Agenda posted before 4:00 PM, February 28, 2019

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

March 7, 2019, 10:00 AM
(Estimated duration: 2 hours and 2 minutes, expected ending at 12:02 PM)

Please Note: This meeting will be preceded by a Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Committee meeting, beginning at 9:00 AM

Civil Rights, nondiscrimination, and accessibility information is on page 3.

Meeting Agenda

1. Introductions, 1 minute

2. Public Comments, 15 minutes

3. Chair’s Report, 2 minutes

4. Committee Chairs’ Reports, 2 minutes

5. Regional Transportation Advisory Council Report, 3 minutes

6. Executive Director’s Report, 3 minutes

7. Action Item: Approval of February 7, 2019, MPO Meeting Minutes, 1 minute
(to be posted)

8. Action Item: Work Program for Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Transit Service Data Collection, Jonathan Belcher, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and expected vote to endorse this work program for MPO staff to perform data collection on MBTA transit services and provide technical assistance to the MBTA to address service planning needs; 10 minutes (posted)

9. Action Item: Work Program for the Future of the Curb Study, Andrew Clark, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and expected vote to endorse this work program to explore current and future demands on the curbside lane, the strategies being used in other regions to respond to these demands, and the applicability of those strategies to the Boston region; 10 minutes (posted)

10. Federal Fiscal Years 2020–24 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP): Project Readiness Updates and Baseline Programming, Matt Genova, MPO Staff: Presentation and discussion of the updates to the schedules and costs of currently programmed TIP projects, and the potential impact of these changes on the TIP; 25 minutes (to be posted)

11. Report Presentation: Traffic Congestion in the Boston Region: Beyond the Daily Commute, Ryan Hicks, MPO Staff: Presentation and discussion about the utility of using INRIX data to gain insight into incidents of roadway congestion that develop in the Boston region because of traveling associated with special events and holidays; 20 minutes (posted)

12. The 2020–24 Capital Investment Plan (CIP) Update, Michelle Ho, Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Office of Transportation Planning: Presentation and discussion of MassDOT’s and MBTA’s process and progress to develop the 2020–24 CIP; 25 minutes

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

Meeting materials are posted on the MPO’s meeting calendar webpage at ctps.org/calendar/month.

Times reflect the expected duration of each item and do not constitute a schedule.

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 publicinfo@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 based on race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency), religion, creed, gender, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran’s status (including Vietnam-era veterans), or background. Any person who believes herself/himself or any specific class of persons to have been subjected to discrimination prohibited by Title VI, ADA, or another nondiscrimination statute or regulation may, herself/himself or via a representative, file a written complaint with the MPO. Complaints filed under federal law (based on race, color, national origin [including limited English proficiency], sex, age, or disability) must be filed no later than 180 calendar days after the date the person believes the discrimination occurred. Complaints filed under Massachusetts General Law (based on race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or ancestry) or Governor's Executive Order 526, section 4 (based on race, color, age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, disability, veteran's status [including Vietnam-era veterans], or background) must be filed no later than 300 calendar days after the date the person believes the discrimination occurred. A complaint form and additional information can be obtained by contacting the MPO (see above) or at www.bostonmpo.org.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), Cape Ann Transportation Authority (CATA), and MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA), which are Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5307(c) applicants, have consulted with the MPO and concur that the public involvement process adopted by the MPO for the development of the Transportation Improvement Program satisfies the public hearing requirements that pertain to the development of the Program of Projects for regular Section 5307, Urbanized Area Formula Program, grant applications, including the provision for public notice and the time established for public review and comment.