The Reading Area Transportation Study is the designated metropolitan planning organization (MPO) for transportation in Berks County. Above is the official schedule of meetings for both the Technical Committee and the Coordinating Committee. As they are prepared and approved, links to meeting agendas and minutes will be added above next to the date of the meeting (translatable into multiple languages) and below (in Adobe .PDF format).

All meetings begin at the times noted above.  All Technical Committee meetings (except Joint meetings) will be conducted virtually using Microsoft Teams and YouTube.  All Coordinating Committee and Joint meetings will be conducted as Hybrid meetings in-person at the Commissioner’s Board Room, 13th Floor, Berks County Services Center, 633 Court Street, Reading, PA 19601 and via Microsoft Teams and YouTube.  Details on how to participate in these meetings either online or via phone will be posted to the Berks County Planning Commission web page prior to the meeting.  Links to the meeting agenda, materials to be discussed and how to provide comments either before or during the meeting will also be posted to the link above.

It is the policy (POLÍTICA DE NO DISCRIMINACIÓN) of the Reading Area Transportation Study (RATS), the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for transportation planning in Berks County, in accordance with federal nondiscrimination statutes, to ensure that "no person shall, on the basis of race, color, national origin, income, gender, gender identity, age, religious preference, creed, or disability be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity" for which the MPO receives Federal financial assistance.  Furthermore, it shall be the policy of the MPO to ensure that as a recipient of Federal-aid funding, it will ensure nondiscrimination in all its programs and activities whether Federally funded or not.  The MPO is steadfast in its commitment to ensure the uniform adoption of this policy.

Overall responsibility for this policy is assigned to:

TITLE VI / ADA COORDINATOR

READING AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY

C/O BERKS COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION

633 COURT STREET 14TH FLOOR

READING PA  19601

PHONE:  610-478-6300

EMAIL:  planning@berkspa.gov

If you believe you have been denied participation opportunities, or otherwise subjected to discrimination or retaliation prohibited by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, (including Disadvantage Business Enterprise and Equal Employment Opportunity components), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, or other related laws and statutes that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, disability, sex, sexual preference, age, low income, nationality or Limited English Proficiency, you may file a complaint using the procedures provided in our complaint process document (PROCEDIMIENTOS PARA PRESENTAR QUERELLAS BAJO EL TÍTULO VI/ ADA/ OTROS MODOS DE DISCRIMINACIÓN) or by contacting the individual listed above.

Meeting Minutes from 2019-2022 can be found in the Berks County Data Hub.  For other meeting materials and information from years prior to 2019, contact the BCPC offices at planning@berkspa.gov

Documents will be made available in alternative languages or formats if requested.  Persons requiring additional accommodations or those with questions should call 610-478-6300.

 Estos informes y/o documentos estarán disponibles en diversos lenguajes y formatos si es necesario. Personas que necesiten acomodo razonable o con preguntas pueden comunicarse al 610-478-6300.