Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization
Meeting Agenda

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October 1, 2026, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 1 hour and 55 minutes, expected ending at 11:55 AM)

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

Meeting Agenda

Agenda updated before 3:00 PM, September 25, 2026

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, 20 minutes

6.          Community Advisory Council Report, 3 minutes

7.          Action Item: Destination 2050 Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) Amendment Two, Erin Maguire, MPO Staff: Presentation and discussion of an amendment to incorporate the MBTA's Blue Hill Avenue Transit Action Plan into the LRTP's fiscally constrained list of projects, and vote to release the amendment for a 30-day public comment period, 10 minutes (posted)

8.          Action Item: Federal Fiscal Years (FFYs) 2027–31 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment One, Ethan Lapointe, MPO Staff: Presentation and discussion of an amendment to incorporate the MBTA's Blue Hill Avenue Transit Action Plan in the TIP, and vote to release the amendment for a 30-day public comment period, 10 minutes (posted)

9.          Action Item: FFY 2027 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Amendment One, Ibbu Quraishi and Hiral Gandhi, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to endorse UPWP Amendment One, 15 minutes (posted)

10.     FFY 2027 UPWP Administrative Modification One, Ibbu Quraishi, MPO Staff: Presentation and discussion of UPWP Administrative Modification One, 5 minutes (posted)

11.     MPO Elections Update: Nominees, Eric Bourassa, Metropolitan Area Planning Council: Presentation and discussion of nominees for election to the MPO board, 10 minutes

12.     Walpole Intersection Study Update, Shravanthi Gopalan Naryanan, MPO Staff: Presentation and discussion of the Walpole Intersection Study, 20 minutes (posted)

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

 


 

 

 

Civil Rights Notice to the Public

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