The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) is opening a public comment period to seek your input on the following documents:
- Draft Amendment 1 to Update: Connections 2050 Long-Range Plan
- Draft DVRPC Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Pennsylvania (FFY27–FFY30)
- Draft Conformity Determination
DVRPC will accept comments on these three documents from May 21, 2026, until June 22, 2026, at 5:00 PM local time.
Electronic versions of the documents are available at:
- Draft Amendment 1 to Update: Connections 2050 Plan for Greater Philadelphia is available at www.dvrpc.org/plan/.
- DVRPC Draft FFY 2027 TIP for Pennsylvania at https://www.dvrpc.org/tip/
- Draft Conformity Determination at www.dvrpc.org/AirQuality/Conformity
If requested, any of these documents can be translated into an alternative format or language. Hard copies are also available at public libraries throughout the region and upon request.
As the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Greater Philadelphia, DVRPC must develop a long-range transportation plan for the region every four years that includes a vision for the orderly growth and development of the region. The Update: Connections 2050 Plan for Greater Philadelphia, adopted by the DVRPC Board in September 2025, contains a fiscally constrained financial plan and project list for transportation investments throughout the region over the coming decades. In between four-year update cycles, the Plan is occasionally amended to account for significant changes to the cost or scope of Major Regional Projects, or new projects that are added to maintain alignment with the TIP. Amendment 1 to this plan accounts for some new and significant changes to existing Major Regional Projects.
The TIP represents the region's federally-funded transportation improvement priorities and is required by federal law in order for the region to be eligible to receive and spend federal transportation funds. The TIP also includes non-federally-funded projects that are regionally significant in order to provide a broad picture of the region's transportation improvements.
A Conformity Determination is conducted to ensure transportation investments contained in the Plan and TIPs conform to the federal Clean Air Act, and to demonstrate that a proposed plan or project will not negatively impact the region’s ability to meet or maintain federal air quality standards.
DVRPC is hosting two public meetings on these draft documents. To reach as many people as possible, one meeting will be held online and one will be hybrid.
Hybrid meeting:
Tuesday, June 9, 2026, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Registration for in-person and online attendees via: https://bit.ly/4lQ2ZJP or by visiting DVRPC’s events calendar at: https://www.dvrpc.org/calendar/.
DVRPC Conference Room
190 N Independence Mall W
8th floor
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Directions: https://www.dvrpc.org/directions/
Dinner will be available for in-person attendees; online attendees will be able to listen to the presentations and give a public comment. Interpretation can be provided if requested. Please reach out to public_affairs@dvrpc.org or 215.592.1800.
Online meeting:
Thursday, June 11, 2026, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Registration for the online meeting via: https://bit.ly/4sTVEMl or by visiting DVRPC’s events calendar at: https://www.dvrpc.org/calendar/.
Interpretation can be provided if requested. Please reach out to public_affairs@dvrpc.org or 215.592.1800.
Written comments and questions must be submitted in one of the following ways listed below:
By web application:
- Draft DVRPC PA TIP: www.dvrpc.org/TIP/Draft
- Statewide STIP: https://talkpatransportation.com/how-it-works/stip
By Email:
- Draft PA TIP Comments: TIP@dvrpc.org
- Plan Amendment 1 Comments: LRP@dvrpc.org
- Conformity Comments: airconformity@dvrpc.org
By Mail:
- Public Comments
c/o DVRPC Communications and Engagement
190 N. Independence Mall West, 8th Fl.
Philadelphia, PA 19106-1520
Questions and comments must be submitted in writing. If you need assistance in providing a written comment, please contact the DVRPC engagement team at 215.592.1800 or public_affairs@dvrpc.org.
DVRPC must receive comments for the Draft TIP, Draft Amendment, and Draft Conformity documents by 5:00 PM (local time) on June 22, 2026. Comments received via mail must be postmarked by June 22, 2026. Responses will not be provided unless comments are submitted in writing during the public comment period.
DVRPC fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related nondiscrimination mandates in all activities. For more information about DVRPC’s Title VI Program or to obtain a Title VI Complaint Form, 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.
Attention: If you wish to request this publication in another language other than English, or wish to contact DVRPC for our language assistance, please call 215-592-1800.
Atención: Si desea solicitar esta publicación en otro idioma que no sea inglés, o desea comunicarse con DVRPC para obtener asistencia con el idioma, llame al 215-592-1800.
注意：如果您希望以英语以外的其他语言索取此出版物，或希望联系 DVRPC 获取我们的语言帮助，请致电 215-592-1800。
Внимание: если вы хотите запросить эту публикацию на другом языке, кроме английского, или хотите связаться с DVRPC для получения нашей языковой помощи, позвоните по телефону 215-592-1800.
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