10:00 am, May 6, 2025
Call In Phone Number: 1-346-248-7799 Meeting ID: 831 1309 5784 Passcode: 15895975
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 April 8, 2025
5. TIP Actions
Alyson Dressman, Senior Capital Program Planner, 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.
a) PA25-050: Coatesville Train Station (MPMS #87534), PennDOT – Increase CON Phase
c) PA25-052: Parkesburg Station Improvements (MPMS #108843), PennDOT – Add Project Back into the TIP
d) NJ24-097: Route 30, Cooper Street to Grove Street (DB #15375), Camden County – Increase CON Phase
6. FY 2026 New Jersey TCDI Grant Program
Spencer Gober, Manager, Office of Community & Economic Development, will present. From January through March, DVRPC solicited applications from eligible New Jersey entities for the FY 2026 NJ TCDI grant program. Staff will present the program details and projects recommended for funding.
7. 2050 v2.1 Employment Forecasts - Philadelphia Planning District Employment Reallocation
Greg Diebold, Planning Data Analyst, will present. The purpose of this update is to reallocate forecasted employment within the City of Philadelphia, to better reflect employment in known major employment centers or proposed developments in the Lower South, Lower Southwest, and University - Southwest districts. Overall city and regional employment totals were not adjusted.
8. Appointment of Nominating Committee for FY2026 DVRPC Regional Technical Committee Officers
A Nominating Committee will be selected to solicit candidates for Chair and Vice-Chair of the RTC for FY2026 (July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026). 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 2025 RTC meeting, the Nominating Committee will recommend candidates and elections will take place.
INFORMATION ITEMS
9. Travel Impacts of SEPTA’s Proposed Budget
Matt Gates, Associate Director, will present on DVRPC’s modeling analysis of service reductions and fare increase in SEPTA’s FY 2026 budget proposal.
10. Future Cities Student Presentation
Students from Our Lady of Good Counsel in Southampton, PA, winners of DVRPC's Award for Excellence in Regional Planning at the 2025 Future Cities competition, will share their model city, Parakaoea. Tasked with designing a floating city, they created a narrative about life on Parakaoa and built a model of the town using found materials.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
11. IIJA Update
An update on IIJA will be provided.
12. One Minute Reports
RTC members and guests will be invited to provide updates on the activities of their agencies.
13. Old Business
14. New Business
15. Meeting Adjournment
The next scheduled meeting of the RTC is Tuesday, June 10, 2025, planned as an in-person hybrid meeting.
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