10:00 AM Meeting , November 13, 2007
Watch Recording12:00 Noon Lunch
Commission Office
The ACP Building - 8th Floor
190 N. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA
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10:00 a.m. Planning Coordinating Committee & Regional Transportation Committee Meeting
12:00 Noon Lunch
1:00 p.m. New Jersey TIP Subcommittee Meeting (Note: Subcommittee Meeting may start later.)
1. Call to Order - Chairman's Comments
2. Deputy Executive Director's Report
3. Report on Regional Citizens Committee Activities
ACTION ITEMS
4. Highlights of the Meeting of October 9, 2007
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. As situations arise, the PCC/RTC is asked to consider changes.
a. PA07-68a: Market Street Elevated Reconstruction Program (MPMS #60281), SEPTA
b. PA07-68b: SEPTA Bus Purchase Program (MPMS #60286), SEPTA
c. PA07-69: Act 44 Line Item/Five-Year Plan (MPMS #82395), PennDOT-Various
6. Fiscal Year 2008 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.
a. Planning & Designing a Philadelphia Riverfront Grant Program
b. Proposal for an Analysis of Socioeconomic Trends and Preparation of Demographic Forecasts for Sketch Planning
7. FY 2009 Transit Support Program and Supportive Regional Highway Planning Program Special Studies
Each year as part of the Work Program Development Process, member governments are asked to submit work programs for funding consideration under the Special Studies portion of the TSP and SRHPP budgets. A slate of candidate projects has been submitted to PA and NJ Subcommittee members and their approval will be requested.
PRESENTATION ITEMS
8. Innovations in Zoning for Smart Growth
Staff will give a brief overview of a recently released DVRPC study, Innovations in Zoning for Smart Growth, which investigates the root flaws in conventional zoning codes and discusses a variety of approaches for codifying smart growth, including form-based codes and hybrid zoning.
9. 1985-2005 Highway Traffic Trends in the Delaware Valley Region
Staff will present a report which analyzes the results of DVRPC's latest traffic counting survey. This survey assesses highway travel trends throughout the region by comparing the 2005 traffic volumes with those collected in 1985, 1995, and 2000 along two cordon lines, ten screenlines, and two turnpikes.
DISCUSSION ITEM
10. Options for Filling the Region's Transportation Funding Gap
The recent enactment of Act 44 in Pennsylvania provides a portion of the funds needed for the region to address its transportation needs. Staff will present a new document which describes 23 options for generating additional revenue for the region. The document, given to the Board at its October meeting, is intended to stimulate debate on this topic, in hope of garnering support to implement a number of these or other options in the future.
INFORMATION ITEMS
11. Transportation Systems Management and Operations
DVRPC, with assistance from PennDOT and NJDOT, initiated a project that examined Transportation Systems Management and Operations for two transportation corridors in the region. The goal of the project was to identify various management and operations deficiencies and develop possible mitigation strategies designed to preserve capacity and improve security, safety, and reliability of the transportation system along the chosen corridors. As a follow-up to the October 2007 RTC presentation, staff will present findings from the Pennsylvania corridor.
12. One Minute Reports
PCC/RTC Members and guests will be invited to provide updates on the activities of their agencies
13. Old Business and New Business
14. Meeting Adjournment
The next scheduled meeting of the PCC/RTC is January 8, 2008
Attachments
1. Report on Regional Citizens Committee Activity
2. Highlights of the Date, 20XX RTC Meeting
3. TIP Actions, Date, 20XX