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)

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.