10:00 am, January 12, 2011
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
1. Call to Order
Task Force members and friends will be welcomed and recognized. Highlights from the previous freight advisory committee meeting on October 13, 2010 will be offered for approval.
2. DVRPC Office of Freight Planning Primary Activities for FY 2012—Action Item
In concert with developing the FY 2012 DVRPC Planning Work Program, two primary activities have been identified for the DVRPC Office of Freight Planning; namely, Delaware Valley Freight Planning and Darby Borough Grade Crossing Study—Phase II. The Task Force is requested to support these activities, which have been developed from outreach efforts and technical activities such as the recently completed Future Freight Flows workshop.
3. Construction Project Overview—Delaware DOT
Darren O’Neill, Regional Group Engineer, will discuss major planned transportation projects for the Delaware Department of Transportation. These proposed projects (such as I-95 rehabilitation) are critical to modernizing transportation facilities and sustaining freight activity and economic growth in the region.
4. Real Estate Markets and Trends
Gerard H. Sweeney, President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee, of Brandywine Realty Trust, will discuss regional and national real estate markets and emerging trends. Brandywine, one of the largest, publicly traded, full-service real estate companies in the United States, operates as a real estate investment trust and owns, develops and manages a primarily Class-A suburban and urban office portfolio.
5. Crisis In Infrastructure Financing: What Are Our choices?
With the lack of a new Federal transportation bill, declining revenues from fuel taxes, general decline in the infrastructure condition, and increasing congestion, what is a nation to do? Dr. Peter Swan (Penn State Harrisburg) will outline three possible choices for the way forward. While no choice is free and easy, economics and management theory provide a suggested best choice for solving our infrastructure financing problem.
6. Two-minute Reports
Task Force and Subcommittee chairs and Task Force members and friends are invited to offer updates on the activities of their companies and agencies.
7. Old or New Business/Adjournment
Old or new items of business will be considered. The remaining 2011 meeting dates of the Delaware Valley Goods Movement Task Force are: April 13, July 13, and October 12.
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.