The DVRPC Board

10:00am, January 22, 2015

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

CALL TO ORDER - CHAIR'S COMMENTS

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA and NON-AGENDA ITEMS

NOTE: Visitors may view details and leave comments on any Action Item below by clicking on the hyperlinked title.

ACTION ITEMS

1. Minutes of Meeting of December 11, 2014

 

2. Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Actions

  1. NJ14-53: Route 47, Grove St. to Route 130, Pavement (DB #12305), Gloucester County
  2. PA15-16: Chalfont Pedestrian Facilities (SRTSF) – Round 1, (MPMS# 87088) Bucks County
  3. PA15-17: Approval of Automated Red-Light Enforcement (ARLE) Round 5 (2014 Funding) Projects, (Various MPMS#s ) Various Counties
  4. PA15-18: Rock Hill Road Advance ROW, (MPMS# 104153) Montgomery County
  5. PA15-19: Culvert Replacement Group K, (MPMS# 92310) Bucks County
  6. PA15-20: Culvert Replacement Group L, (MPMS# 92311), Various Counties
  7. PA15-21: Main Street Grade Crossing, (MPMS# 103217), Delaware County
  8. PA15-22: North Broad Streetscape Improvements, (MPMS# 74807), Montgomery County
  9. PA15-23: American Cities/Safe Routes to School – Phase 3, (MPMS# 74828), City of Philadelphia
  10. PA15-24: Bridge Bundling 2015, (MPMS# 104369), Various Counties

3. Fiscal Year 2015 Planning Work Program Amendment

a. Broad Street Subway Extension Ridership Forecasts

DVRPC will prepare ridership forecasts that will be used to examine the potential for an extension of the Broad Street Subway line to serve the Philadelphia Navy Yard. A No-Build and three Build scenarios will be analyzed for a 2040 future year. Currently, there is limited auto and transit access to the Navy Yard. The Navy Yard currently as 5.5 million square feet of occupied space and will have an additional 6.5 million when fully developed.

4. DVRPC Fiscal Year 2016 Work Program

The Draft Planning Work Program for FY 2016 was approved by the Board for distribution and review, with the public comment period closing on January 12, 2016. DVRPC staff are in the process of responding to comments that have been received and are working to resolve any open issues. After Board adoption, relevant revisions will continue to be incorporated into the Work Program and the Final document will be produced.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

5. One Minute Reports

Board Members and Alternates are invited to provide updates on the activities of their counties/agencies.

6. Executive Director's Report

  1. Board Retreat
  2. SOS Roundtable Series: The Pop-up Economy
  3. Regional Economic Forecasts
  4. New Jersey CMAQ funding
  5. Future City competition
  6. Better Philadelphia Challenge
  7. Breaking Ground conference
  8. National Conference of Regions

7. Committee Reports

  1. Regional Technical Committee
  2. Public Participation Task Force
  3. Delaware Valley Goods Movement Task Force
  4. Regional Aviation Committee
  5. Regional Safety Task Force

OLD BUSINESS

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

Attachments:

  1. Draft Minutes of Meeting of December 11, 2014
  2. Commissioner's Summary Sheet (Action Items 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, 2g, 2h, 2i, 2j, 3a, and 4)
Air Quality Partnership
Annual Report
Connections 2050
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
Economic Development District