Product No.: 24128
Date Published: 11/2023
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In preparation for an updated long-range plan and associated region-wide environmental justice (EJ) analysis, DVRPC staff sought to engage members of Environmental Justice communities to understand their needs and perceptions of various transportation projects. Staff hosted several paid focus groups in July and August of 2023 to discuss the impact of transportation projects affecting daily life for underserved groups. Participants were selected from a pool of applicants to convene a regionally representative sample of low-income and racial and ethnic minority populations. Engagement was aimed at better understanding the perceptions of regionally funded transportation investments and to solicit feedback on a sample set of projects already funded in the current Board-adopted Plan, Connections 2050.
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: access, bicycling, Civil Rights Act, communication, community, connectivity, engagement, Environmental Justice, equity, ethnic, focus group, investment, long-range plan, low-income, minority, mitigation, mobility, mode choice, outreach, pedestrian, PPTF, public, public participation, Public Participation Task Force, racial, safety, security, stakeholders, state of repair, Title VI, transit, transportation, walking.
Staff Contact(s)
- Jaclyn Davis (jdavis@dvrpc.org)
Project Team
- Wideleine Desir Public Participation Planner
- Alison Hastings Associate Director, Communications and Engagement
- Amani Bey Planner
- Elise Turner Manager, Office of Communications and Engagement
- Brett Fusco Associate Director, Comprehensive Planning
- Shoshana Akins Manager, Public Participation Planning
- Jaclyn Davis Manager, Office of Long Range Planning
- Gina Myers Senior Communications Specialist
- Rebecca Maule Principal Graphic Artist
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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.