The DVRPC Board

10:00 am, April 27, 2023

Call In Phone Number: 1-346-248-7799 Meeting ID: 836 2359 1010 Passcode: 46862031

ONLINE ONLY

CALL TO ORDER: CHAIR’S COMMENTS

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA AND NON-AGENDA ITEMS

ACTION ITEMS 

1. Minutes of Meeting of March 27, 2023

2. 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 2022 TIP for NJ and the FY 2023 TIP for PA.

1. NJ22-116: Route 295/42/I-76, Direct Connection, Contract 4 (DB #355E), Camden County 
2. PA23-35: Fleecy Dale Road Reconstruction (MPMS #118425), Bucks County
3. PA23-36: Statewide Multimodal Transportation Fund Projects (Various MPMS #s), Various Counties 
4. PA23-37: Downingtown Train Station Rehabilitation (MPMS #93586), PennDOT 
5. PA23-38: SEPTA Bus Purchase Program (MPMS #90512), SEPTA 
6. PA23-39: Vehicle Overhaul Program (MPMS #60582), SEPTA 
7. PA23-40: Substations and Power Improvements (MPMS #60651), SEPTA 
8. PA23-41: I-95, PA Turnpike Interchange, Stage 2 (MPMS #TBD), Bucks  County 
9. NJ22-119: NJ 29, Landing Street to North of Calhoun Street (CR 653) (DB #TBD2), Mercer County

3. Proposed Federal Functional Classification and NHS Intermodal Connector changes in Bucks County:

1. Downgrading South Pennsylvania Avenue between US 1 and Tyburn Road from a Minor Arterial to a Major Collector, removing the Intermodal Connector designation, and removing from NHS
2. Downgrading Philadelphia Avenue between South Pennsylvania Ave and Tyburn Road from a Minor Arterial to a Major Collector
3. Upgrading Tyburn Road between South Pennsylvania Avenue and US 13 from a Minor Arterial to a Principal Arterial, adding the road to NHS, and adding the Intermodal Connector designation

4. DVRPC FY 2023 Work Program Amendment: Regional Vision Zero 2050 Action Program

PRESENTATION ITEMS 

5. Regional Sidewalk Development Program

DISCUSSION ITEMS

6. One Minute Reports

7. Executive Director's Report

1. New Releases
2. Upcoming Meetings
3. IIJA and IRA updates
4. Creation of 2020 and 2023 Land Use File
5. Reminder: Time to convene Board Nominating Committee

8. Committee Reports

1. Regional Technical Committee

Old Business

New Business

Attachments: 2a-2i, 3, & 4.

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.