10:00 A.M., May 11, 2010
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
12:00 Noon Lunch
1. Call to Order - Chairman’s Comments
2. Deputy Executive Director’s Report
3. Report on Regional Citizens Committee Activities
4. Highlights of the Meeting of April 6, 2009
ACTION ITEMS
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.
b. PA09-100: Chester Waterfront Rail Crossings (Various MPMS#s), Delaware County - Proposed New Discretionary Projects
2. Flower Street Grade Crossing (MPMS# TBD)
3. Norris Street (1) Grade Crossing (MPMS# TBD)
4. Norris Street (2) Grade Crossing (MPMS# TBD)
6. Fiscal Year 2010 Planning Work Program Amendments
To respond to the needs of member governments and agencies, work program changes and additions are brought to the PCC/RTC to permit the timely undertaking of technical activity.
7. Appointment of Nominating Committee for Fiscal Year 2011 (FY11) DVRPC Planning Coordinating Committee/Regional Transportation Committee (PCC/RTC) Officers
A Nominating Committee will be selected to appoint candidates for Chairman and Vice Chairman for the PCC/RTC for FY11 (July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011). The Chairman for FY11 must be a voting member from Pennsylvania, and the Vice Chairman must be a voting member from New Jersey. The committee will report these candidates and elections will take place at the June 2010 PCC/RTC meeting.
PRESENTATION ITEMS
8. Campus Circulation: A Study of Multi-Modal Access
The University’s 2006 Penn Connects campus development plan proposed a blueprint for managing Penn’s growth over the next 20 years. As a compliment to this planned physical expansion, the University commissioned a study, led by Orth-Rodgers and Associates, to identify a list of sustainable infrastructure and policy initiatives to improve multi-modal access and insure safe and efficient circulation throughout the campus. Anne Papageorge (Vice President, Facilities and Real Estate Services) and Mark Kocent (Principal Planner, Office of the University Architect) will present how this study analyzes the existing conditions and proposes short term and longer term transportation improvements.
9. TIGER Funded Bike and Pedestrian Trails in the DVRPC Region
The DVRPC region received $17.2 million from the federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program that was a component of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Monies will help fund the construction of ten different bicycle/pedestrian trail projects: 7 links along the Schuylkill River Trail (SRT) and East Coast Greenway (ECG) in Philadelphia, and 3 trail segments in the City of Camden near the Ben Franklin Bridge, Wiggins Park Promenade, and a connection to waterfront paths along the Cooper River. Stephen Buckley from the Philadelphia Office of Transportation and Utilities will present an overview of the projects selected for TIGER funding.
INFORMATION ITEMS
10. One Minute Reports
PCC/RTC Members and guests will be invited to provide updates on the activities of their agencies.
11. Old Business and New Business
12. Meeting Adjournment
The next scheduled meeting of the PCC/RTC is Tuesday, June 8, 2010.
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.