Long-Range Plan Public Comments Database

Long-Range Plan Public Comments Database

Product No.: 24125
Date Published: 09/2023

Launch Product

As the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the nine-county Greater Philadelphia region, DVRPC is required to develop a long-range plan for a minimum 20-year horizon, and update it every four years. DVRPC also advertises and hosts a 30-day public comment period to allow for review and comment on draft Plan documents. This database hosts public comments and DVRPC's associated responses for long-range plans and amendments to plans from 2020 onward. Comments on plans drafted before this date can be found in DVRPC's products database at https://www.dvrpc.org/products/. 

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

Key Words: Biking, Black Lives Matter, Circuit Trails, climate change, Environmental Justice, equity, Greater Philadelphia, Long-Range Plan, Major Regional Project, maintenance, MPO, multimodal, public comment, public outreach, public participation, system expansion, transit, transportation, transportation funding, walking, widening, viability, Vision Zero.

Staff Contact(s)

Project Team

  • Jaclyn Davis Manager, Office of Long Range Planning
  • Brett Fusco Associate Director, Comprehensive Planning
  • Elizabeth He Manager, Office of Software Development and Data Operations
  • Amani Bey Planner

Translation Request

DVRPC’s publications or portions of publications can be translated in alternative languages and formats if requested. To request translation, please submit the form below. You can also contact DVRPC’s Office of Communications & Engagement at 215-592-1800 or public_affairs@dvrpc.org.

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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