Regional Technical Committee

10:00 am, September 9, 2025

Call In Phone Number: 1-346-248-7799 Meeting ID: 825 3118 0878 Passcode: 81141292

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 July 8, 2025

5. TIP Actions

Travis Spotts, Capital Program Coordinator, will present. The following projects require formal TIP modifications or amendments this month for the FFY2024 TIP for New Jersey and/or FFY2025 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.

6. Adoption of the Conformity Determination of the Update: Connections 2050 Long-Range Plan, Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2026 TIP for New Jersey, and FFY2025 TIP for Pennsylvania

Matthew Brahms, Transportation Planner, will present. DVRPC is demonstrating conformity for the Update: Connections 2050 Long-Range Plan (LRP), Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2026 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for New Jersey, and FFY2025 TIP for Pennsylvania. This demonstration is necessitated by a new Update: Connections 2050 LRP and new FFY2026 TIP for New Jersey and amendments of regionally significant projects to the FFY2025 TIP for Pennsylvania. Staff will present the results of the Air Quality Conformity Determination and address public comments on the findings. The RTC will be asked for a recommendation to the Board on adopting the conformity determination report, as well as the accompanying resolution.

7. Adoption of the Update: Connections 2050 Long-Range Plan

Amani Bey, Senior Planner, will present on comments received during the public comment period, DVRPC and agency responses to date to the public comments, and any recommended changes to the Plan or list of Major Regional Projects. The RTC will be asked for a recommendation to the Board on adopting the Update: Connections 2050 Long-Range Plan, as well as the accompanying resolution.

8. Adoption of the Draft DVRPC FFY2026 Transportation Improvement Program for New Jersey and List of Recommended Changes (FFY26-FFY29)

Ethan Fogg, Capital Program Coordinator, will present on comments received during the public comment period, agency responses to date to the public comments, a proposed list of recommended changes to the program and will ask the RTC to recommend Board adoption of the Draft DVRPC FFY2026 TIP for New Jersey with the list of recommended changes, as well as the accompanying resolution.

9. Annual Self Certification of the Regional Transportation Planning Process

Brett Fusco, Associate Director of Comprehensive Planning, will present. Federal regulations require that concurrent with the submission of the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), metropolitan planning organizations self-certify that the regional transportation planning process is carried out in conformance with applicable federal regulations. The RTC will be asked for a recommendation to the Board on certifying the regional transportation planning process, as well as the accompanying resolution.

10. Adoption of the 2025 Update to DVRPC’s Language Access Plan

Alison Hastings, Director of Operations, Communications, and Engagement, will present. MPOs are required to have language access plans as part of their Title VI and Public Participation programs. DVRPC's language access plan was last adopted in 2019. Staff have carried out a data analysis, reviewed implementation of the 2019 plan, executed an internal survey, and reviewed other MPOs plans. Staff will present the new data analysis, and the RTC will be asked for a recommendation to the Board on adopting the language access plan.

INFORMATION ITEMS

11. Proposed Calendar Year 2026 RTC Meeting Dates

Michael Boyer, Director of Regional Planning, will review the proposed calendar year 2026 meeting dates for the RTC.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

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, October 7, 2025, planned as an in-person hybrid meeting.

DVRPC fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related nondiscrimination mandates in all activities. DVRPC’s public meetings are always held in ADA-accessible facilities, and held in transit-accessible locations whenever possible. Translation, interpretation, or other auxiliary services can be provided, free of charge, to individuals who submit a request at least seven days prior to a public meeting. For more information, visit www.dvrpc.org/GetInvolved/TitleVI or contact DVRPC’s ADA and Title VI Compliance Officer Shoshana Akins by calling 215-592-1800 or via email at public_affairs@dvrpc.org.

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.