AGENDA: Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization

Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting Revised Agenda

DATE:                               Monday, May 19, 2025

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: April 28, 2025
4. Public Comment
5. Cape Cod Canal Bridges Program: Massachusetts Department of Transportation (“MassDOT”) 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.
6. Federal Fiscal Years (“FFY”) (October 1– September 30) 2025-2029 Transportation Improvement Program (“TIP”) Adjustment # 2:  Staff will present, and Committee members may vote whether to endorse, the 2025-2029 TIP Adjustment #2, which would provide funding for the purchase of fifteen vehicles through the State’s Mobility Assistance Program.
7. Self-Certification Compliance Statements: Staff will present, and the Committee members may vote to endorse, the Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization (“CCMPO”) Self-Certification Compliance Statements on the Metropolitan Transportation Planning Process and Air Quality Planning regarding the CCMPO’s evaluation and reporting of aggregate greenhouse gas emissions required by the Code of Massachusetts Regulations at 310 CMR 605.05.  
8. FFY Year 2026 Unified Planning Work Program (“UPWP”) Development: Staff will review, and Committee members will consider public comments on and may vote to endorse the 2026 Unified Planning Work Program, which summarizes all significant transportation activities planned for the fiscal year on Cape Cod.
9. FFY 2026-2030 Transportation Improvement Program (“TIP”) Development:Staff will review, and Committee members will consider public comments on and may vote to endorse the 2026-2030 Transportation Improvement Program, which summarizes the regionally significant transportation infrastructure projects receiving federal funding for construction over the next five years.
10. Cape Cod Vision Zero Safety Action Plan: Staff will present, and Committee members may ask questions and may vote to release for a 21-day public comment period, the draft Cape Cod Vision Zero Safety Action Plan, a comprehensive safety action plan to reduce and eliminate serious-injury and fatal motor vehicle crashes affecting all roadway users on Cape Cod.
11. Safe Streets and Roads for All (“SS4A”) Grant: Staff will provide an overview of the SS4A Discretionary Grant Program and a potential regional application to the grant program.
12. Remarks from MassDOT Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt (Tentative): MassDOT Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt will discuss ongoing regional transportation initiatives, including work with the Regional Transit Authorities, and the upcoming public comment opportunities for the MassDOT Capital Investment Plan.
13. Reports: MassDOT 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.
14. New Business: Topics not reasonably anticipated by the Chair more than 48 hours before the meeting.
15. 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).