these studies, 15 minutes (to be posted)

11. Project Selection Advisory Committee Update, Scott Hamwey, MassDOT, discussion of the work of the Project Selection Advisory Committee and update on recent progress, 15 minutes

12. State Implementation Plan Update, MassDOT, monthly report for public information on progress, 5 minutes

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

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