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Rae Meeting DECEMBER 15, 2011 DVRPC RAe Meeting DECEMBER 15, 2011 • AGENDA • MINUTES from September 29, 2011 • NEWS ARTICLES d DELAWARE VALLEY fJ REGI!.rpC PLANNING COMMISSION SPECIAL PRESENTATION: TOM THATCHER Title: NJ Airport Aid Procedures - From the Airports' Viewpoint Spring Garden Street Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission 190 N. Independence Mall West t e Philadelphia, PA 19106 e D Str Percy Stre R (215) 592-1800 3 t e t re t et 10TH Street 9TH Street t S Darien S Stree TH H 5 8TH Street 8TH eet 6T 7TH Street 7TH Ridge Ave tr tre Willow Street H S H et T nue 4 Callowhill Street 9TH Street Wood Street ine Street Expressway V eet Vine Street Str e Vine Street 676 Vine Street Vine Street Lawrenc Winter Street New Street eet Franklin Square 676 Benjamin Franklin Bridge Spring Street Florist Street nklin Str nklin ra CHINATOWN t F Race Street Race Street City of Phila. Police Admin. DVRPC t Building United t et e eet National e tr 8TH Street 8TH Cherry Street Constitution States Cherry Street H S H D Str H Stre T Center T t R 10TH Street Federal 6 9 3 Appletree Street Reserve Mint t Street 7TH Bank Arch Street Arch Street t t United t OLD CITY States Federal Building eet eet tr tr Filbert Street Independence H S H H S H T T Visitor 4 5 United Center States Court 8th St. 5th St. House Station Station Market Street Market Street Market-Frankford Line Ludlow Street Liberty The Bell Bourse Ranstead Street Ranstead Street Center t - Parking (Daily and Monthly) Chestnut Street Independence Hall t - Parking (Daily Only) 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 Miles D DELAWARE VALLEY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION BY AUTOMOBILE DVRPC is located From Western PA: Take 1-76 East (PA Turnpike) to Exit 326 Valley Forge Interchange. Continue East on 1-76 in the American (Schuylkill Expressway) to Exit 344, which is 1-676 (Vine Street Expressway). Get off 1-676 at Ben Franklin Br. (4th Exit) . Stay right, following signs to 6th Stree/lndependence Mall. College of Physcians Make a right at the end of the exit (at the traffic light) onto 6th Street. The Building is located on the right side, at 6th and Race Streets. (ACP) Building. From Northeastern PA: Take 1-476 south (PA Turnpike - NE Extension, formerly Rt. 9) to Exit 16, 1-76 (Schuylkill Parking is available Expressway), and take 1-76 East to Exit 344 (1-676 (Vine Street Expressway) . Get off 1-676 at Ben Franklin Br. (4th Exit) . Stay right, following signs to 6th Street/Independence Mall. Make at the Constitution a right at the end of the exit (at the traffic light) onto 6th Street. The Building is located on the right side, at 6th and Race Streets. Center across from the From Central New Jersey (Trenton area): building. The entrance Take 1-95 South to 1-676 West/Callowhill Street Exit . Stay to the far right and get off immediately is on Race Street. From at the Callowhill Street Exit (local traffic) . At the light, make a right and get into the far left lane. Make a left on 6th Street. The Building is located on the right side, at 6th and 6th Street make a Race Streets. left on to Race Street. From Northern and Southern New Jersey: Take the New Jersey Turnpike to Exit 4 (Rt. 73) . Take Rt . 73 North to Rt . 38 West. Take Rt . 38 Parking entrance is on West to the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. Cross the bridge staying in the far right lane. Exit at 5th Street. Take 5th Street to Callowhill Street and make left. From Callowhill Street make the right. • • left on to 6th Street. The Building is located on the right side, at 6th and Race Streets. From Delaware: Take 1-95 North to 1-676 West (left lane of 1-95) . On exit ramp, stay to the right and get off immediately at the Callowhill Street Exit (local traffic). Merge onto Callowhill Street and stay in the left lane. Make a left onto 6th Street. The Building is located on the right side, at 6th and Race Streets. BY PUBLIC TRANSIT Amtrak: Take Amtrak to 30th Street Station. Exit the station at 30th Street. The subway entrance is located at the NW corner of 30th and Market Streets. Take the Market-Frankford Line (blue) Eastbound towards Frankford. Get off at 5th Street. Walk north on 5th Street to Race Street and walk west to 6th Street. SEPTA Regional Rail: Regional Rail lines stop at Market East Station (11 th and Market Streets) . Walk East on Market to 6th Street then north on 6th to Race Street or take the Market-Frankford Line (blue) Eastbound towards Frankford. Get off at 5th Street. Walk north on 5th Street to Race Street and walk west to 6th Street. SEPTA Blue Line: When riding the Market-Frankford Elevated-Subway, get off at 5th Street. Walk north on 5th Street to Race Street and walk west to 6th Street. PATCO: Take PATCO to the 8th & Market Street stop. Walk East to 6th Street then north to Race Street. DELAWARE VALLEY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION 190 N. INDEPENDENCE MALL WEST PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 - 1520 215.592 1800 WWW.DVRPC.ORG DELAWARE VALLEY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION REGIONAL AVIATION COMMITTEE MEETING (RAC) Thursday December 15, 2011 10:00 AM Please note: Coffee will be available in the morning; Lunch will be served after the meeting! American College of Physician=s Building 190 N. Independence Mall West, 8th Floor (6th & Race Streets) (Philadelphia, PA 19106) (215) 592-1800 AGENDA 1. Introductions 2. Minutes of the of September 29, 2011RAC Meeting 3. Status of Regional Airport Systems Implementation (2Min Reports) a. Chester County, Philadelphia International, Northeast Philadelphia, Doylestown, Camden County, Quakertown, Trenton-Mercer, New Castle County, Pottstown Municipal, South Jersey Regional, Heritage Field, Cross Keys, Summit, Flying W, Pennridge, Wings Field, New Garden, Brandywine, Trenton-Robbinsville, Perkiomen Valley, Cecil County, Red Lion, Spitfire, Vansant, Penn’s Landing Heliport, Total RF Heliport, Valley Forge Bicentennial Heliport, Horsham Airways Heliport, Philadelphia Seaplane Base. 4. Special Presentation New Jersey Airport Aid Procedures – From an Airports’ Viewpoint Presentation by Thomas Thatcher, L. R. Kimball 5. Continuing Planning Activities a. DVRPC /PA Aircraft Operations Counting Programs b. DVRPC/NJDOT AWOS Project Status. d. DVRPC CASP 30 - Grant Preparation Status. 6. Capital Programming Status a. FAA funding program; Harrisburg ADO, Reauthorization Status Update. NPIAS Status; Possible Effects on DVRPC Aviation Planning Region. b. PA Funding Program; Status and Activities. c. New Jersey funding program; Status and Activities. d. Delaware Funding Program Status and Activities. 7. Old Business a. Legislative Updates: - PA HB 1100 Fixed Wing Tax Exemption - Other legislative updates: Input from the floor b. DE Aviation user fee and fuel tax update c. Any other Input from the Floor 8. New Business a. PA Aviation Advisory Committee Meeting: December 7, 2011 Recap main discussion points. b. NJ Aviation Association update of latest meeting discussion c. Mercer County Airport Strategic Land Use Study d. Any Input from the Floor. e. Public Comment Period f. Next RAC meeting date. Thursday, March 15, 2012, DVRPC offices. Attachments September 29, 2011 RAC Meeting Minutes including Sign in Sheet. Federal Register Notices relevant to Aviation since September 30, 2011 Assorted News Articles National and International News Articles: Virginia airports-Key economic drivers, Modern air control vital to economy- NextGen, Rise in leisure travel, hesitant US business travel, FAA presses NextGen details, Flight tax, Chicago airlines warn about new taxes, Fort Lauderdale runway extension, New revenue source adds on planes, Holiday fare hike, How to save your GA airport, LaHood speaks out about laser incidents, Senator Lieberman to hold aviation security hearing, Aviation fuel cost hurts but travel strong, Road travel cost expected to go up, NextGen bill before President soon, This FAA rule no longer flies, Aviation Bio fuels slow to take off, New ideas for plane efficiency at Cal-Poly, FAA appropriation bill passes, Tarmac delays do not justify new laws. Airline News: Southwest to link network, AA bankrupt, Airlines battle back to profit, NY flight- slot bids set up Southwest-JetBlue showdown, United brings economy plus seating, Proposed tax may hurt small cities air-service, Delta cutting international routes, Airline on-time performance, AA to file for chapter 11, PHL-PIT fare to jump 500 percent, AA bankruptcy spurs speculation of merger with US Airways, Casey urges US Airways to rethink PIT fare hikes. Local News Southern Chester County weeklies, AA and BA consolidate lounge at PHL, PHL CEP $1.2B cost increase, Willow Grove NAS alternative development plans, PA House Bill 1100 advances, AC airport, Plan for Willow Grove NAS, LVIA: ‘easy- come, easy-go’ airport, PHL terminal D&E delayed by lawsuits Minutes of the September 29, 2011 RAC Meeting DELAWARE VALLEY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION Minutes of the September 29, 2011 Regional Aviation Committee Meeting Attendee Affiliation Walker Allen DVRPC Chuck Boschen PB Robert Checchio Mid-Atlantic Aviation Coalition Ted Dahlburg DVRPC Brian D’Amico DVRPC Robert Dant Aero Club PA Justin Edwards Trenton-Mercer Airport Tamika Graham WILMAPCO Jan Kopple Tran Systems/DPK&A Frank Kulka CHA Lori Ledebohm FAA HARADO Edie Letherby PennDOT Bureau of Aviation Michael L. Lohr Rutgers University Shirley Loveless Coleshill Associates, LLC, Temple University -Center for Sustainable Communities Michael McCartney Philadelphia International Airport David Metzler DVRPC John Mininger Bucks County Airport Authority Roger Moog Citizen Bryant Oscarson AECOM Reiner Pelzer DVRPC Robert Powell Cecil County Airport Mary Scheuermann PB Fran Strouse L.R. Kimball Andre Szumylo Michael Baker/PAC John Ward DVRPC Tgist Zegeye WILMOPCO 1.
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