The DVRPC Board

10:00 a.m., February 27, 2020

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

For directions Call (215) 592-1800
Please Use Sixth Street Entrance

CALL TO ORDER and CHAIR'S COMMENTS

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA and NON-AGENDA ITEMS

ACTION ITEMS

1.    Minutes of Meeting of January 23, 2020

2.   Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Actions

a.    PA19-98: Track Improvement Program (MPMS #102565),  SEPTA

b.    PA19-106: Transit and Regional Rail Station Program (MPMS #77183), SEPTA

c.    PA19-110: PA 796/Old Baltimore Pike Realignment (MPMS #103746), Chester County

PRESENTATION ITEMS

3.    RSTF 2020: Focus on Safety Culture

During calendar year 2020 the Regional Safety Task Force will break from its regular program with four meetings focused specifically on safety culture. Traffic Safety Culture refers to how organizations and society view crash risk and prioritize road safety in decision-making. The first meeting will focus on the concepts that underlie traffic safety culture, and the subsequent meetings will explore how it overlaps with each of these three important sectors: media, the law, and health care.

4.   Update on PennDOT Connects Bike-Friendly Resurfacing Program

DVRPC has collaborated with PennDOT District 6 and numerous other partners--county planning  departments, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, City of Philadelphia OTIS, Streets Department and planning commission--on opportunities to evaluate and install in-street bike facility improvements as part of PennDOT resurfacing projects. Staff will brief Board members on this growing Bike-Friendly Resurfacing Program, including impacts to date in expanding the regional bicycle network.

5.   Local Trip Generation for TOD

Staff will present recently collected data estimating the reduced traffic impacts of Transit Oriented Development (TOD).  AM Peak Hour and Daily vehicle trip generation data was collected at mid-rise apartment buildings.  The data compares sites located next to rail stations, to other sites with no rail access.  An overview of conclusions, caveats, and recommended next steps will be presented. 

DISCUSSION ITEMS

6.   One Minute Reports

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

7.   Executive Director's Report

a. Long Range Plan Public Outreach

b. INFRA Grant Applications

c. NJ CMAQ Funding

d. WTS Event with DVRPC

8.   Committee Reports

(1) Regional Technical Committee

(2) Transportation Operations Task Force

(3) Central Jersey Transportation Forum

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.

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