10:00 am, March 12, 2024
ONLINE ONLY. Call in number: 1-346-248-7799 Meeting ID: 871 1300 8028 Passcode: 44580200
Call to Order – Chair’s Comments
Deputy Executive Director’s Report
Public Comments on Agenda and Non-Agenda Items
ACTION ITEMS
1. Highlights of the February 6, 2024 RTC Meeting
2. DVRPC Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Actions
Ethan Fogg, Capital Program Coordinator, will present. The dynamic nature of funding transportation improvements and the need to remain within financial constraint require amendments or modifications to the TIP on a regular basis. The following projects require formal TIP modifications or amendments this month for the FY2024 TIP for New Jersey and/or the FY2023 TIP for Pennsylvania.
- PA23-99: North Philadelphia School Zones (RAISE 2023) (MPMS #120993), City of Philadelphia – Add New Project to the TIP
- PA23-100: Reconnecting Our Chinatown (RCP 2022) (MPMS #119896), City of Philadelphia - Add New Project to the TIP
- PA23-101: US 1 BAT Lanes: Hellerman/Bustleton – Bucks (ARLE) (MPMS #118074), City of Philadelphia - Add New Project to the TIP
- PA23-102: Pleasant View Road Bridge (MPMS #92637), Montgomery County - Advance CON Phase
- PA23-103: Projects of Significance (MPMS #115472), SEPTA - Add New Federal Funds
- NJ24-018: Route 47, Grove St. to Route 130, Pavement (DB #12305), Gloucester County – Increase CON Phase
- NJ24-019: Route 295/42/I-76, Direct Connection, Contract 4 (DB #355E), Camden County – Delay and Increase CON Phase
- NJ24-020: Resurfacing & Safety Improvements to Kings Highway (CR 551) from the Roundabout To Glen Echo Avenue (CR 538) (DB #D2406), Gloucester County – Add New Project to the TIP
- Quaker Bridge Road Bridge over AMTRAK (DB #TBD1), Mercer County
- Old Trenton Road (CR 535) Multimodal and Operational Improvements, Paxson Road to County Line LCD
3. Adoption of the 2023 Congestion Management Process (CMP)
Tom Edinger, Manager, Regional Congestion Management Program, will present. A Congestion Management Process (CMP) is a systematic process for managing congestion. It identifies specific multimodal strategies for all locations in the region to minimize congestion and enhance the ability of people and goods to reach their destinations. The CMP advances the goals of DVRPC's Long-Range Plan including reducing congestion and improving mobility, reliability, multimodal accessibility, safety, and economic vitality.
4. Adoption of the Updated Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Goals
Karen Cilurso, Associate Director, Livable Communities will present. Adopted in 2019, Growing Greater Philadelphia satisfies the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) requirement for a regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). To remain eligible for EDA funding, the goals and objectives must be evaluated every five years. This presentation will highlight the update process, post COVID economic trends, and the updated goal statements.
5. Memorandum of Understanding with Pottstown Area Rapid Transit
Michael Boyer, Director of Regional Planning, will present. At the direction of the Federal Transit Administration, DVRPC and the Borough of Pottstown, which owns and administers Pottstown Area Rapid Transit, have developed a Memorandum of Understanding that outlines how the two entities will carry out transportation planning and programming activities.
6. FY2024 Work Program Amendment: West Windsor Township Travel Model
Matt Gates, Associate Director, Travel Trends and Forecasts, will present. West Windsor Township (Mercer County) NJ and their consultant (Arora Associates) requested DVRPC prepare a customized version of its regional travel demand model suitable for traffic impact analysis in the township. DVRPC will create this travel model by modifying its current regional travel demand model (TIM2.5.1) by creating a SubNetwork that includes only Mercer County, NJ and portions of Middlesex and Monmouth counties adjacent to West Windsor Township.
PRESENTATION ITEMS
7. Voices of Environmental Justice Communities
Jaclyn Davis, Manager, Office of Long-Range Planning, will present. In preparation for an updated long-range plan and associated region-wide environmental justice (EJ) analysis, DVRPC staff sought to engage members of these communities to understand their needs and perceptions of various transportation projects. Staff will share the process and findings from four focus group discussions with low-income and racial and ethnic minority populations held in July and August of 2023. Findings are informing project-level analysis, region-wide system-level analysis, and project candidates for inclusion in the Plan. See https://www.dvrpc.org/products/24128 for the full report.
8. Vision Zero: Hunting Park
Kelsey McElduff, Principal Transportation Engineer, DVRPC, and Lydia Kenselaar, Philadelphia Office of Transportation, Infrastructure and Sustainability (OTIS), will share how they engaged stakeholders and the community to identify safety concerns and develop recommendations to improve the Hunting Park Avenue corridor, an important arterial corridor serving numerous communities in North Philadelphia.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
9. IIJA Update
An update on IIJA funding opportunities and coordination activities will be provided.
10. One Minute Reports
RTC Members and guests will be invited to provide updates on the activities of their agencies.
Old Business and New Business
11. Meeting Adjournment
The next scheduled meeting of the RTC is Tuesday, April 9, 2024, planned for in person/hybrid.