Agenda posted before 4:00 PM, October 31, 2019

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

November 7, 2019, 10:00 AM (Approximate duration: 2 hours and 50 minutes, expected ending at 12:50 AM)

Civil Rights, nondiscrimination, and accessibility information is on page 3.

Meeting Agenda

1. Introductions, 2 minutes

2. Public Comments, 10 minutes

3. Chair’s Report, 2 minutes

4. Committee Chairs’ Reports, 2 minutes

5. Regional Transportation Advisory Council Report, 2 minutes

6. Executive Director’s Report, 2 minutes

7. Action Item: Approval of September 5 and September 19, 2019, MPO Meeting Minutes, 1 minute (posted)

8. Action Item: Evaluation of Proof-of-Payment Fare Inspection Strategies for AFC 2.0, Steven Andrews, MPO staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to approve the work scope for analyzing alternative fare inspection strategies for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) proof-of-payment system to be implemented with a new automated fare collection system, known as AFC 2.0, 10 minutes (posted)

9. Action Item: Exploring Resilience in MPO-Funded Corridor and Intersection Studies, Seth Asante, MPO staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to approve the work scope for this federal fiscal year (FFY) 2020 discrete study funded through the Unified Planning Work Program, 10 minutes (posted)

10. Action Item: Locations with High Bicycle and Pedestrian Crash Rates in the Boston Region MPO Area, Casey-Marie Claude, MPO staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to approve the work scope for this FFY 2020 discrete study funded through the Unified Planning Work Program, 10 minutes (posted)

11. Action Item: Disparate Impacts Metrics Analysis, Betsy Harvey, MPO staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to approve the work scope for developing thresholds for the MPO’s accessibility, mobility, and environmental metrics analyzed in the Long-Range Transportation Plan, Destination 2040, to determine when an impact to minority populations or low-income populations would be significantly high and adverse, 10 minutes (posted)

12. Action Item: Further Development of the MPO’s Community Transportation Program, Sandy Johnston, MPO staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to approve the work scope for continuing the development, administration, and refinement of the Community Connections investment program during and after its pilot round in FFY 2020, 5 minutes (posted)

13. Action Item: FFYs 2020–24 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment One, Matt Genova, MPO Staff: Presentation and discussion of the proposed TIP amendment and vote to release for a 21-day public review period, 15 minutes (to be posted)

14. MPO Transit Committee Outreach Results and Staff Recommendations, Michelle Scott, MPO staff: Presentation of results from outreach about an MPO transit committee and related recommendations, 35 minutes (posted)

15. Transportation Access Studies of Central Business Districts, Andrew Clark, MPO staff: Presentation of results from a study undertaken to understand the modes of transportation customers use to access central business districts in the Boston region, 20 minutes (posted)

16. Boston Region MPO Voting Procedures, Eric Bourassa, Metropolitan Area Planning Council, and Paul Regan, MBTA Advisory Board: Initial discussion about MPO board membership, voting procedures, and input from federal partners to review the MPO’s election and voting procedures, 30 minutes (posted)

17. Members’ Items: Reports and notices by MPO members, including regional concerns and local community issues, 5 minutes

Meeting materials are posted on the MPO’s meeting calendar webpage at ctps.org/calendar/month.

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

Meeting locations are accessible to people with disabilities and are near public transportation. Upon request (preferably two weeks in advance of the meeting), every effort will be made to provide accommodations such as assistive listening devices, materials in accessible formats and in languages other than English, and interpreters in American Sign Language and other languages. Please contact the MPO staff at 857.702.3700 (voice), 617.570.9193 (TTY), 617.570.9192 (fax), or publicinfo@ctps.org.

The MPO complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other federal and state nondiscrimination statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. The MPO does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency), religion, creed, gender, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran’s status (including Vietnam-era veterans), or background. Any person who believes herself/himself or any specific class of persons to have been subjected to discrimination prohibited by Title VI, ADA, or another nondiscrimination statute or regulation may, herself/himself or via a representative, file a written complaint with the MPO. Complaints filed under federal law (based on race, color, national origin [including limited English proficiency], sex, age, or disability) must be filed no later than 180 calendar days after the date the person believes the discrimination occurred. Complaints filed under Massachusetts General Law (based on race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or ancestry) or Governor's Executive Order 526, section 4 (based on race, color, age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, disability, veteran's status [including Vietnam-era veterans], or background) must be filed no later than 300 calendar days after the date the person believes the discrimination occurred. A complaint form and additional information can be obtained by contacting the MPO (see above) or at www.bostonmpo.org.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Cape Ann Transportation Authority, and MetroWest Regional Transit Authority, which are Federal Transit Administration Section 5307(c) applicants, have consulted with the MPO and concur that the public involvement process adopted by the MPO for the development of the Transportation Improvement Program satisfies the public hearing requirements that pertain to the development of the Program of Projects for regular Section 5307, Urbanized Area Formula Program, grant applications, including the provision for public notice and the time established for public review and comment.