Agenda posted before 4:00 PM, April 4, 2019

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

April 11, 2019, 10:00 AM
(Estimated duration: approximately 3 hours, expected ending at 1:00 PM)

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

Meeting Agenda

1. Introductions, 1 minute

2. Public Comments, 10 minutes

3. Chair’s Report, 2 minutes

4. Committee Chairs’ Reports, 2 minutes

5. Regional Transportation Advisory Council’s Report, 3 minutes

6. Executive Director’s Report, 3 minutes

7. Action Item: Approval of March 21, 2019, MPO Meeting Minutes, 1 minute (posted)

8. Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) Major Infrastructure Project Updates, Anne McGahan, MPO Staff, and Project Proponents: Presentation and discussion of staff’s work to update project data for major infrastructure projects being considered for funding in the new LRTP, Destination 2040. Project proponents and staff of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will be present to provide updates and answer project-specific questions. The focus of this presentation will be on major infrastructure projects located in MassDOT Highway District 4; 60 minutes (to be posted)

9. Transit Programming in the Federal Fiscal Years (FFYs) 2020-24 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), Samantha Silverberg, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and Matt Genova, MPO Staff: Presentation and discussion of the MBTA’s project selection and programming process. MPO staff will also present draft project programming from the other regional transit authorities in the Boston region (MetroWest Regional Transit Authority and Cape Ann Transportation Authority) for the FFYs 2020-24 TIP; 30 minutes (to be posted)

10. Transit Provider Representation on the MPO Board, Michelle Scott, MPO Staff: Presentation and continued discussion of transit provider representation on the MPO board; MPO staff's recommendations for a transit committee; 30 minutes (to be posted)

11. Development of the MPO’s Disparate Impact and Disproportionate Burden (DI/DB) Policy, John Gliebe, MPO Staff: Presentation and discussion of modeling work that has been conducted to further the development of a DI/DB Policy to analyze potential equity impacts of the new LRTP, Destination 2040; 30 minutes

12. 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.