The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) Announces for Public Review:

Draft Connections 2040 Plan for Greater Philadelphia Long-Range Plan [6.3 MB pdf]

Draft Connections 2040 Transportation Investments Appendix [3.4 MB pdf]

Draft Transportation Conformity Finding [2.5 MB pdf] for:
  • Draft Connections 2040 Plan for Greater Philadelphia
  • Draft DVRPC FY 2014-2017 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for New Jersey
  • FY 2013-2016 TIP for Pennsylvania

We will open a public comment period for the following documents on June 7, 2013; the comment period will close at 5 p.m. on July 8, 2013.

Since its inception, DVRPC has worked to address current issues while also looking toward the future to craft a vision for the region. Federal regulations mandate that DVRPC prepare and maintain a Long-Range Plan with a minimum 20-year planning horizon. The Long-Range Plan also includes a set of transportation investments that help the region achieve the goals of the Plan. The Connections 2040 Plan for Greater Philadelphia focuses on strengthening the linkages between land use, the environment, economic development and the transportation system in the DVRPC nine-county region. The Connections 2040 Transportation Investments Appendix provides more detailed information on the transportation investments contained in the Connections 2040 Plan for Greater for Philadelphia.

In conjunction with the Draft Connections 2040 Plan and the Draft DVRPC Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for New Jersey (FY2014-2017), DVRPC has issued a Transportation Conformity Finding that covers the Draft Connections 2040 Plan for Greater Philadelphia, the Draft DVRPC FY 2014-2017 TIP for New Jersey and the FY 2013-2016 TIP for Pennsylvania. Transportation Conformity is the process that ensures that plans and programs receiving federal funding are consistent with the region's air quality goals.

Please join us at either of our public meetings/information sessions on the Draft Connections 2040 Plan for Greater Philadelphia and the Draft Transportation Conformity Finding on:

Wednesday, June 12, 2013
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Cherry Hill Free Public Library
1100 Kings Highway North
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034-1970

Thursday, June 27, 2013
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
190 N Independence Mall West, 8th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19106-1520

Please note: Participants may choose to access the June 27, 2013 meeting by webinar. Registration is required: please contact public_affairs@dvrpc.org by June 25, 2013 if you wish to sign up for this option, and log-in information will be sent to you.

The documents are available for review on the DVRPC website at www.dvrpc.org, at DVRPC's Resource Center, and at various libraries throughout the Delaware Valley. The documents will also be on hand for review at the information sessions, and can be translated into alternative languages or formats, if requested.

Written comments and questions may be submitted:

Public comments must be submitted in writing in order to be incorporated into the final public record of comments. If you are unable to submit comments by this standard, please contact DVRPC at 215-592-1800 for assistance.

All comments must be received by 5 P.M. on July 8, 2013.