Agenda posted before 10:00 AM, March 9, 2017

Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)
Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Committee Meeting

State Transportation Building, Conference Rooms 2 and 3,
10 Park Plaza, Boston, Massachusetts

 Thursday, March 16, 2017, 1:00 PM (Estimated duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes, expected ending at 2:30 PM)

Handouts

1.      February 16, 2017 UPWP Committee Meeting Summary

2.      Draft FFY 2018 UPWP Universe of Studies (2/22/2017 edition)

3.      Staff Recommendation of FFY 2018 Discrete Studies

4.      Results of Committee Survey about Study Priorities

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

Meeting Agenda

1.      Introductions 

2.      Action Item: Approval of Draft Meeting Summary from February 16, 2017  UPWP Committee Meeting

3.      Discussion of FFY 2018 UPWP Universe of Studies, leading to development of the Committee’s draft list of discrete studies to fund

4.      Member Items

5.      Next Meeting

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