Product No.: 26108
Date Published: 11/2025
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This is an introductory presentation of the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and the role DVRPC plays in developing and maintaining the New Jersey and Pennsylvania TIP documents. The slides provide high level information specific to the DVRPC region to teach anyone about the transportation planning process and how citizens can participate. This tool summarizes the basic elements of the TIP for both PA and NJ, and includes before-and-after images of important multimodal projects.
Geographic Area Covered: DVRPC nine-county region
Key Words: Amendments, Citizens, Clean Air Act, Consensus, Construction, DRPA/PATCO, Federally Funded Projects, Funding, Infrastructure and Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA/BIL), Highways, Investment, Long-Range Plan, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, MAP-21, Multimodal, Municipal Organizations, New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), NJ TRANSIT, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Project Development, Public Involvement, Public Participation, Regional Consensus, Regional Transportation Committee, SEPTA, Transportation Improvement Program, TIP, TIP Development, TIP Maintenance, TIP Process, TIP Projects, TIP Schedule, TIP Update, Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Transit, Transportation
Staff Contact(s)
- Jesse Buerk (jbuerk@dvrpc.org)
Project Team
- Jesse Buerk Associate Director, Office of Capital Programs and Project Development
- Richard Murphy Manager, Office of TIP Development and Maintenance
- Kimberly Dean Manager, Office of Creative and Print Services
- Katherine LaCava Planning Intern
Translation Request
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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.