TIP Fundamentals: Learn the Basics

TIP Fundamentals: Learn the Basics

Product No.: 21004
Date Published: 10/2020

Launch ProductThis is an interactive story of the Pennsylvania Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and the New Jersey TIP in the DVRPC region for everyone to learn about the transportation planning process and how citizens can participate. This tool summarizes the basic elements of the TIP for both PA and NJ, and includes before-and-after images of important multimodal projects.

Geographic Area Covered: The nine-county DVRPC Planning Area, which covers the counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia in Pennsylvania; and Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Mercer in New Jersey.

Key Words: Air Quality, Amendments, Citizens, Clean Air Act, Conformity, Consensus, DRPA/PATCO, DVRPC, Environmental Justice, Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, Federally Funded Projects, Funding, Highways, Investment, Long-Range Plan, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, MAP-21, Multimodal, Municipal Organizations, New Jersey Department of Transportation, NJ TRANSIT, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Project Development, Public Involvement, Public Participation, Regional Consensus, Regional Transportation Committee, SEPTA, Transportation Improvement Program, TIP, TIP Development, TIP Maintenance, TIP Process, TIP Projects, TIP Schedule, TIP Update, Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Transit, Transportation

Staff Contact(s)

Project Team

  • Richard Murphy, Jr. Manager, PA Capital Programs
  • Kimberly A. Dean Manager, Office of Creative and Print Services
  • Stephanie Cavacini Associate Manager, Office of Creative and Print Services
  • Jesse N. Buerk Manager, Office of Capital Programs

Translation Request

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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.

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