Product No.: 09018
Date Published: 04/2010
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Transportation security planning is essential for the Delaware Valley to prevent, prepare for, expedite response to, and aid in the recovery from major events. The all-hazards approach prepares for any of a range of major natural or manmade events. This report provides an overview of transportation security planning in the region to facilitate communication and coordination across disciplines. It is relevant for a wide range of professionals in transportation security, operations, and planning; emergency management; emergency response; land use planning and development, and other fields at a variety of geographic levels. This report focuses on how different disciplines can better cooperate, and on the role of DVRPC in this field. Appendices include a summary of grants available and reference list.Geographic Area Covered: Nine-county Delaware Valley including Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties in Pennsylvania, and Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Mercer counties in New Jersey
Key Words: Transportation security planning, all-hazards, terrorism, natural disaster, emergency, evacuation, multimodal, regional, coordination
Staff Contact(s)
- Christopher W. King (cking@dvrpc.org)
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