Product No.: 12062
Date Published: 01/2012
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This study summarizes interregional issues and projects identified through DVRPC staff outreach to adjacent metropolitan planning organizations and counties with the goal of achieving cooperative solutions. The report is an adjunct to the Planning at the Edge Forum, which initiates discussion on proposed coordination, communication and cooperation techniques, issue and project priorities, and other potential collaborative activities. Tables and maps that summarize county-level demographic information for the broader study area are included in the report. Examples of successful formal, informal and ad hoc interregional cooperation initiatives are also summarized.Geographic Area Covered: Nine-county, bistate DVRPC Region; Northern New Jersey Transportation Planning Authority and Southern New Jersey Transportation Planning Organization in New Jersey; Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, Berks County Planning Commission and Lancaster County Planning Commission in Pennsylvania; Wilmington Area Planning Council in Delaware and Maryland, New York Metropolitan Transportation Council in New York, and Baltimore Metropolitan Council in Maryland.
Key Words: Interregional, coordination, cooperation, issues, projects, priorities, metropolitan planning organization (MPO), transportation, land use, long-range plans, cross boundary.
Staff Contact(s)
- Michael Boyer (mboyer@dvrpc.org)
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