Product No.: 24128
Date Published: 11/2023
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In preparation for an updated long-range plan and associated region-wide environmental justice (EJ) analysis, DVRPC staff sought to engage members of Environmental Justice communities to understand their needs and perceptions of various transportation projects. Staff hosted several paid focus groups in July and August of 2023 to discuss the impact of transportation projects affecting daily life for underserved groups. Participants were selected from a pool of applicants to convene a regionally representative sample of low-income and racial and ethnic minority populations. Engagement was aimed at better understanding the perceptions of regionally funded transportation investments and to solicit feedback on a sample set of projects already funded in the current Board-adopted Plan, Connections 2050.
Geographic Area Covered: The nine-county DVRPC region, which covers the counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia in Pennsylvania; and Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Mercer counties in New Jersey.
Key Words: access, bicycling, Civil Rights Act, communication, community, connectivity, engagement, Environmental Justice, equity, ethnic, focus group, investment, long-range plan, low-income, minority, mitigation, mobility, mode choice, outreach, pedestrian, PPTF, public, public participation, Public Participation Task Force, racial, safety, security, stakeholders, state of repair, Title VI, transit, transportation, walking.
Staff Contact(s)
- Jaclyn Davis (jdavis@dvrpc.org)
Project Team
- Wideleine Desir Public Participation Planner
- Alison Hastings Associate Director, Communications and Engagement
- Amani Bey Planner
- Elise Turner Manager, Office of Communications and Engagement
- Brett Fusco Associate Director, Comprehensive Planning
- Shoshana Akins Manager, Public Participation Planning
- Jaclyn Davis Manager, Office of Long Range Planning
- Gina Myers Senior Communications Specialist
- Rebecca Maule Principal Graphic Artist
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Title VI Statement
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, Executive Order 12898 on Environmental Justice, and related nondiscrimination mandates in all programs and activities. DVRPC's website, www.dvrpc.org, may be translated into multiple languages. Publications and other public documents can usually be made available in alternative languages and formats, if requested. 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 to individuals who submit a request at least seven days prior to a public meeting. Translation and interpretation services for DVRPC’s projects, products, and planning processes are available, generally free of charge, by calling (215) 592-1800. All requests will be accommodated to the greatest extent possible.
Any person who believes they have been aggrieved by an unlawful discriminatory practice by DVRPC under Title VI and/or ADA has a right to file a formal complaint. Any such complaint must be in writing and filed with DVRPC's Title VI Compliance Manager, Alison Hastings, and/or the appropriate state or federal agency within 180 days of the alleged discriminatory occurrence. 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.