DELAWARE VALLEY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION
BOARD MEETING

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2002 - 10:30 AM

[pointing hand] BOARD FY 2004 WORK PROGRAM
COMMITTEE MEETING
preceding Board Meeting at 9:00 a.m.
All Board Members and Alternates
are invited to attend.

AGENDA

CALL TO ORDER - CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

ACTION ITEMS

1. Minutes of Meeting of September 26, 2002

2. Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Actions

TIP Action PA03-02a -I-95 Noise Walls from Frieda to Station Avenue,
(Bensalem Township, Bucks County)
TIP Action PA03-02b -Sumneytown Pike, Supplee Road to West Point Pike
(Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County)
TIP Action PA03-02c -Oxford Valley Road at Business Route 1 / Lincoln
Highway / Levittown Parkway (Falls Township and Middletown Township, Bucks County)

3. Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) Funding Request in Chester and Montgomery Counties

PENNVEST has forwarded two applications to DVRPC for review for consistency with the regional plan as follows:

Chester County - Dilworthtown Partners, Village of Dilworthtown
Montgomery County - Schwenksville Borough

4. Approval of the Board Committee Meeting Schedule for Calendar Year 2003

DISCUSSION ITEMS

5. Regional Citizens Committee (RCC) Report

Patrick Starr, RCC Chairman, will report on the activities of the RCC Meeting of October 15, 2002.

INFORMATION ITEMS

6. Development of the DVRPC FY 2004 Planning Work Program

Highlights of the DVRPC Board FY 2004 Planning Work Program Committee meeting of October 17, 2002 will be reported.

ADVISORY ITEM

7. Executive Director's Report

a. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Planning Partners Conference held on October 1-3, 2002 in Erie, Pennsylvania
b. DVRPC Board Retreat December 4, 2002 Draft Agenda
c. Census 2000 Urbanized Areas

PRESENTATIONS

8. 1997 Travel Time Survey for the Delaware Valley Region

Staff will present the results of a travel time survey conducted in 1997. Highway travel times were collected for all roadway types in a sample of each area type. Transit travel times were assembled from schedule information.

9. Glenside Station Area Parking Study

DVRPC staff will present the results of the Parking Demand Study - Glenside and Jenkintown SEPTA Stations. The analysis addressed existing parking supply deficiencies, and estimated Year 2025 station parking demands from passenger surveys for three alternate scenarios. The work complemented a Commercial District Enhancement Plan then in progress by Cheltenham Township.

10. Committee Reports

a. Planning Coordinating Committee/Regional Transportation Committee - John B. Claffey
b. Regional Housing Committee - Barry Seymour
b. Delaware Valley Goods Movement Task Force - John Coscia

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

Attachments
(1) Minutes of meeting of September 26, 2002
(2) Commissioner Summary Sheets (Action Items 2a, 2b, 2c, and 3)
(3) PCC/RTC Recommendations for October 24, 2002

DELAWARE VALLEY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2002
Immediately following Board Meeting

AGENDA

CALL TO ORDER

ACTION ITEMS

1. Minutes of Meeting of September 26, 2002

2. Contract Authorizations

  1. City of Trenton- Transportation Master Plan
  2. Selection of Audit Firm for DVRPC's Annual Audit

3. Approval of Executive Committee Meeting Schedule for Year 2003

INFORMATION ITEM

4. FY 2003 Planning Work Program First Quarter Report

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

Attachments
(1)Minutes of Meeting of September 26, 2002
(2)Commissioner Summary Sheet (Action Item 2a, and 2b)