Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission

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:

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. 

In-person only meeting:

Tuesday, August 5, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM 

Hosted at Mullica Hill Library: https://www.gcls.org/mullica-hill-branch/ 

Registration via: https://bit.ly/4k7LP8O or by visiting DVRPC’s events calendar at: https://www.dvrpc.org/calendar/. 

Dinner will be available for in-person attendees.

Hybrid meeting: 

Thursday, August 7, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM 

Hosted at DVRPC’s offices: https://www.dvrpc.org/directions/ 

190 N Independence Mall West

Floor 8

Philadelphia, PA 19106

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: 

Electronically (Draft FFY 2026 NJ TIP and NJ STIP only) through a web application available at: 

By Email: 

By Mail: 

Public Comments 

c/o DVRPC Office of 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 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.

Title VI Statement

Last updated January 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/titlevi, call 215-592-1800, or email public_affairs@dvrpc.org.