Agenda posted before 4:00 PM, February 22, 2018
Revised 8:30 AM, February 28, 2018

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

March 1, 2018, 10:00 AM
(Estimated duration: 2 hours and 35 minutes, expected ending at 12:35 PM)

Meeting Agenda

1.      Introductions, 3 minutes

2.      Public Comments, 40 minutes

3.      Chairs Report, 3 minutes

4.      Committee Chairs Reports, 2 minutes

5.      Regional Transportation Advisory Council Report, 3 minutes

6.      Executive Directors Report, 3 minutes

7.      Action Item: Approval of January 18, 2018, MPO Meeting Minutes, 1 minute (to be posted)

8.      Action Item: Work Program for Green Line Corridor Study Support, Scott Peterson, MPO Staff: review of the proposed work to support MassDOT and their project team; 10 minutes (posted)

9.      Action Item: Work Program for MBTA Commuter Rail Counts, Annette Demchur, MPO Staff: review of the proposed work to support MassDOT; 5 minutes (posted)

10.   Action Item: Draft Federal Fiscal Years (FFYs) 201822 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment Three, Alexandra (Ali) Kleyman, MPO Staff: review of comments on the proposed amendments to the highway program; vote to approve; 5 minutes (posted)

11.   FFYs 201923 TIP Development: First-Tier List of Projects and Baseline Programming Scenario, Alexandra (Ali) Kleyman, MPO Staff: presentation of the baseline programming scenario, which reflects cost and readiness changes to currently programmed projects for the MPOs target highway funds; 75 minutes

12.   Members Items, reports and notices by MPO members, including regional concerns and local community issues; 5 minutes

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Times reflect the expected duration of each item, and do not constitute a schedule.