AGENDA: Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization

Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting Agenda

DATE:                               Monday, November 18, 2024

TIME:                                1:00 p.m.

PLACE:                            Online at capecodcommission.org/mpo/join, passcode: join

PHONE:                           (929) 205-6099, Meeting ID: 932 6393 2207

AGENDA

1. Call to Order
2. Roll call/Attendance
3. Potential approval of prior meeting minutes: October 21, 2024
4. Public Comment
5. Federal Fiscal Years (October 1– September 30) 2025-2029 Transportation Improvement Program (“TIP”) Amendment # 1: Staff will review, and Committee members will consider public comments on and may vote to endorse, draft Amendment # 1 to the TIP which would add a Vulnerable Road User (VRU) Systemic Safety Project Near Bus Stops improvement project with locations in Bourne and Falmouth to the Transportation Improvement Program.
6. Cape Cod Canal Bridges Program: Staff will provide an update on the status of the Cape Cod Canal Bridges Program, a program that will include the eventual replacement of the Bourne and Sagamore bridges, as well as improvements to the approach roadway networks.
7. Federal Fiscal Years (October 1– September 30) 2025-2029 Transportation Improvement Program (“TIP”) Amendment # 2: Staff will review, and Committee members may vote to release for public comment, draft Amendment # 2 to the TIP which would adjust the funding sources for the Bourne Route 6 Scenic Highway Median Installation project, add a SMART Microgrid at the Cape Cod Airport project, and add funding for Sagamore Bridge design, right-of-way, and foundation load testing as part of the Cape Cod Bridges Program.
8. Interchange Safety Analysis: Staff will present on the findings of the Regional Interchange Safety Study, which analyzed the crash trends of local roadway intersections with Route 6 and Route 28 ramps on Cape Cod.
9. Cape Cod Vision Zero Safety Action Plan: Staff will provide an update on the Vision Zero Safety Action Plan project. The Vision Zero Safety Action Plan project will develop a comprehensive safety action plan to reduce and eliminate serious-injury and fatal motor vehicle crashes affecting all roadway users on Cape Cod.
10. United States Department of Transportation (“US DOT”) Grants: Staff will provide an overview of the list of current grants available from the US DOT that may be of interest to the region and Cape Cod towns.
11. Reports: Massachusetts Department of Transportation staff will discuss the status of the Transportation Improvement Program projects. Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority and Cape Cod Commission staff will report on recent and upcoming transportation initiatives across Cape Cod.
12. New Business: Topics not reasonably anticipated by the Chair more than 48 hours before the meeting.
13. Adjourn

This meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. The Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) provides reasonable accommodations and/or language assistance free of charge upon request (including but not limited to interpreters in American Sign Language and languages other than English, assistive listening devices and alternate material formats, such as audio tapes, Braille and large print, as available). For accommodations or language assistance please contact the Cape Cod MPO by phone: (508) 362-3828, fax (508) 362-3136, Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS), dial 711 or email frontdesk@capecodcommission.org.

Title VI Notice of Nondiscrimination: The Cape Cod MPO complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related federal and state statutes and regulations. It is the policy of the Cape Cod MPO to ensure that no person or group of persons shall on the grounds of Title VI protected categories, including race, color, national origin, or under additional federal and state protected categories including sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, creed, ancestry, veteran's status (including Vietnam-era veterans), or background, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity administered by the Cape Cod MPO. To request additional information about this commitment, or to file a complaint under Title VI or a related nondiscrimination provision, please contact the MPO’s Title VI Coordinator by phone at (508)362-3828, Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS), dial 711, fax (508) 362-3136 or by e-mail at mhevenor@capecodcommission.org. If this information is needed in another language, please contact the MPO’s Title VI Coordinator by phone at (508)362-3828.

Caso estas informações sejam necessárias em outro idioma, por favor, contate o Coordenador de Título VI da MPO pelo telefone 508-744-1299. The public discussion of the Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) at CCJTC, MPO, and transportation meetings satisfies the Program of Projects (POP) public hearing requirements of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).