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Transportation advisory committee to join DVRPC Connect the Dots outreach program
Summary
The borough’s Transportation Advisory Committee recommended joining a Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) outreach program (Connect the Dots) to conduct surveys, pop‑up events and targeted engagement to prioritize local transportation needs; council moved a letter of understanding for consideration.
The Transportation Advisory Committee recommended the borough enter a letter of understanding with the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission’s Connect the Dots program to conduct community outreach and data collection on local transportation priorities.
Committee members said DVRPC will provide survey design, pop‑up events, door‑to‑door canvassing and town‑hall facilitation at no cost to the borough; the memorandum of understanding describes an in‑kind service value estimated in the tens of thousands of dollars. Committee chair John O’Brien said the program will help gather input from underrepresented groups and to prioritize projects such as sidewalk connectivity, EV infrastructure, transit service, and traffic calming.
Council moved the letter of understanding to the consent agenda to allow the committee and DVRPC to begin outreach during the summer event season.
Why it matters: The outreach and data collection effort is intended to give the borough evidence‑based guidance to prioritize capital and programmatic investments in transportation and to identify gaps in service and infrastructure from residents who are not usually engaged.
Next steps: DVRPC staff asked to meet with borough staff and committee members to finalize scope and begin outreach.
