Regional Technical Committee

10:00 am, October 10, 2023

DVRPC Office
The ACP Building - 8th Floor
190 N. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA

For directions call (215) 592-1800

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 September 12, 2023 RTC Meeting

2.DVRPC Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Actions

Travis Spotts, Capital Program Coordinator, 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.

a. PA23-82 Green Light Go (GLG) Grant Funded Projects (Various MPMS #s), Various Counties – Accept New Projects into the TIP

3. Transportation Performance Management (TPM) 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 transit safety performance measure targets or agree to support the targets adopted by the transit operators. This item was initially presented at the July RTC but was tabled due to questions regarding the target-setting methodologies. Staff will present the 2023 transit agencies’ targets and provide an update on progress toward meeting the previous targets. Representatives from the respective transit agencies will be available to provide additional details on their target-setting process.

4. October 2023 Update to DVRPC Plan-TIP Project Evaluation Criteria

Brett Fusco, Associate Director, Comprehensive Planning, will present. Staff worked with the Financial Planning Subcommittee of the RTC to update the region's transportation project evaluation criteria over the last year plus. This update features an expanded pre-evaluation screening and a set of 10 evaluation criteria based on the vision and goals in the Connections 2050 Plan and federal transportation performance management measures. The criteria scores will be compared to a project's estimated capital and additional operating costs along with the number of multimodal users. The results are one of several considerations that go into project selection for the Transportation Improvement Program and the Long-Range Financial Plan.

5. DVRPC FY 2024 Work Program Amendment: Willow Grove Naval Air Station Redevelopment Traffic Study

Matt Gates, DVRPC Associate Director, Travel Trends and Forecasts, will present. A Traffic Impact Assessment is underway to evaluate the operational effects of the proposed Willow Grove Naval Air Station Redevelopment on the surrounding arterial roadways. To support that effort, DVRPC's travel demand model will be used to forecast 2050 AM and PM peak hour intersection turning movements at approximately 20 locations surrounding the former Air Station.

6. FY24 Work Program Amendment: Regional Clean Energy Activation Hub for Southeast
Pennsylvania Metro Region

Ariella Maron, Executive Director, will present. DVRPC was selected as one of six community teams to receive an in-depth partnership through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Energy to Communities program. Through this partnership, DVRPC and its partners will work with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to conduct outreach and research, and to model and deploy a Regional Clean Energy Activation Hub (Hub) that will help facilitate and streamline implementation for identified clean energy solutions across southeast PA. DVRPC submitted this application in partnership with Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties; Green Building United; Energy Coordinating Agency; Smart Energy Initiative of Southeastern Pennsylvania; PECO; Bucks County Opportunity Council; Community Action Agency of Delaware County; and Community Action Development Commission of Montgomery County.

7. FY24 Work Program Amendments with Highway Infrastructure Programs - Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (HIP CRRSAA) funding for NJ

Patty Elkis, Deputy Executive Director, will present. In June 2023 the DVRPC UPWP project Technical Assistance for Member Governments (23-23-080) was amended by adding $8,881,374 in previously unobligated Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 (CRRSAA) funds available to the urbanized portions of Mercer, Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties. DVRPC is working with NJ partners to develop detailed scopes of work responding to needs, and these six work program amendments represent the first set of requests to apportion the funding.

INFORMATION ITEM

8. Proposed Calendar Year 2024 RTC Meeting Dates

PRESENTATION ITEMS

9. Overview of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program

Representatives from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will provide an overview of the BEAD Program, which was funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Highlights will include state allocations, program timeline, and eligible entities and activities.

Speakers:

Brynn Deprey, Federal Program Officer, Internet for All - New Jersey, NTIA
Nicole Ugarte, Federal Program Officer, Internet for All - Pennsylvania, NTIA

DISCUSSION ITEMS

10. IIJA Update

An update on IIJA funding opportunities and coordination activities will be provided.

11. Work Program Update

12. One Minute Reports

RTC Members and guests will be invited to provide updates on the activities of their agencies.

Old Business and New Business

13. Meeting Adjournment

The next scheduled meeting of the RTC is Tuesday, November 14, 2023, planned for virtual.