Memorandum for the Record
Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization
Unified Planning Work Program Committee Meeting Summary
June 8, 2023, Meeting
1:00 PM–1:30 PM, Zoom Video Conferencing Platform
Derek Krevat, Chair, representing Gina Fiandaca, Secretary of Transportation and Chief Executive Officer of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT)
There were none.
Materials for this meeting included the following:
1. Meeting Summary of the April 20, 2023, meeting
2. Meeting Summary of the April 27, 2023, meeting
3. Draft Federal Fiscal Year 2024 Unified Planning Work Program
Please see page 3 for attendance. There was no quorum at this meeting; therefore, all action items were rescheduled to a later date.
There were none.
The next meeting is scheduled for June 13, 2023.
A motion to adjourn was made by MassDOT, and the meeting was adjourned without objection.
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Members |
Representatives and Alternates |
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Massachusetts Department of Transportation (Office of Transportation Planning) |
Derek Krevat |
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Metropolitan Area Planning Council |
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Regional Transportation Advisory Council |
Lenard Diggins |
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At-Large City (City of Newton) |
David Koses |
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At-Large Town (Town of Arlington) |
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City of Boston (Boston Transportation Department) |
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Inner Core Committee (City of Somerville) |
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Three Rivers Interlocal Council (Town of Norwood/Neponset Valley Chamber of Commerce) |
Tom O’Rourke |
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Three Rivers Interlocal Council alternate (Town of Westwood) |
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City of Framingham (Metrowest Regional Collaborative) |
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Other Attendees |
Affiliation |
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Amira Patterson |
MBTA Advisory Board |
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MPO Staff/Central Transportation Planning Staff |
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Tegin Teich, Executive Director |
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Annette Demchur |
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Hiral Gandhi |
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Silva Ayvazyan |
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Srilekha Murthy |
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Erin Maguire |
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