The DVRPC Board

7/28/2011
10:00 am
Executive Committee Meeting immediately following Board Meeting

Commission Office
The ACP Building - 8th Floor
190 N. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA 19106
For directions Call (215) 592-1800
Please Use Sixth Street Entrance

AGENDA

CALL TO ORDER - CHAIR'S COMMENTS

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

 

ACTION ITEMS

NOTE: Visitors may view details and leave comments on any Action Item below by clicking on the hyperlinked title.

1.     Minutes of Meeting of June 23, 2011

 

2.     Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Actions    

 

  1. PA11-35: Vine Street Expressway Bridges (MPMS #80054), Philadelphia County
  2. PA11-36: US 422 Expressway Reconstruction, Section M1A/Armand Hammer Boulevard Over Schuylkill River (MPMS #64222), Chester County (MPMS #92376), Philadelphia
  3. PA11-37: Philadelphia Traffic Operations Center (MPMS #93106), Philadelphia County

3.    Adoption of the DVRPC FY 2012-2015 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for New Jersey

 

4.    Adoption of Conformity Determination of the FY 2011-2014 TIP for Pennsylvania, FY 2012-2015 TIP for New Jersey and the Connections Long-Range Plan

 

5.    DVRPC Fiscal year 2012 Planning Work Program Amendments

  1. Sign Management Planning Initiative
  2. Route 422 Traffic and Transit Study – Phase 2
  3. White Paper to Explore Southeastern Pennsylvania's Success in Leveraging Federal Conservation Funding

6.    DVRPC Regional Trails Program Grants: Phase I Early Action Projects

 

ADVISORY ITEMS

 

8.     Board Committee Appointments for FY 2012

 

INFORMATION ITEMS

 

9.     Executive Director's Report

  1. Federal Transportation Legislative Proposals
  2. Pennsylvania Transportation Funding Advisory Commission
  3. DVRPC Congressional Staff Briefing
  4. Annual Awards and DVRPC Board Retreat
  5. FY2013 Work Program Development
  6. PA State Transportation Commission

PRESENTATION

 

10.     HUD Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program

Staff will summarize this pending grant program sponsored by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the application process, and DVRPC's proposed work program.

11.     Committee Reports

  1. Planning Coordinating Committee/Regional Transportation Committee - Donald Shanis
  2. Delaware Valley Goods Movement Task Force - Donald Shanis

OLD BUSINESS

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

Attachments:

        (1) Minutes of Meeting of June 23, 2011
        (2) Commissioner Summary Sheets (Action Items 2a, 2b, 2c, 3, 4, 5a, 5b, 5c, and 6)
        (3) PCC/RTC Recommendations for July 28, 2011