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Agenda posted before 4:00 PM, October 2, 2025

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

October 9, 2025, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 2 hours and 10 minutes, expected ending at 12:10 PM)

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Meeting Agenda

1.       Introductions, 5 minutes  

2.       Chair’s Report, 2 minutes

3.       Executive Director’s Report, 5 minutes  

4.       Public Comments, 5 minutes  

5.       Committee Chairs’ Reports, 10 minutes

6.       Community Advisory Council Report, 3 minutes

7.       Action Item: Approval of July 17, 2025, Meeting Minutes, 5 minutes (posted)

8.       Action Item: Approval of August 7, 2025, Meeting Minutes, 5 minutes (posted)

9.       Federal Fiscal Years (FFYs) 2026–30 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Administrative Adjustment One, Ethan Lapointe, MPO Staff: Presentation and discussion of FFYs 2026–30 TIP Administrative Adjustment One, 5 minutes (posted)

10.   Revised TIP Project Rescoring Policy and Practice, Ethan Lapointe, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to endorse the Revised TIP Project Rescoring Policy and Practice for Improved Decision-making, 20 minutes (posted)

11.   Bluebikes and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Connections, Tanner Bonner, MPO Staff: Presentation and discussion of this FFY 2025 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) study, which examines how the synergies between the Bluebikes and MBTA systems can support the sustainable growth of the Bluebikes network and improve the travel opportunities and experience for new and existing riders, 20 minutes (posted)

12.   Decarbonizing the Freight Sector: Exploring the Potential for Using Cargo E-Bikes for First/Last-Mile Freight Deliveries, Shravanthi Gopalan Narayanan and Kyle Casiglio, MPO Staff: Presentation and discussion of this FFY 2025 UPWP study, which explores the characteristics of cargo e-bikes and the potential for using them for first- and last-mile deliveries across the Boston metropolitan region, 20 minutes (posted)

13.   Quarterly Engagement Dashboard Update and Annual Evaluation, Erin Maguire, Stella Jordan, and Jia Huang, MPO Staff: Presentation and discussion of themes and topics from public engagement activities from July through September, 2025, and evaluation of engagement during FFY 2025, 20 minutes

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