Reading Area Transportation Study Technical Committee Meeting
Start Date:
Thursday, April 6, 2023
End Date:
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Time:
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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Click for agenda: Agenda (This week’s agenda will be posted no less than 24 hours prior to the meeting)
There will be a meeting of the Reading Area Transportation Study Technical Committee on
Thursday, April 6, 2023 beginning at 1:30 p.m. as a virtual meeting using Microsoft Teams.
TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING
The public is invited to participate in the meeting virtually by using the County’s YouTube
Channel platform for public participation. You can access this site by clicking here, then clicking
on the RATS Meeting item.
PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Public comments may be offered as a part of the meeting online by using the 'Add a Public
Comment' feature below the active screen on the YouTube web page. NOTE: To have the
ability to add a comment, you must be registered with YouTube. Directions for creating a
YouTube Account can be found here.
-- Comments may also be submitted via e-mail before or during the meeting here.
-- If you need alternative methods to communicate during the meeting, email us here.
-- Comments will be addressed, as able, either during the meeting or as a follow-up after the
meeting.
The agenda for the meeting is as follows:
1. Call to Order / Agenda – 1:30 p.m.
2. Public Comment / Business from the Floor (No Materials)
3. Review / Recommendation of Minutes from March 9, 2023 Joint Technical and
Coordinating Committee Meeting
4. PennDOT Requested Amendments / Modifications to FFY 2023 – 2026 TIP
5. Review and Discussion of Draft RATS Annual Pavement and Bridge Condition
Report
6. Review and Discussion of Draft RATS Traffic Safety Report
7. Review and Discussion of Urban Area Smoothing and need for Updated
Memorandums of Understanding with Surrounding MPOs.
8. PennDOT Updates on Highway Projects
9. Commuter Services Update
10. Other Business / Public Comment
Reading Eagle Article, DCED MTF Projects in Berks County
11. Adjournment
Next Scheduled Meeting: Thursday, May 4, 2023 1:30 PM
The Reading MPO is committed to compliance with nondiscrimination requirements of civil rights statutes, executive orders, regulations and policies applicable to the programs and activities it administers. Accordingly, the MPO is dedicated to ensuring that program beneficiaries receive public participation opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, religious creed or economic status. Meeting facilities are accessible to persons with disabilities and the location is reachable by public transit. The MPO will provide auxiliary services for individuals with language, speech, sight or hearing impediments provided the request for assistance is made by three days prior to the meeting. The MPO will attempt to satisfy other requests, as it is able. Please make your request for auxiliary services to Michael Golembiewski at (610) 478-6300 or planning@countyofberks.com . If you believe you have been denied participation opportunities, or otherwise discriminated against in relation to the programs or activities administered by the MPO, you may file a complaint using the procedures provided in our complaint process document or by contacting Michael Golembiewski at (610) 478-6300 or planning@countyofberks.com .
Click for agenda: Agenda (This week’s agenda will be posted no less than 24 hours prior to the meeting)
There will be a meeting of the Reading Area Transportation Study Technical Committee on
Thursday, April 6, 2023 beginning at 1:30 p.m. as a virtual meeting using Microsoft Teams.
TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING
The public is invited to participate in the meeting virtually by using the County’s YouTube
Channel platform for public participation. You can access this site by clicking here, then clicking
on the RATS Meeting item.
PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Public comments may be offered as a part of the meeting online by using the 'Add a Public
Comment' feature below the active screen on the YouTube web page. NOTE: To have the
ability to add a comment, you must be registered with YouTube. Directions for creating a
YouTube Account can be found here.
-- Comments may also be submitted via e-mail before or during the meeting here.
-- If you need alternative methods to communicate during the meeting, email us here.
-- Comments will be addressed, as able, either during the meeting or as a follow-up after the
meeting.
The agenda for the meeting is as follows:
1. Call to Order / Agenda – 1:30 p.m.
2. Public Comment / Business from the Floor (No Materials)
3. Review / Recommendation of Minutes from March 9, 2023 Joint Technical and
Coordinating Committee Meeting
4. PennDOT Requested Amendments / Modifications to FFY 2023 – 2026 TIP
5. Review and Discussion of Draft RATS Annual Pavement and Bridge Condition
Report
6. Review and Discussion of Draft RATS Traffic Safety Report
7. Review and Discussion of Urban Area Smoothing and need for Updated
Memorandums of Understanding with Surrounding MPOs.
8. PennDOT Updates on Highway Projects
9. Commuter Services Update
10. Other Business / Public Comment
Reading Eagle Article, DCED MTF Projects in Berks County
11. Adjournment
Next Scheduled Meeting: Thursday, May 4, 2023 1:30 PM
The Reading MPO is committed to compliance with nondiscrimination requirements of civil rights statutes, executive orders, regulations and policies applicable to the programs and activities it administers. Accordingly, the MPO is dedicated to ensuring that program beneficiaries receive public participation opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, religious creed or economic status. Meeting facilities are accessible to persons with disabilities and the location is reachable by public transit. The MPO will provide auxiliary services for individuals with language, speech, sight or hearing impediments provided the request for assistance is made by three days prior to the meeting. The MPO will attempt to satisfy other requests, as it is able. Please make your request for auxiliary services to Michael Golembiewski at (610) 478-6300 or planning@countyofberks.com . If you believe you have been denied participation opportunities, or otherwise discriminated against in relation to the programs or activities administered by the MPO, you may file a complaint using the procedures provided in our complaint process document or by contacting Michael Golembiewski at (610) 478-6300 or planning@countyofberks.com .
Location Information:
Online via YouTube