Regional Technical Committee

10:00 am, May 7, 2024

ONLINE ONLY. Call In Phone Number: 1-346-248-7799 Meeting ID: 838 5483 0021 Passcode: 90404496

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 April 9, 2024 RTC Meeting

2. DVRPC Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Actions

Ethan Fogg, 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 FY2024 TIP for New Jersey and/or the FY2023 TIP for Pennsylvania.

3. FY 2025 Pennsylvania TCDI Grant Program

Spencer Gober, Manager, Office of Community and Economic Development, will present. In January 2024, DVRPC solicited applications for the FY 2025 PA TCDI grant program from eligible Pennsylvania entities. Staff will present the program details and projects recommended for funding.

4. Trip Smart PA TMA TDM Program

Stacy Bartels, Manager, Office of TDM Strategy and Marketing, will present a summary of the proposed PA TMA work programs and budgets for FY 2025-2026.

5. Appointment of Nominating Committee for FY2025 DVRPC Regional Technical Committee Officers

A Nominating Committee will be selected to solicit candidates for Chair and Vice-Chair of the RTC for FY2025 (July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025). The Nominating Committee will be facilitated by a DVRPC staff member and consist of at least one voting member from both PA and NJ. At the June 2024 RTC meeting, the Nominating Committee will recommend candidates and elections will take place.

PRESENTATION ITEMS

6. Freight Program Updates

Kristen Scudder, Manager, Freight Program, will provide an overview of Freight Program reports that have been issued during the FY24 fiscal year. These reports include: The Chester County Freight Plan, The Philadelphia Truck Network and Complete Streets Integration Guidebook, Impacts of E-Commerce, and The Lower Bucks Freight Access Study. She will also share network map updates that have been made to the PhillyFreightFinder web tool- a resource for exploring and tracking freight activity in the DVRPC region. The updated web tool can be viewed here: www.dvrpc.org/webmaps/phillyfreightfinder.

7. Lower Bucks Freight Access Study

Dan Farina, Jr. AICP, Senior Transportation Planner, will present. The Lower Bucks Freight Access Study examined freight generation and travel patterns in Lower Bucks County to provide recommendations and strategies that support industrial development while ensuring the safe and efficient movement of both people and goods. This study documents existing land use and employment patterns; provides an analysis of activity and identified trends; and lays out recommendations for designating a truck route network, traffic calming considerations, workforce access, and truck wayfinding and restriction signage. See www.dvrpc.org/products/23134 for the full report.

8. Bridge Street Crossing

Joe Banks, Manager of PA Office of Project Implementation and PennDOT Consultant Project Manager, will present on the recently completed Bridge Street Crossing - D&L Canal Trail Towpath project. The locally sponsored trail project in Morrisville Borough, Bucks County was a DCNR top ten trail gap. Funding for the project included Circuit Trails Line Item, Regional Trails, and DCNR.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

9. IIJA Update

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

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, June 11, 2024, planned as 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.