10:00 a.m., February 11, 2020
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 January 7, 2020 RTC Meeting
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. The following projects require formal TIP Amendments or Modifications this month for the FY 2019 TIP for PA and the FY 2020 TIP for NJ.
a. PA19-98: Track Improvement Program (MPMS #102565), SEPTA – Add New Project to Transit Program
b. PA19-106: Transit and Regional Rail Station Program (MPMS #77183), SEPTA – Funding Increase, Add New Project, and Scope Change
c. PA19-110: PA 796/Old Baltimore Pike Realignment (MPMS #103746), Chester County – Add New Project to TIP
PRESENTATION ITEM
6. PATCO’s Franklin Square Station Reopening
PATCO staff will discuss the status of re-opening the Franklin Square Station. As a result of development surrounding the station area, DRPA and PATCO are taking the necessary steps to re-open the station to passenger service.
7. Tracking Progress: Regional Indicator Dashboard
Tracking Progress is a set of regional indicators that show how well the region is performing relative to the goals and vision of the Connections 2045 Plan. Staff has undertaken a major update to the Tracking Progress website to make it more interactive, offer more features, and easier to update.
8. RSTF 2020: Focus on Safety Culture
During calendar year 2020 the Regional Safety Task Force will break from its regular program with four meetings focused specifically on safety culture. Traffic Safety Culture refers to how organizations and society view crash risk and prioritize road safety in decision-making. The first meeting will focus on the concepts that underlie traffic safety culture, and the subsequent meetings will explore how it overlaps with each of these three important sectors: media, the law, and health care.
9. SEPTA’s Bus Stop Design Guidelines
DVRPC's update to the SEPTA Bus Stop Design Guidelines provides municipalities in the SEPTA service area, local developers, and other local partners a consistent set of guidelines for designing surface transit stops. The guidance helps users make decisions about stop placement, in-street design, curbside design, and stop elements and provides case studies that demonstrate how the design standards can be applied in different development contexts.
DISCUSSION 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, March 10, 2020.
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.