Agenda posted before 5:00 PM, October 8, 2015

 

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

October 15, 2015, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes, expected ending at 11:30 AM)

 

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.  Minutes of October 1, 2015, MPO meeting, Maureen Kelly, MPO Staff, approval of these meeting minutes, 5 minutes (to be posted) 

b.  Work Programs, Karl Quackenbush, MPO Executive Director, presentation, discussion, and vote to approve the following work programs, 15 minutes (posted)

•           Addressing Safety, Mobility, and Access on Subregional Priority Roadways: FFY 2016

•           Priority Corridors for LRTP Needs Assessment: FFY 2016

•           Safety and Operations Analyses at Selected Intersections: FFY 2016

•           Access Advisory Committee Support: FFY 2016

•           Research Projects on Topics Generated by MPO Staff

8.      FFY 2016 Certification Activities Work Plans, Karl Quackenbush, MPO Executive Director, overview of the work plans for the following activities that are programmed in the FFY 2016 UPWP, 10 minutes (posted):

•           Transportation Improvement Program

•           Unified Planning Work Program

•           3C Planning and MPO Support

•           Air Quality Conformity and Support Activities

•           Boston Region MPO Title VI Reporting

•           Transportation Equity/Environmental Justice Support

9.      Bicycle Network Gap: Feasibility Evaluations, Selection of Study Locations, Katrina Crocker, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion, 15 minutes

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

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

 

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