The DVRPC Board

10:00 a.m., February 25, 2021

Phone number: 1-346-248-7799 Meeting ID: 981 8514 8114 Passcode: 966006909

CALL TO ORDER and CHAIR'S COMMENTS

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA and NON-AGENDA ITEMS

ACTION ITEMS

1.    Minutes of Meeting of January 28, 2021

2.   Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Actions

1. PA21-18: Capital Asset Lease Program (MPMS #59966), SEPTA
2. PA21-19: Federal Preventive Maintenance (MPMS #60317), SEPTA
3. PA21-20: SEPTA Bus Purchase Program (MPMS #90512), SEPTA
4. PA21-21: Projects of Significance (MPMS #115472), SEPTA
5. PA21-22: Safety and Security Improvements (MPMS #107011), SEPTA
6. PA21-23: US 322, Featherbed Lane to I-95 (Section 102) (MPMS #69817), Delaware County

PRESENTATION ITEMS

3. Preparing Greater Philadelphia for Highly Automated Vehicles

Description: Staff has been researching the uncertainty around highly automated vehicle (HAV) development and extended the Dispatches from Alternate Futures scenarios to consider different timelines and ways HAVs could be deployed. This presentation will focus on key takeaways on preparing the region for AV deployment from the report.  

DISCUSSION ITEMS

4.    One Minute Reports

Board Members and Alternates are invited to provide updates on the activities of their counties/agencies.                                                          

5.   Executive Director's Report

1. Federal Infrastructure Investment
2. Regional Needs and Priorities

6.    Committee Report

(1) Regional Technical Committee

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

Title VI Statement

In effect as of January 30, 2025

The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, and related nondiscrimination mandates in all programs and activities. DVRPC is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, all programs and activities on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or income level, as protected by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other related nondiscrimination mandates.

DVRPC's website, www.dvrpc.org, may be translated into multiple languages. Publications and other public documents can be made available in alternative languages and formats, if requested. DVRPC’s public meetings are always held in ADA-accessible facilities and in transit-accessible locations whenever possible. DVRPC will work to accommodate all reasonable requests for translation, interpretation, accommodations or other auxiliary services and encourages that requests be made at least seven days prior to a public meeting. Requests can be made by contacting the Commission’s ADA and Title VI Compliance Officer Shoshana Akins via email at public_affairs@dvrpc.org, calling (215) 592-1800, or while registering for an upcoming meeting.

Any person who believes they have been aggrieved by an unlawful discriminatory practice by DVRPC under Title VI has a right to file a formal complaint. Any such complaint must be in writing and filed with DVRPC's ADA and Title VI Compliance Officer Shoshana Akins and/or the appropriate state or federal agency within 180 days of the alleged discriminatory occurrence. Complaints that a program, service, or activity of DVRPC is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to Shoshana Akins as well. For more information on DVRPC's Title VI program or to obtain a Title VI Complaint Form, please visit: www.dvrpc.org/GetInvolved/TitleVI, call (215) 592-1800, or email public_affairs@dvrpc.org.