10:00am, March 6, 2012
Note: Coffee will be available at 9:30 a.m. and a light lunch will be served following the meeting.
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. Call to Order - Chairman’s Comments
2. Deputy Executive Director’s Report
ACTION ITEMS
3. Highlights of the Meeting of February 7, 2012
4. Transportation Management Association Assistance Grant Program and Mobility Alternatives Program Grant Applications.
Each year the PennDOT invites the TMAs to apply for two grants: The TMA Assistance Grant and the Mobility Alternative Program. Draft work programs were submitted for RTC review at the February meeting and comments received have been incorporated by the TMAs. The RTC will be asked to approve the revised work programs and forward their recommendation for approval to the DVRPC Board.
PRESENTATION ITEMS
5. City of Philadelphia's Corridor Signal Timing Program
In 2011, the City of Philadelphia advanced a corridor timing program on several key arterials. Steve Buckley, Director of Policy and Planning, City of Philadelphia, Office of Transportation and Utilities, will review some of the early findings on the effectiveness of the program.
6. Routes 55/42/676 Transit Alternatives Analysis
New Jersey Transit will present the findings of a study that examined several alternatives for providing improved transit service along this heavily-traveled corridor.
7. I-76 Schuylkill Expressway Operational Research Model
This project developed a traffic operations research model in VISSIM for the Schuylkill Expressway, from the toll plaza in King of Prussia to the Walt Whitman Bridge. This model simulates the travel of individual vehicles along the I-76 corridor during AM, PM, and a midday period, under both current (2010) and forecasted future year (2035) conditions. The goal of the project will be to evaluate the effectiveness of conceptual improvements strategies.
INFORMATION ITEMS
8. One Minute Reports
PCC/RTC Members and guests will be invited to provide updates on the activities of their agencies.
9. Old Business and New Business
10. Meeting Adjournment
The next scheduled meeting of the PCC/RTC is Tuesday, April 10, 2012.
Attachments
- Highlights of the February 7, 2012 RTC Meeting
- Administrative TIP Actions
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.