The DVRPC Board

10:00 a.m., February 23, 2023

Call In Phone Number: 1-346-248-7799 Meeting ID: 840 1460 6177 Passcode: 56009486

Commission Office
The ACP Building - 8th Floor
190 N. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA

This Board Meeting will be held in-person with a virtual option

CALL TO ORDER and CHAIR'S COMMENTS

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA and NON-AGENDA ITEMS

ACTION ITEMS

1. Minutes of Meeting of January 26, 2023

2. DVRPC Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Actions

The dynamic nature of funding transportation improvements and the need to remain within financial constraint require amendments or modifications to the TIP. The following projects require formal TIP Amendments or Modifications this month for the FY 20222 TIP for NJ and the FY2023 TIP for PA.

1.  PA23-21: Transit and Regional Rail Station Program (MPMS #77183), SEPTA
2. PA23-22: Philadelphia Railroad Bridges Study (MPMS #119487), City of Philadelphia
3. PA23-23: Great Streets Philadelphia RAISE 2022 (MPMS #119437), City of Philadelphia
4. PA23-24: Roosevelt Boulevard Study (MPMS #119480), City of Philadelphia
5. PA23-25: Boot Road over Amtrak (MPMS #90612), Chester County
6. PA23-26: I-95 Central Access Philadelphia (CAP) / Waterfront Access (MPMS #106264), City of Philadelphia
7. PA23-27: District 6-0 Systemwide Pedestrian Countdown Signals (MPMS #119301), Various Counties
8. PA23-28: Roosevelt Boulevard at Southampton Road (Statewide MTF) (MPMS #118386), City of Philadelphia
9. PA23-29: Statewide Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) Grant Funded Projects, (Various MPMS #s), Various Counties
10. NJ22-105: DVRPC Carbon Reduction Program, (DB #TDB), Various Counties

3.  DVRPC Regional Trails Program – Phase 9 Grant Awards

Staff will present 11 planning, design, and construction projects recommended for funding by the Regional Trails Program Phase 9 selection committee. Phase 9 funding is available for multi-use trail and adjoining infrastructure, including trailheads, gateways, and neighborhood connections. The Regional Trails Program is supported by the William Penn Foundation.

4. Adoption of Regional Safety Targets Update to Satisfy MPO Requirements Under the Federal Transportation Performance Management (TPM) Process

Staff will present on Roadway Safety which is part of the TPM program. The FHWA defines it as a strategic approach that uses system information to make investment and policy decisions to achieve national performance goals. PM 1 - Safety, supports the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) by establishing safety performance measure requirements for the purpose of carrying out the HSIP and to assess fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads. The Board is being asked to adopt the regional safety targets update, and agree to plan and program projects that improve roadway safety to meet or exceed the safety targets.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

5.   One Minute Reports

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

6.   Executive Director's Report

1. Safe Streets For All Grant Award
2. TASA Staffing Plan
3. Board Meet and Greet Update

7.    Committee Reports

1. Regional Technical Committee
2. Healthy Communities Task Force
3. Delaware Valley Goods Movement Task Force

  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.