10:00am, February 28, 2013
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
CALL TO ORDER - CHAIR'S COMMENTS
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA and NON-AGENDA ITEMS
NOTE: Visitors may view details and leave comments on any Action Item below by clicking on the hyperlinked title.
ACTION ITEMS
1. Minutes of Meeting of January 24, 2013
2. Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Actions
- PA13-21: Additional Design Start Funding Provided to the DVRPC Region, (Various MPMS#s) Various Pennsylvania Counties
- NJ12-51: CR 553 Buck Road, Section 2, Resurfacing (DB# D1301), Gloucester County
- NJ12-52: CR 678, Harrison Street (Mantua or Berkley Road), Resurfacing (DB# D1302), Gloucester County
- NJ12-53: Pearl Street Bulkhead Replacement (DB# D1007A), Camden County
3. Fiscal Year 2013 Planning Work Program Amendments
Online Business and Technology Training Program (OBTT)
4. Review of Recommended FY14 Pennsylvania New Freedom Project Slate
Staff will brief the Board on the Selection Committee’s recommended list of five Pennsylvania New Freedom projects, which were originally approved last fiscal year for two years of funding—the second of these two years must now be reviewed and re-approved.
5. Adjustments to 2040 Demographic Forecasts for Upper Merion Township
A better estimate of future growth in Upper Merion Township is available due to updated information on development. Staff will present the adjustments and ask for Board approval.
DISCUSSION ITEM
6. One Minute Reports
Board Members and Alternates are invited to provide updates on the activities of their counties/agencies.
PRESENTATION
7. I-95/I-476 Interchange Improvement Feasibility Study – Phase 2
In the initial I-95/I-476 Interchange Study the consultant identified 10 potential improvements, three of which were studied in more detail in the Phase 2 effort. The three interchange improvements studied were: from southbound I-476 to southbound I-95; from northbound I-95 to northbound I-476; and peak hour shoulder use on I-476. Staff will present the results of the study including feasibility, traffic benefits, and planning level cost estimates.
8. Executive Director's Report
- Public Listening Sessions
- Sustainability Forum
- Smart Growth Alliance Forum
- Classic Towns Nomination
- World Class Greater Philadelphia
- Pennsylvania Transportation Funding Proposal
9. Committee Reports
- Regional Technical Committee
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
Attachments:
- Minutes of Meeting of January 24, 2013
- Commissioner Summary Sheet (Action Items 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 3a, 4, and 5)
- Letter from Montgomery County requesting updated 2040 population forecasts
- FY2014 PA New Freedom Recommendations
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.