DVRPC Products

The Highlights of the DVRPC FFY2026 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for New Jersey briefly describes the region’s TIP, a federally required, multimodal, four-year constrained program of planned transportation infrastructure investments. It also contains a summary listing of all transit, highway, bridge, bicycle, pedestrian, and freight-related projects in DVRPC’s…

The purpose of this report is to provide municipalities in the SEPTA service area, local developers, and other local partners a consistent set of guidelines for designing surface transit stops.

This document is the 2025 update to the SEPTA Bus Stop Design Guidelines published in 2012 and updated in 2019. The bus stop guidelines are intended for developing local comprehensive plans, land development…

This memorandum is Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission’s (DVRPC’s) review of the status of supplemental strategy commitments for major Single Occupancy Vehicle (SOV) capacity-adding projects in the region's Transportation Improvement Programs (TIPs). Congestion Management Process (CMP) staff reviewed all projects in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025–2028 TIP for Pennsylvania and FY2024–2027 TIP…

The Sidewalk Priority Score (SPS) is a screening tool for identifying beneficial sidewalk connections in the Greater Philadelphia region. It assigns a priority score (from 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest priority) to every street segment in the DVRPC region that is missing complete sidewalks on both sides of…

This analytical data report summarizes regional, county, and municipal-level 2020 and 2023 enhanced land use data. In the City of Philadelphia, information is provided for each of the City’s 18 planning districts. The enhanced land use data is a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) product providing a comprehensive delineation of land use, including land use category, subcategory and roadway typology…

Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) is committed to conducting all of its work in a manner that reflects Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. DVRPC’s Language Access Plan is produced under the Commission’s Title VI and Public Participation programs. The Language Access Plan presents the Commission’s updated practices and procedures for providing…

Each fiscal year, DVRPC is responsible for issuing an annual report that summarizes the programs and projects that comprise the annual Unified Planning Work Program. This Annual Report features highlights of the organization's programs, a message from the Executive Director and Board Chair, a list of Board members and staff, and a financial summary.

This is an introductory presentation of the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and the role DVRPC plays in developing and maintaining the New Jersey and Pennsylvania TIP documents. The slides provide high level information specific to the DVRPC region to teach anyone about the transportation planning process and how citizens can participate. This tool summarizes the basic elements of the TIP…

This report examines the challenges and opportunities municipalities face in meeting stormwater management requirements under Pennsylvania’s Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) program, with a focus on Delaware County. It provides an overview of federal and state stormwater regulations, explains key plans such as Pollutant Reduction Plans (PRPs) and Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), and…

Interviews with ten peer Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) were conducted to identify the state of the practice within the Congestion Management Process’ (CMPs). The peers were selected based on jurisdiction, agency capacity and structure, and conducting work relevant to DVRPC. These interviews revealed six primary focus areas that cover a range of congestion management activities: Approaches…