10:00 am, April 8, 2025
Call In Phone Number: 1-346-248-7799 Meeting ID: 890 6944 4218 Passcode: 90745560
DVRPC Office
The ACP Building - 8th Floor
190 N. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA
For directions call (215) 592-1800
1. Call to Order – Chair’s Comments
2. Public Comments on Agenda and Non-Agenda Items
3. DVRPC Director’s Report
ACTION ITEMS
4. Highlights of the RTC Meeting on March 11, 2025
5. TIP Actions
Ethan Fogg, Capital Program Coordinator, will present. The following projects require formal TIP modifications or amendments this month for the FY2024 TIP for New Jersey and/or FY2025 TIP for Pennsylvania. Attached is the Action statement (“Pink Sheet”) for the project followed by the TIP “Before/After” description page and supporting documentation, such as request letters, and maps, as needed. Towards the end of the package in a separate section are financial constraint charts and any other information that may be helpful to you as you review this package.
- PA25-045: Chester County EV Charging Stations (MPMS #118553), Chester County – Add Earmark Project Back into the TIP
- PA25-046: Washington Lane Bridge (MPMS #16483), Montgomery County –Add New Project to the TIP
- NJ24-093: Lincoln Ave/Chambers Street (CR 626), Bridge over Amtrak & Assunpink Creek (DB #D1710), Mercer County – Increase CON Phase
INFORMATION ITEMS
6. Designating a Regional Freight-Intensive Truck Network
Dan Farina, Senior Transportation Planner, will present. DVRPC’s Freight Program analyzed regional truck movements and freight centers to create a network of freight-intensive truck corridors, a key part of the upcoming Regional Freight Plan. This network will help planners address local quality of life concerns related to freight impacts and clearly illustrate the relationships between economic development, land use, and truck routing. Building upon an existing local framework, the analysis combined data-driven methods with essential input from county and city planners on local context and restrictions.
7. APA-PA Southeast Section
APA-PA Southeast Section council members will brief RTC members on what the organization has been working on, both locally in the Southeast Section as well as at the State Chapter level. This includes events, initiatives, partnerships, and upcoming elections.
8. Strategic Planning for SEPTA Surface Transit Corridors
Marissa Volk Binjaku, DVRPC Transportation Planner, and Jen Dougherty, SEPTA Manager of Long-Range Planning, will present. There are 72 corridors in the SEPTA service area with existing or planned high-frequency surface transit, making them excellent targets for the development of transit oriented communities (TOCs), where transit supports the vitality of the surrounding area. This document provides land use, site planning, and streetscape design strategies that SEPTA and planning partners can reference when discussing transit-supportive changes to local plans, zoning codes, and property development.
9. PATCO's Franklin Square Station
The PATCO Franklin Square station will open to the public on April 3rd. PATCO representatives will provide an overview of the project.
10. IIJA Update
An update on IIJA will be provided.
11. One Minute Reports
RTC members and guests will be invited to provide updates on the activities of their agencies.
11. Old Business
12. New Business
13. Meeting Adjournment
The next scheduled meeting of the RTC is Tuesday, May 6, 2025, planned as an in-person hybrid meeting.
DVRPC fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. DVRPC public meetings are held in ADA and transit-accessible facilities. Auxiliary services can be provided to individuals who submit a request at least seven days prior to a meeting. For more information please visit the DVRPC website (www.dvrpc.org) or call (215) 238-2871.
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.