Cape Rail Study Advisory Group

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1. Introductions: Cape Cod Commission staff will introduce Advisory Group members, Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) staff, and the consultant team from Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
2. Alternatives Framework: The Cape Rail Study is evaluating the potential for extending year-round passenger rail to Cape Cod with connections to the communities of Middleborough, Wareham and Bourne. MassDOT staff will review the Alternatives Framework for the Cape Rail Study that identifies goals and objectives, the two proposed service alternatives, and a framework for results.
3. Presentation of Service Alternatives Analysis: MassDOT staff will present draft analysis of the service alternatives from the Cape Rail study for potential passenger rail through Middleborough, Wareham, Buzzards Bay and Bourne, including their associated operations, ridership estimates, and order of magnitude cost estimates. Advisory Group members may ask questions and discuss the draft analysis presented.
4. Next Steps: MassDOT staff will discuss the next steps of the Cape Rail study including the publishing of a final report for the study.
5. Public Comment: Members of the public will have an opportunity to provide brief comments.
6. 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.

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