Regional Transportation Advisory Council Meeting
Zoom Video Conferencing Platform: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86742182005
March 3, 2021, 2:30 PM
(Estimated duration: One hour and 50 minutes, expected ending at 4:20 PM)
1. Introductions, 5 minutes (2:30 PM), L. Diggins, Chair
2.
Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) Unified
Planning Work Program (UPWP) Potential Studies, 40
minutes (2:35 PM),
Sandy Johnston, UPWP Manager, MPO Staff, presentation and
discussion of initial list of study concepts to be considered for
inclusion in the FFY 2022 UPWP
3. FFYs 202126 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Preliminary Project Scenarios, 40 minutes (3:15 PM), Matt Genova, TIP Manager, presentation and discussion of currently programmed projects in the FFYs 202125 TIP and possible new programming scenarios for FFYs 202126
4.
Destination 2040 Needs Assessment
Discussion, 10
minutes (3:55 PM), L. Diggins, Chair, discussion of Chapter 6 of the Needs Assessment
(pages 163-204) for the current Long-Range Transportation Plan for the Boston
Region
5.
Advisory Council Membership, 10 minutes (4:05 PM), Matt Archer, MPO Staff, discussion of ideas regarding Advisory Council membership and
solicitation for new members of the Membership Committee
6. Chairs Report, 2 minutes (4:15 PM), L. Diggins, Chair
7. Approval of December 11, 2019, and January 8, 2020 Meeting Minutes, 2 minutes (4:17 PM), L. Diggins, Chair (Minutes posted to MPO Website Calendar before meeting)
8.
Old Business, New Business, and Member Announcements, 1 minute (4:19 PM)
9. Adjourn (4:20 PM)
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