6:00pm - 7:45pm, November 15, 2012
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
6:00 P.M. Welcome and Meeting Overview…
Candace Snyder, DVRPC Director of Public Affairs and James Hopkins, PPTF Acting Chair
6:05 P.M. Overview of DVRPC’s Public Involvement Program…
Jane Meconi, DVRPC Public Involvement Manager
6:15 P.M. Connections 2040 Long-Range Plan Overview…
Michael Boyer, Manager, Office of Long-Range Planning and Economic Development
For over 40 years, DVRPC has been the principal agency charged with planning for the future of southeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. Since its inception, DVRPC has worked to address current issues while also looking toward the future to craft a vision for the region in a long-range plan. Mr. Boyer will present the Long-Range Plan issues that will be addressed in the 2040 update.
6:45 P.M. Overview of the Connections Public Outreach and Education Campaign…
Owen Franklin, Portfolio Associates, and Bob Aretz, Paragraph
DVRPC has engaged a consultant team to develop an education and outreach campaign to implement the goals of the long-range plan with a particular emphasis on transportation funding challenges. The campaign will include the creation of a welldefined message and implementation strategies; working with DVRPC to better communicate with and build a coalition of stakeholder organizations; and building awareness of the transportation funding crisis with the general public through a public relations campaign.
7:10 P.M. One Minute Reports from PPTF members
7:25 P.M. Upcoming Outreach and Events
7:30 P.M. Public Comments and Questions
7:45 P.M. Meeting End
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.