Regional Technical Committee

10:00 AM, September 4, 2001

Delaware River Port Authority
One Port Center
Camden, NJ

1. Report of Tuesday, July 9, 2001 RTC Meeting

2. Report on Board Activities

ACTION ITEMS

3. Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendments and Modifications

During the course of the fiscal year, it becomes necessary for the State Department of Transportation's (DOT's) or transit operators to amend the TIP. The following are offered for RTC consideration in September:

PA 0143 - PennDOT Adjustment Package - A request from PennDOT to amend and/or modify the TIP to reflect adjustments in cost, schedule, and scope of three existing TIP projects and to add one new project.

PA 0144 - Pottstown Urban Transit Bus Turn-around Facility - A request from the Borough of Pottstown to amend the TIP by adding a new project for the design and construction of a bus turnaround facility at the endpoints of one of their PUT routes.

PA 0145 - SEPTA Schuylkill Expressway Corridor ITS Project - A request by SEPTA to amend the TIP by adding a new project to equip an additional 24 buses with Automatic Vehicle Location devices for use on two Center City to King of Prussia bus routes.

PA 0146 - Montgomery County Schuylkill Expressway Corridor ITS Project - A request by Montgomery County to amend the TIP by adding a new project to continue work on a comprehensive Strategic ITS Deployment Plan.

TIP Action PA 0147 - PA 100 Road Relocation - A request by Chester County to add a $2.5 million construction phase to FY02 for the PA 100 Road Relocation Project (TIP #6907).

4. Draft DVRPC Public Participation Plan

DVRPC staff has reviewed DVRPC's Public Participation Policy (dated 1994) and is now releasing an updated policy which features an agency-wide philosophy, and new standards for citizen outreach. The draft will be reviewed by RTC and Regional Citizens Committee (RCC) and is scheduled to be acted upon by the Board at its September meeting.

INFORMATION ITEMS

5. Station Area Planning and Transit Oriented Development for the South Jersey Light Rail Line (SNJLRTS)

This study examines the benefits and barriers to transit oriented development (TOD) along New Jersey Transit's soon to be completed SNJLRTS line. Recommendations to encourage TOD will be presented, including updating zoning and master plan language, improving multimodal station access, and identifying redevelopment areas.

6. Development of the 2003 DVRPC Work Program

Each year DVRPC develops a Work Program of projects and initiatives to be undertaken. We are currently developing project ideas for FY 2003, to begin July 1, 2002. The Committee will review and recommend priority projects for the DVRPC Board.

7. Transportation Enhancement (TE) Project Status Reports

Staff assist PennDOT in the management of many TE projects, some of which are funded directly through DVRPC by PennDOT Central Office. Two projects will be presented in September as follows:

Manayunk Travel Awareness Campaign - Clear Air Council - An education effort consisting of interactive workshops, media, and special materials and publications designed to alter the travel behavior of residents and visitors to the Manayunk area.

Bicycle Education Enhancement Program (BEEP) - School District of Philadelphia - Installation of bicycle racks at each of the 139 middle and high schools in the Philadelphia School District (each holding 30 bicycles) and the concurrent distribution of helmets and locks; the development of integrated bicycle education programming, to become part of the existing health and physical education curricula; and the establishment of a program of mini-grants for after school bicycle clubs.

STATUS REPORTS

• New Jersey Congestion Buster Task Force
• Supplemental FTA funds for Transit Planning in Pennsylvania

8. Old Business

9. New Business

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.