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The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
Announces for Public Review:

The DVRPC Draft Year 2030 Long-Range Plan, Destination 2030;
The Transportation Conformity Finding; and
The Draft DVRPC FY 2006
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
for New Jersey

WE HAVE A VISION FOR THE REGION ...

... the Delaware Valley's population and employment opportunities are growing;
... while prime farmland and open space are preserved for future generations;
... and quality of life and equity for all are not just a dream, but a reality.

In order to achieve this vision, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC)
utilizes a number of opportunities to steer the region in the right direction. Our Long-Range Plan and our Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) are the two vital ingredients needed to plan and implement a healthy and desirable region in the years to come.

DVRPC has opened a public comment period for the Draft FY 2006 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the counties of Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Mercer in New Jersey. The Draft TIP for New Jersey contains nearly 130 projects totaling $1.1 billion for phases to be advanced over the next three years.

In addition, DVRPC is presenting the Draft Long-Range Plan: Destination 2030 - a series of documents designed to enhance the linkages between transportation and land use, as well as to address bicycle/pedestrian needs, aviation issues, goods movement, and transportation operations. In conjunction with the Plan and the TIP, DVRPC has issued a conformity finding , which is the process that ensures that plans and programs receiving federal funding are consistent with the region's air quality goals.

Copies of the Draft TIP, Conformity Finding, and summaries of the 2030 Plan elements are available for review at numerous libraries throughout the Delaware Valley, as well as in DVRPC's library (located at 190 N. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA) and on the DVRPC web page at www.dvrpc.org. The documents will also be available for review at the public meetings.

Learn more and share your ideas...

You can help make our view of a better tomorrow a reality by taking part in one or more of DVRPC's public meetings to gather comments and hear your concerns. We have scheduled meetings for:

5:00 - 6:30 P.M.
TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2005
AMERICAN COLLEGE
OF PHYSICIANS BUILDING
9TH Floor Board Room
190 N. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA

4:30 - 6 P.M.
TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2005
FOUR SEASONS BANQUET HALL
1339 Sandy Hill Road
Norristown, PA

4:30 - 6 P.M.
THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2005
VOGELSON BRANCH - CAMDEN COUNTY LIBRARY
203 Laurel Road
Voorhees, NJ

(Anyone needing special assistance at any of these meeting
should contact DVRPC's Public Affairs Office at 215-238-2875.)

The DVRPC documents will be available for review at the public meetings. These meetings will also serve as the public meetings for the draft FY2006 - 2008 New Jersey Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), which is available on the web at www.state.nj.us/transportation.

Written comments should be mailed to TIP/Plan Comments, c/o DVRPC Public Affairs Office, 190 N. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106-1520; or faxed to 215-592-9125; or e-mailed to tip-plan-comments@dvrpc.org. All comments must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on June 2, 2005.

For more information, please contact DVRPC's Public Affairs Office at 215-238-2875 or via email at csnyder@dvrpc.org. We look forward to your input and comments.