Product No.: 07026
Date Published: 01/2007
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This report summarizes a multi-municipal transportation planning and traffic engineering effort executed by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) which systematically addressed common concerns experienced by the participating municipalities. Those issues included: general traffic safety and mobility conditions, large volumes of heavy trucks, overall traffic speeds, and traffic growth occurring as a consequence of ongoing regional development. Elected representatives from the seven participating municipalities, collectively referred to as the Regional Traffic Planning Task Force (RTPTF), commissioned, directed and participated in the study. Study area stakeholders, community organization representatives, and the public-at-large were actively enlisted as participants for input, and to gauge the study's processes and products. The area-wide transportation planning and traffic engineering activities focused on 16 Key Roadways (representing 70 miles of state-owned highways). Specific tasks included: roadway integrity assessments, traffic safety and operational evaluations, and traffic calming eligibility determinations for the Key Roadways. The work was performed in consideration of and coordination with four significant transportation improvement proposals being developed independently, along the Key Roadway network, by PennDOT and two of the study area municipalities. The principal product was a recommended regional mobility and safety improvement program (including: education, enforcement and engineering elements; and implementation costs and schedules) to accommodate all legal road users. The improvement program stands as a "road map" to address the multi-jurisdictional concerns after the study's completion. The draft report was submitted for the Task Force's consideration for subsequent endorsement and released for public review and comment, at the end of July 2007.Geographic Area Covered: Seven municipalities in the Newtown-Yardley area of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, including: Lower Makefield Township, Newtown Borough, Newtown Township, Northampton Township, Upper Makefield Township, Wrightstown Township, and Yardley Borough
Key Words: General traffic, heavy trucks, traffic speeds, traffic safety, mobility, transportation planning, traffic engineering, outreach, public involvement, regional growth, education, enforcement, engineering, traffic calming, traffic improvements, improvement costs, implementation schedule.
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- Sarah K Moran (smoran@dvrpc.org)
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