10:00 a.m., November 15, 2022
1. Call to Order – Chair’s Comments
2. Deputy Executive Director’s Report
3. Public Comments on Agenda and Non-Agenda Items
ACTION ITEMS
4. Highlights of the October 11, 2022 RTC Meeting
5. DVRPC Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Actions
Amani Bey DVRPC Planner, Office of Capital Programs and Long-Range Planning, will present. The dynamic nature of funding transportation improvements and the need to remain within financial constraint require amendments or modifications to the TIP on a regular basis. The following projects require formal TIP Amendments or Modifications this month for the FY 2023 TIP for PA
a) PA23-08: Wanamaker Avenue over Darby Creek (Bridge) (MPMS #92323), Delaware County – Increase CON Phase
b) PA23-09: Schuylkill River Swing Bridge TIGER VII (MPMS #102274) City of Philadelphia – Increase CON Phase
c) PA23-10: MLK Drive Bridge (MPMS #108129) City of Philadelphia – Increase CON Phase
6. DVRPC Adoption of PJMCCC Charter
Liz Compitello DVRPC Manager, Sustainable Energy, will explain that the PJM Cities and Communities Coalition (PJMCCC) launched in 2018 to coordinate the efforts of more than a dozen local governments in the PJM territory that are interested in removing and preventing barriers to decarbonization solutions in their regional wholesale electricity market. DVRPC has been invited to join PJMCCC at the no-cost “Educational Member Tier.” Educational members do not have the ability to participate in the coalition’s agenda or policy goals, and are not named in any PJMCCC documents, but they can access the organization's educational opportunities. DVRPC’s application to PJMCCC has been accepted for the Educational Member Tier, and the final step is for DVRPC’s Board to adopt the PJM CCC Charter (attached, along with our membership application and draft acceptance letter).
7. New Travel Options Program (TOP) Project
Stacy Bartels, DVRPC Manager of TDM Strategy and Marketing, will present the proposed scope and budget for an additional project to promote corporate transit benefit programs to businesses in the region. The PA portion of this project will focus on SEPTA's new Key Advantage program; a forthcoming NJ portion will focus on similar programs from PATCO and NJ Transit. The goal is to encourage more employees to use transit as their main commute mode.
BRIEF REPORTS
8. 2020 Decennial Census Highlights
Ben Gruswitz, DVRPC Manager, Socioeconomic & Land Use Analytics, will present key takeaways from the initial data release of the 2020 Decennial Census. The analysis is featured in a data bulletin published last year summarizing regional, county, and municipal level change relative to prior decades.
PRESENTATION ITEMS
9. Community Engagement in Marginalized Communities
Marco Gorini, DVRPC Senior Transportation Planner, Office of Safe Streets; Cassidy Boulan, DVRPC Assistant Manager, Bicycle Programs; and Thom Stead, DVRPC Assistant Manager, Office of Mobility Analysis and Design, will discuss challenges and lessons learned in terms of outreach and engagement from two recent projects: the Mobility Choices study and a Vision Zero Corridor study. The presentation will share different techniques and the quantity and quality of feedback gathered.
INFORMATION ITEMS
10. Proposed Calendar Year 2023 Meeting Dates
DVRPC Deputy Executive Director Patty Elkis will review the proposed calendar year 2023 meeting dates.
11. IIJA Update
An update on IIJA funding opportunities and coordination activities will be provided.
12. FY24 UPWP Update
A status report on the development of the FY24 UPWP will be provided
13. One Minute Reports
RTC Members and guests will be invited to provide updates on the activities of their agencies.
OLD BUSINESS and NEW BUSINESS
14. Meeting Adjournment
The next scheduled meeting of the RTC is Tuesday, January 10, 2023.
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.