9:30 am - noon, March 6, 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
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Update from the Emergency Response Community
This agenda item provides an opportunity for information exchange from members of the enforcement, fire services, and emergency medical communities.
3. Legislative Update
4. Update on New Jersey’s Strategic Highway Safety Plans (SHSP) and DVRPC’s 2014 Safety Action Plan (SAP)
Pat Ott, Managing Member of MBO Engineering and consultant working on the New Jersey’s SHSP will brief the Task Force on the progress made towards developing the Plan. Kevin Murphy, Principal Transportation Planner at DVRPC, will provide a review of DVRPC’s SAP. Afterwards, Task Force members will be asked to vote on the emphasis areas for the SAP.
5. Research Findings in Motorcycle Safety
Eric Teoh, Statistician, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) will present interesting safety trends and research findings regarding motorcycle safety.
6. Follow-up from December 2013 Meeting
This agenda item will include approval of last meeting highlights, quarterly crash trends, and action updates from volunteers.
7. Reviewing RSTF Goals and Objectives
The RSTF adopted goals, objectives, and measures of success in November 2011. This will be an opportunity to refresh this material. If there is interest, a more detailed discussion will continue over lunch.
8. Member Updates and Open Forum
Attendees will have the opportunity to highlight new and existing safety activities from their organizations and in the region.
LUNCH
(Tentative) Working lunch for members interested in helping to update RSTF goals, objectives, and measures of success.
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.