Agenda posted before 5:00 PM, September 10, 2015

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA

September 17, 2015, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 2 hour and 20 minutes, expected ending at 12:20 PM)

Please note: This meeting will be held in Somerville rather than our usual location in Boston.

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. Welcome from Host Municipality, presentation on transportation issues in the Somerville area from Somerville officials, 15 minutes

8. Action Items:

a. FFYs 2015-18 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment 6, Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, presentation, discussion, and vote to approve, 15 minutes (posted)

b. MPO Meeting Minutes of August 20, 2015 and September 3, 2015, Maureen Kelly, MPO Staff, presentation and vote to approve, 5 minutes (to be posted)

9. Meeting Air Quality Goals in Transportation, Anne McGahan, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion 15 minutes (posted)

10. Evolution of the MBTA Rapid Transit System “Spider” Map, Ken Dumas, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion 40 minutes

11. State Implementation Plan Annual Report, Bryan Pounds, MassDOT, monthly report for public information on progress, 5 minutes (to be posted)

12. 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.