10:00 am, July 11, 2023
ONLINE ONLY
Call in number: 1-346-248-7799 Meeting ID: 811 8260 6245 Passcode: 17260025
Call to Order – Chair’s Comments
Deputy Executive Director’s Report
Public Comments on Agenda and Non-Agenda Items
ACTION ITEMS
1. Highlights of the June 6, 2023 RTC Meeting
2. DVRPC Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Actions
Jesse Buerk, DVRPC Manager, Capital Programs, will present. The dynamic nature of funding transportation improvements and the need to remain within financial constraint require amendments or modifications to the TIP on a regular basis. The following projects require formal TIP modifications or amendments this month for the FY2022 TIP for New Jersey and/or the FY2023 TIP for Pennsylvania.
- NJ22-140: Route 47, Bridge over Big Timber Creek (DB #11371), Various Counties – Add UTL Phase
- NJ22-141: Bus Acquisition Program (DB #T111), NJ TRANSIT – Increase CAP Phase
- PA23-56: Markley and Elm Street over Stony Creek (MPMS #118237), Montgomery County – Add New Breakout Project into the TIP
- PA23-57: Chester and Delaware Counties ADA Ramps (MPMS #119558), Various Counties – Add New Project
- PA23-58: PART Bus Stop Amenities (MPMS #119908), PART – Add New Project and FLEX CRPU Funding
- PA23-59: Capital Asset Lease (MPMS #59966), SEPTA – Decrease Funding to the Program
- PA23-60: Vehicle Overhaul Program (MPMS #60582), SEPTA – Decrease Funding to the Program
- PA23-61: City Hall/15th Street Stations (MPMS #60335), SEPTA – Decrease Funding to the Program
- PA23-62: SEPTA Key (MPMS #60611), SEPTA – Increase Funding to the Program
- PA23-63: Debt Service (MPMS #60275), SEPTA – Increase Funding to the Program
- PA23-64: Regional Rail Car and Locomotive Acquisition (MPMS #60638), SEPTA – Increase Funding to the Program
- PA23-65: Communication, Signals, and Technology Improvements (MPMS #102571), SEPTA – Increase Funding and Add New Project to the Program
- PA23-66: Safety and Security Improvements (MPMS #107011), SEPTA –Increase Funding and Add New Projects to the Program
- PA23-67: Track Improvement Program (MPMS #102565), SEPTA – Increase Funding and Add New Projects to the Program
- PA23-68: Maintenance and Transportation Facilities (MPMS #102569), SEPTA – Increase Funding and Add New Projects to the Program
- PA23-69: I-95, PA Turnpike Interchange Stage 3 – Delaware River Bridge Replacement (MPMS #TBD), Bucks County – Add New Project
3. DVRPC FY24 Work Program Amendment: Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) Program
Liz Compitello, Manager, Office of Sustainable Energy will present a work program amendment to use an anticipated $1 million cooperative agreement with EPA's Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) Program under the Inflation Reduction Act to prepare a Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP), Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP), and Status Report for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) plus Mercer County, NJ. The PCAP is required by EPA for eligible entities within the MSA to be eligible to apply for future CPRG implementation funding ($4.6 billion available nationally).
4. DVRPC FY24 Work Program Amendment: Regional Benchmarking Program
Brooke Garcher, Program Analyst, Office of Sustainable Energy will present a work program amendment to use $150,000 from the PA Department of Environmental Protection Agency's State Energy Program for the development and implementation of a Regional Benchmarking Program to help municipalities establish and run energy benchmarking programs in their communities. The Regional Benchmarking Program helps municipalities that lack the resources to start and manage their own energy benchmarking programs by providing centralized data management tools, technical assistance, reporting and data analysis. Interested municipalities will be able to opt-into the regional program, which will be designed to require or incentivize buildings over a certain size within an opt-in jurisdiction to measure their building’s energy use and publicly disclose the building utility usage data.
5. Transportation Performance Management (TPM) Transit Asset Management and Transit Safety Targets and Update
Mike Boyer, DVRPC Director of Regional Planning will present. As part of the TPM process mandated by federal legislation, DVRPC must either develop regional performance measure transit asset management and transit safety targets or agree to support the targets adopted by the transit operators. Staff will present the 2023 transit agencies’ targets and provide an update on progress toward meeting the previous targets.
PRESENTATION ITEMS
6. DVRPC Data Center Q & A
Jared Dobkin, DVRPC Data Specialist, Data Coordination, will present. The DVRPC Data Center is a recent addition to our website that allows easier access to datasets, maps and applications. Jared Dobkin from the office of Data Coordination will be giving a brief run through of the page and is available for a Q&A following. Make sure to check out the Data Center ahead of time at: https://www.dvrpc.org/data/.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
7. IIJA Update
An update on IIJA funding opportunities and coordination activities will be provided.
8. One Minute Reports
RTC Members and guests will be invited to provide updates on the activities of their agencies.
Old Business and New Business
9. Meeting Adjournment
The next scheduled meeting of the RTC is Tuesday, September 12, 2023, planned for in person/hybrid.
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.