The DVRPC Board

10:30 A.M., January 24, 2002

Commission Office
The ACP Building - 8th Floor
190 N. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA

For directions Call (215) 592-1800
Please Use Sixth Street Entrance


BOARD FY 2003 WORK PROGRAM
COMMITTEE MEETING

preceding Board Meeting at 9:30 a.m.
All Board Members and Alternates are invited to attend.

AGENDA


CALL TO ORDER - CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

ACTION ITEMS

1. Minutes of Meeting of December 5, 2001

2. Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Actions

  1. Action PA 0153 - PennDOT Adjustment Package
    • TIP #8729 - Route 202 (Section 701) PA 63 to Route 309 (Montgomery County)
    • TIP #5354A - Route 202 (Section 700) 202 Bypass to PA Route 63 (Bucks County)
    • TIP #6799 - Route 202 (Section 402) (Chester County)

  2. Action PA 0154 - City of Philadelphia Adjustment Package
    • TIP #9625 - Market Street Signal and Pedestrian Initiatives (Philadelphia County)
    • TIP #9766 - 46th / Market Street Transportation System (Philadelphia County)
    • TIP #9767 - 52nd / Lancaster Avenue Enhancements (Philadelphia County)

  3. Action PA 0156 - PennDOT Adjustment Package
    • TIP #6963 - PA Route 41, ITS Enforcement Initiative (Chester County)
    • TIP #8767 - US Route 422, Section M01 Chester County Line to Park Road (Montgomery County)
    • TIP #6920 - US Route 422, Section M02 Berks County to Schuylkill River(Chester County)

3. Proposed Change to the Pennsylvania Highway Functional Classification System

  1. Sumneytown Pike/PA 309 Connector, Montgomery County
  2. South Philadelphia, City of Philadelphia

4. Adoption of the DVRPC FY 2003 Planning Work Program

Recommendations from the Board Work Program Committee, the Planning Coordinating Committee/Regional Transportation Committee (PCC/RTC), and the Regional Citizens Committee (RCC) will be presented to the Board for approval of the DVRPC FY 2003 Planning Work Program (PWP). The PWP consists of three main sections: the DVRPC regular Work Program; the Supportive Regional Highway program; and the Transit Support Program (TSP).

DISCUSSION ITEMS

5. Regional Citizens Committee (RCC) Report

Patrick Starr, Chairman of the RCC, will report to the Board the activities of the RCC's Meeting of January 15, 2002.

PRESENTATIONS

6. Information Highway Hits the Road

A new nine minute DVRPC video entitled Information Highway Hits the Road highlights the current status of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) planing in the region and further depicts the continuing contribution of the regions' operating agencies and member governments in installing the new technology.

7. US Route 202, Section 100 Land Use Strategies Study


Staff will present a report which recommends local land use strategies to correspond with PennDOT's proposed widening of U.S. route 202, Section 100.

INFORMATION ITEMS

8. Executive Director's Report

  1. Risk Management Consortium held at DVRPC on December 14, 2001.
  2. "A Celebration of Regional Excellence", First Annual Awards Dinner, Four Seasons Hotel, June 5, 2002.

ADVISORY ITEM

9. Committee Reports

  1. Information Resources Exchange Group - Barry Seymour
  2. Regional Aviation Committee - Roger Moog
  3. Planning Coordinating Committee/Regional Transportation Committee - John B. Claffey
  4. Goods Movement Task Force - John J. Coscia
  5. Regional Housing Committee - Barry Seymour

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

Attachments
(1) Minutes of meeting of December 5, 2001
(2) Commissioner Summary Sheets (Action Items 2a, 2b, 2c, 3a, 3b, and 4)
(3) PCC/RTC Recommendations for January 24, 2002

DELAWARE VALLEY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING



THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2002
Immediately following Board Meeting

CALL TO ORDER

ACTION ITEMS

1. Minutes of Meeting of December 5, 2001

INFORMATION ITEMS

2. Draft Fiscal Year 2003 Budget

3. FY 2002 Planning work program Second Quarter Report

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

Attachments
(1)Minutes of Meeting of December 5, 2001
Air Quality Partnership
Annual Report
Connections 2050
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
Economic Development District