10:00 a.m., January 26, 2017
Commission Office
The ACP Building - 8th Floor
190 N. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA
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Please Use Sixth Street Entrance
CALL TO ORDER - CHAIR'S COMMENTS
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA and NON-AGENDA ITEMS
ACTION ITEMS
1. Minutes of Meeting of December 7, 2016
2. Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Actions
- PA17-12: Milford Square Pike Bridge (CB #252) over Unami Creek Rehabilitation, (MPMS #13376), Bucks County
- PA 17-13: Balligomingo Road Restoration, (MPMS #107697), Montgomery County
- PA 17-14: US 202 over Amtrak, (MPMS #95366), Chester County
- PA 17-15: Passyunk Avenue Drawbridge, (MPMS #62694), Philadelphia County
- PA 17-16: PA 100 Corridor Safety Improvements, (MPMS #80042), Chester County
- PA 17-17: PA 926 Bridge over Brandywine Creek, (MPMS #14327), Chester County
- PA 17-18: Barbadoes Street Connector Road, (MPMS #106068), Montgomery County
- NJ16-076: Route 130, Bridge over Big Timber Creek, (DB #14426), Camden and Gloucester Counties
- NJ16-077: Route 47, Bridge over Big Timber Creek, (DB #11371), Camden and Gloucester Counties
- NJ16-078: Penns Grove Secondary Siding Installation, (DB# 17378), Gloucester County
- NJ16-083: DVRPC Pavement Preservation Line Item, (DB# X51A), Various Counties
3. Fiscal Year 2017 Planning Work Program Amendments
a. Broad Street Subway Extension to Navy Yard Scope Supplement
Since project inception, several stakeholders have requested that additional alternatives be evaluated, above and beyond the original 5. This work program supplement funds the simulation of these additional scenarios.
b. Permanent Bicycle and Pedestrian Counter
Staff requests amendment of the work program and authorization to accept an $8,145 grant from the Schuylkill River Development Corporation for installation and maintenance of one additional permanent bicycle and pedestrian counter to be located on the north segment of the Bartram’s Mile Trail, part of the Schuylkill River Trail, in the City of Philadelphia.
c. Automatic Video Vehicle Classification Application
In collaboration with PennDOT, DVRPC will develop a software program that uses video recognition technology to determine a vehicle’s number of axles and their spacing. This program will automate the classification of vehicles in DVRPC’s video traffic counts, eliminating the manual effort that is now required.
d. Regional Transit Priority Setting — Scoping and Concept Development (Task 1)
This overall project will include a comprehensive service gap analysis that can inform public transit improvement strategy in the DVRPC region. Task 1 will include exploratory concept development to consider and storyboard new transit forecasting tools that would be used to support subsequent work tasks, as well as additional work to set the stage for later project engagement and coordination.
e. Cobbs Creek Parkway Corridor Study (67th to 70th), City of Philadelphia
DVRPC will examine intersections along Cobbs Creek Parkway, specifically from 67th to 70th Streets, that link the Parkway to Lower Southwest Philadelphia neighborhoods. There is evidence of speeding traffic, complex intersections, high rates of pedestrian and vehicular crashes, and high rates of pedestrian activity by nearby vulnerable populations. The study will recommend the best approaches to traffic calming, pedestrian safety, transit connections, and stormwater management in FY17 and FY18.
f. Enhancing Travel and Tourism Infrastructure
The FAST Act introduced a new planning factor for MPOs to “enhance travel and tourism.” Pending or concurrent with national guidance on travel and tourism infrastructure, DVRPC will promote information sharing between the private and public sectors on transportation issues impacting travel and tourism in the region. Staff will begin by convening travel and tourism stakeholders to determine their needs in regard to transportation and accessibility, to further develop specific tasks and deliverables to be completed in FY17 and FY18.
g. Lane Reconfiguration Feasibility Study for Vine Street (Local)
In July 2016, the City of Philadelphia participated in the USDOT Every Place Counts Design Challenge, where community members, city, state, and federal agencies, local organizations, and design experts discussed opportunities for improving conditions along and around I-676. This effort will look at calming Vine Street’s local roads by specifically examining reconfiguration of Vine Street local from 5th Street to Broad Street on the north side of the I-676 Expressway cut. Phase one (FY2017) will be devoted to data collection along the corridor.
4. DVRPC Fiscal Year 2018 Work Program
The Draft Planning Work Program for FY 2018 was approved by the Board on December 7, 2016 for distribution and review, with the public comment period scheduled to close on January 11, 2017. DVRPC staff is in the process of responding to comments that have been received and are working to resolve any open issues. After Board adoption, relevant revisions will continue to be incorporated into the Work Program and the Final document will be produced.
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
- Board Retreat
- Board Policy Committee
- Final Rulemaking on MPO Coordination
- Staff Diversity Initiative
- Provisions if Board meeting cannot be held
- New Releases
7. Committee Reports
- Regional Technical Committee
- Public Participation Task Force
- Delaware Valley Goods Movement Task Force
- Regional Aviation Committee
- Transportation Operations Task Force
- Information Resources Exchange Group
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
Attachments:
(1) Draft Minutes of Meeting of December 7, 2016
(2) Commissioner’s Summary Sheet (Action Items 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, 2g, 2h, 2i, 2j, 2k, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 3f, 3g, and 4).
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.