Regional Technical Committee

10:00 a.m., February 7, 2023

Call in Phone number: 1-346-248-7799. Meeting ID: 857 4747 2060 Passcode: 15875388

ONLINE ONLY

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 January 10, 2023 RTC Meeting

5. DVRPC Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Actions

Rick Murphy, Manager, Office of TIP Development and Maintenance, 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 modifications or amendments this month for the FY2022 TIP for New Jersey and/or the FY2023 TIP for Pennsylvania.

PA23-21: Transit and Regional Rail Station Program (MPMS #77183), SEPTA – Add New Project to the TIP
PA23-22: Philadelphia Railroad Bridges Study (MPMS #119487), City of Philadelphia – Add New Project to the TIP
PA23-23: Great Streets Philadelphia RAISE 2022 (MPMS #119437), City of Philadelphia – Add New Project to the TIP
PA23-24: Roosevelt Boulevard Study (MPMS #119480), City of Philadelphia – Add New Project to the TIP
PA23-25: Boot Road over Amtrak (MPMS #90612), Chester County
PA23-26: I-95 Central Access Philadelphia (CAP) / Waterfront Access (MPMS #106264), City of Philadelphia – Increase CON Phase
PA23-27: District 6-0 Systemwide Pedestrian Countdown Signals (MPMS #119301), Various Counties – Accept New Project into the TIP
PA23-28: Roosevelt Boulevard at Southampton Road (Statewide MTF) (MPMS #118386), City of Philadelphia – Accept New Project into the TIP
PA23-29: Statewide Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) Grant Funded Projects, (Various MPMS #s), Various Counties – Accept New Projects into the TIP
NJ22-105: DVRPC Carbon Reduction Program, (DB #TDB), Various Counties – Add New Regional Program to TIP

6. DVRPC Regional Trails Program – Phase 9 Grant Awards

Shawn Megill Legendre, Manager, Regional Trails Program, will present 11 planning, design, and construction projects recommended for funding by the Regional Trails Program Phase 9 selection committee. Phase 9 funding is available for multi-use trail and adjoining infrastructure, including trailheads, gateways, and neighborhood connections. The Regional Trails Program is supported by the William Penn Foundation.

7. Adoption of Regional Safety Targets Update to Satisfy MPO Requirements Under the Federal Transportation Performance Management (TPM) Process

Kevin Murphy, Manager, Office of Safe Streets, will present. Roadway Safety is part of the TPM program, which FHWA defines as a strategic approach that uses system information to make investment and policy decisions to achieve national performance goals. PM 1 - Safety, supports the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) by establishing safety performance measure requirements for the purpose of carrying out the HSIP and to assess fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads. The RTC is being asked to recommend the Board adopt the regional safety targets update, and agree to plan and program projects that improve roadway safety to meet or exceed the safety targets.

PRESENTATION ITEMS

8. Trenton Health and Air Quality Project

Sean Greene, Manager of the Office of Freight and Clean Transportation, and Amy Verbofsky, Manager of Healthy and Resilience Communities, will present. In 2022, DVRPC staff worked with the City of Trenton to review existing respiratory health and air quality data to investigate potential actions to improve environmental health of the people that live and work in the city. This presentation will review the goals, process, and short-term outcomes of this project and introduce a similar project underway for Delaware County in 2023.

9. Update on DVRPC's Regional Housing Initiative

Andrew Svekla, Manager, Office of Smart Growth, will present. As part of DVRPC's Regional Housing Initiative, the Office of Smart Growth and the Office of Community and Economic Development are conducting a regional housing submarket analysis designed to help our planning partners better understand the region's housing challenges and evaluate potential solutions. At this meeting, the project team will share their preliminary findings and discuss how this analysis can be used to address housing affordability concerns throughout Greater Philadelphia.

INFORMATION ITEMS

10. IIJA Update

An update on IIJA funding opportunities and coordination activities will be provided.

11. One Minute Reports

RTC Members and guests will be invited to provide updates on the activities of their agencies.

Old Business and New Business

12. Meeting Adjournment

The next scheduled meeting of the RTC is Tuesday, March 7, 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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