Regional Transportation Advisory Council Meeting

Conference Room 4, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA

Wednesday, March 11, 2015 3:00 PM (Estimated duration: One hour and thirty minutes, expected ending at 4:30 PM)

Meeting Agenda

1. Introductions, 5 minutes (3:00 PM) M. Gowing, Chair

2. Chair’s Report, 5 minutes (3:05 PM) M. Gowing, Chair

3. Approval of November 12, 2014, Meeting Minutes, 5 minutes (3:10 PM) M. Gowing, Chair (to be posted)

4. Bus and Private Bus Carriers Forum, 50 Minutes (3:15 PM)

~ Panel members ~

· Mark Sanborn, Concord Coach Lines (Moderator), Advisory Council Representative for MassBus–Overview of inter-city bus companies in regional transportation; services and major issues

· Kyle Emge, Manager of Capital Programs and Operations, MassDOT Rail and Transit Division–Discussion of current state initiatives and goals for bus transit

· Ammie Rogers, Transportation Planner, Office of Transportation Planning, MassDOT, Park and Ride program manager–Updates and future plans for MassDOT Park and Ride Lots

5. Transportation Improvement Program Update, 5 Minutes (4:05 PM) Sean Pfalzer, TIP Manager, CTPS – Review of the project evaluation results and overview of upcoming schedule

6. Unified Planning Work Program Update, 5 Minutes (4:10 PM) Michelle Scott, UPWP Manager, CTPS – Review of universe of proposed planning studies and overview of upcoming schedule

7. Old Business, New Business and Member Announcements, 5 minutes (4:15 PM) Ongoing Advisory Council items and issues including notices by members and items that were not anticipated.

8. Members’ Views with Take-Away Points for MPO, 10 minutes (4:20 PM) M. Gowing, Chair

9. Adjourn (4:30 PM)

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Agenda posted before 3:00 PM, March 4, 2015