6:00 pm, March 4, 2014
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. Networking
6:10 P.M. Welcome and Meeting Overview
Jim Hopkins, PPTF Chair
6:15 P.M. DVRPC Transportation and Community Development Initiative
Karen Cilurso, PP/AICP, DVRPC Senior Regional Planner
Staff will present our municipal grant program, the Transportation and Community Development Initiative. New program criteria have been established for the upcoming solicitation in the spring.
6:35 P.M. The Future of Scenario Planning at DVRPC
Brett Fusco, DVRPC Senior Transportation Planner
DVRPC staff is reviewing past scenario planning exercises, and identifying best practices to guide future scenario planning efforts. The findings will be published in a white paper this spring. This paper advises to create a scenario working group from regional stakeholders, which will identify future drivers of change, and potential regional game changer projects. The working group’s findings, analysis, and recommendations will be summarized in a short, graphic publication, incorporated into the Choices & Voices online scenario application, and will help to shape the next update to the Long-Range Plan.
7:00 P.M. Committee Business and Upcoming Outreach and Events
- PPTF Officer Selection
- 2014 PPTF Meeting Agenda Development
- Public Participation Evaluation
7:20 P.M. One Minute Reports from PPTF members
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.
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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.