10:00 am, September 13, 2016
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
3. Public Comments on Agenda and Non-Agenda Items
ACTION ITEMS
4. Highlights of the Meeting of July 12, 2016
5. MPO Transportation Planning and Programming Memoranda of Understanding
Staff will present multiple memoranda of understanding between DVRPC and neighboring MPOs (LCTCC, NJTPA, SJTPO, and WILMAPCO) regarding their transportation planning and programming responsibilities as they relate to established urbanized areas that cross defined MPO boundaries. These MOUs will be updated following each decennial census and the development of new urbanized areas by the US Census Bureau.
6. Proposed Dates for Calendar Year 2017 RTC Meetings
PRESENTATION ITEMS
7. SEP-TAINABLE 2020
SEPTA’s first-generation Sustainability Program Plan was formally adopted by the SEPTA Board in January 2011. The plan focused on 12 targets to be reached by 2015 and served as the framework for initiatives to advance the environmental, social and economic sustainability of the system and region. It has become a model for collaborative sustainability planning and implementation in the transit industry. SEPTA staff will present results from the 2015 plan and a proposed planning framework for the 2020 plan.
8. Data Coordination Initiative at DVRPC
DVRPC staff will present on new data coordination efforts that are underway at DVRPC. Through this initiative, staff are working toward improving how DVRPC acquires, stores, manages, maintains, and shares data. Related to this initiative, a demonstration of the recently released GIS Data Portal will be given.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
9. FY18 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Development
DVRPC staff will lead a discussion on the development of the FY18 Work Program including: requirements, planning emphasis areas, process, schedule and initial outreach to counties/cities.
INFORMATION ITEMS
10. One Minute Reports
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 RTC is Tuesday, October 11, 2016.
Attachments:
- Highlights of the July 12, 2016 RTC Meeting
- MPO Transportation Planning and Programming Memoranda of Understanding
- Proposed Dates for Calendar Year 2017 RTC Meetings
- FY18 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Development Schedule
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.