Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization

Transportation Planning Certification Review

 

10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA

October 16 and 17

Agenda

DAY 1: Tuesday, October 16

 

8:30 -8:45      Introductions & Opening Remarks

 

8:45-9:15       Boston Region MPO Showcase (30 min)

·         Activities/Accomplishments

·         Products/Services

·         Future

 

9:15-10:45     Metropolitan Planning Process and Key Documents                     

·         Performance-Based Planning and Programming (PBPP)

·         Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)

·         Congestion Management Process (CMP)

·         Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)

 

10:45-11:00  15-Minute Break

 

11:00-12:00  Metropolitan Planning Process and Key Documents (cont.)

·         Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), Financial Planning & Project Programming

 

12:00-1:00     Lunch Break

 

1:00-2:30       Intermodal Transportation Coordination  

·         Transit Planning (Trains, buses, ferries)

·         Active Transportation

 

2:30-2:45       15-Minute Break

 

2:45-3:45       Planning Focus Areas

·         Automated Vehicles/Connected Vehicles

·         Ridesharing (Uber/Lyft, etc.)

 

3:45-4:00       Wrap up Day 1

 

 

 

 

DAY 2: Wednesday, October 17

 

8:30-9:30       Civil Rights & Non-Discrimination

·         Environmental Justice                   

 

9:30-10:45     MPO Public Participation Process and Outreach

                       

10:45-11:00  15-Minute Break

 

11:00-12:00  Inter-Agency Agreements

·         MPO Organization structure

·         RTA involvement

·         UZA MOU

 

12:00-1:00     Lunch Break

 

1:00-2:15       Environmental Mitigation/Climate Change/Resiliency

 

2:15-3:15       Planning Focus Areas

·         Freight

 

3:15-4:00       Wrap-up

 

6:00 – 7:30 FHWA and FTA Public Meeting