• Federally-designated MPO for the 9-county Philadelphia region

• Created in 1965

• 352 Municipalities

• 5.7 Million People

• 3.0 Million Jobs• Long-Range Plan, Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) • Transportation operations, safety, transit, bike/ped, freight, aviation,

travel/demographic forecasting, land use planning

Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission

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Transportation Operations Task ForceFormal DVRPC Committee (Reports to our Board of Directors)• Quarterly Meetings

Stakeholders:• Federal Highway Administration• Departments of Transportation, Turnpike Authorities• Transit and Bridge Agencies: SEPTA, DRPA• State Police Departments• Philadelphia Police and Streets Departments• Transportation Management Associations• County Planning Commissions• State Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness• Select Consultants working with DOT’s

Incident Management Task Forces

Typical Stakeholders for IMTF’s

• County 911 Communications• County Department of Public

Safety Offices• County Coroner /

Medical Examiner’s Office• Local State Legislators Offices• Federal Highway Administration• County Planning Departments• Transportation Management

Agencies• Public Works Departments• MPO

• Local Police Departments• Local Fire, Ambulance & EMS • State Police• DOT Traffic Operations • DOT Maintenance Divisions• Turnpike Authorities• Bridge Authorities• HAZMAT Agencies• Dept. of Environmental Protection• Towing Agencies• State Towing Associations

Expanding Partnerships• Freight / TIM Coordination• DVRPC’s Goods Movement Task Force• Local Freight Providers• Philadelphia Local Emergency Planning

Committee• HAZMAT Training Community• Maritime Agencies• Port Agencies

Papal VisitPhiladelphia - September 26-27, 2015

• Anticipated attendance – 1.5 to 2 million

• Major Transportation Impacts– Road Closures– Alternate Rail Service Plans– Alternate Bus Service Plans

• Multi-State / Multi-Agency Coordination Effort

• National Special Security Event

Contact Information

Laurie MatkowskiManager, Office of Transportation Operations Management

215.238.2853

lmatkowski@dvrpc.org

Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission