10:00 a.m., February 8, 2022
Phone number: 1-346-248-7799 Meeting ID: 936 3812 3963 Passcode: 441861575
1. Call to Order – Chairman’s Comments
2. Deputy Executive Director’s Report
3. Public Comments on Agenda and Non-Agenda Items
ACTION ITEMS
4. Highlights of the January 11, 2021 RTC Meeting
5. DVRPC Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Actions
The dynamic nature of funding transportation improvements and the need to remain within financial constraint require amendments or modifications to the TIP. The following projects require formal TIP Amendments or Modifications this month for the FY 2022 TIP for NJ.
- NJ22-015: Pavement Preservation (DB #X51), Various Counties – Cost Increase
- PA21-67: Projects of Significance Program (MPMS #115472), SEPTA – Add New Project to Program
6. Transportation Performance Management (TPM) Transit Assets Targets
As part of the TPM process mandated by the FAST Act, DVRPC must either develop regional performance measure transit asset targets or agree to support the targets adopted by the transit operators. Staff will present the 2022 transit agencies’ asset targets and provide an update on progress toward meeting the previous targets.
BRIEF REPORTS
7. Update on Public Participation Task Force
DVRPC’s Public Participation Task Force (PPTF) recently brought on new members to complete the 2022 membership. The mission of the Task Force is to provide ongoing access to the Greater Philadelphia region’s planning process and empower resident involvement. Members are given a platform to learn more about upcoming projects, provide feedback on planning practices, and test out public outreach strategies. For more details about the PPTF, visit http://www.dvrpc.org/Committees/PPTF/.
PRESENTATION ITEMS
8. Montgomery County’s New Transit-Oriented Development Model Ordinance
The Montgomery County Planning Commission recently released a model ordinance for a transit-oriented development (TOD) zoning district that can be applied to any of the county’s 49 SEPTA regional rail and Norristown High Speed Line stations. Using station area typologies that reflect the wide range of communities that have grown up around our region’s transit hubs, the ordinance is a tool for any locality to encourage higher transit ridership, good urban design, and efficient use of land regardless of whether they’re a village, borough, or city neighborhood. MCPC staff will provide an overview of the ordinance, which can be found online at https://www.montcopa.org/3907/Transit-Oriented-Development-TOD.
9. Redesign of the Walter Rand Transportation Center
How a member government used TCDI as a tool to build consensus on a new design of the largest transportation center in Southern New Jersey. See https://www.camdencounty.com/service/walter-rand-transportation-center-planning-design-study/ for more information.
10. DVRPC Regional Housing Initiative
DVRPC has recently kicked off a multiyear, collaborative planning effort designed to identify and evaluate strategies that can be used to preserve and promote affordable and workforce housing in Greater Philadelphia. This presentation will review the project team’s preliminary findings and discuss how RTC members can participate in this effort.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
11. One Minute Reports
RTC Members and guests will be invited to provide updates on the activities of their agencies.
12. Old Business and New Business
13. Meeting Adjournment
The next scheduled meeting of the RTC is Tuesday, March 8, 2022.
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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