The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission announces for Public Review: Update Connections 2050, Draft New Jersey TIP, Draft New Jersey STIP, Draft Conformity Determination Document

The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) is opening two overlapping public comment periods to seek your input on the following documents:

• Draft Update: Connections 2050 Plan for Greater Philadelphia (Plan)
• Draft FFY 2026 DVRPC Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for New Jersey (FFY26-FFY29) and Draft FFY 2026 New Jersey Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) (FFY26-FFY29)
• Draft Conformity Determination document

DVRPC will accept comments on the Plan and TIP from July 18, 2025, until August 20, 2025, at 5:00 PM local time. 

There will also be a second, related public comment period for the Draft Conformity Determination: Draft Update: Connections 2050 Long-Range Plan, Draft FFY 2026 DVRPC TIP for New Jersey, and FFY 2025 TIP for Pennsylvania. Public comments on the Draft Conformity Determination document will be accepted from August 4, 2025, to September 5, 2025, at 5:00 PM local time.

Electronic versions of the documents are available at:

• Draft Update: Connections 2050 Long-Range Plan: www.dvrpc.org/plan/draft 
• Draft FFY 2026 DVRPC TIP for New Jersey: www.dvrpc.org/tip/draft
• Draft Conformity Determination:www.dvrpc.org/AirQuality/Conformity

If requested, 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 Draft Update: Connections 2050 Long-Range Plan also includes a fiscally constrained financial plan that outlines how the region intends to invest reasonably anticipated federal, state, and local revenues in transportation infrastructure. Once adopted by the DVRPC Board (expected in September 2025), it will replace the current Connections 2050 Long-Range Plan.

The Draft FFY 2026 DVRPC TIP for New Jersey 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. DVRPC is also accepting comments on the Draft FFY 2026 NJ STIP.

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 projects will not negatively impact a region’s ability to meet or maintain federal air quality standards.

DVRPC is hosting two public meetings on these draft documents. The meetings will include presentations on each of the draft documents. To reach as many people as possible, one meeting will be held in-person and one will be hybrid, allowing attendees to attend online or in-person. Interpretation can be provided for both meetings if requested and can be arranged by contacting 215-592-1800 or public_affairs@dvrpc.org. 

Registration for in-person and online attendees via: https://bit.ly/43vV9wr or by visiting DVRPC’s events calendar at: https://www.dvrpc.org/calendar/. 

Dinner will be available for in-person attendees. Both in-person and online attendees will have the option to give public comment. 

Written comments and questions can be submitted in the following ways: 

Questions and comments must be submitted in writing. If you need assistance providing a written comment, please contact the DVRPC Office of Communications and Engagement at 215.592.1800 or public_affairs@dvrpc.org.

DVRPC must receive comments for the Draft Plan and Draft DVRPC TIP for New Jersey  documents by 5:00 PM (local time) on August 20, 2025, and comments on the Draft Conformity Determination by 5:00 PM (local time) on September 5, 2025. Comments received via mail must be postmarked by August 20, 2025, for the Draft Plan and Draft DVRPC TIP for New Jersey, and by  September 5, 2025, for the Draft Conformity Determination. 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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