DVRPC Products

DVRPC has published over one thousand reports from the 1970s to present. Product abstracts and/or PDF downloads are available.

June 11, 2024

Fiscal Year 2025 Unified Planning Work Program - Chapter OneFiscal Year 2025 Unified Planning Work Program - Chapter One

Este documento contiene todos los proyectos y los fondos relacionados para el año fiscal 2025 que fueron aprobados por el Consejo de la DVRPC en enero de 2024.

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June 10, 2024

The Great Consolidation: Community Banking Decline in Greater PhiladelphiaThe Great Consolidation: Community Banking Decline in Greater Philadelphia

Community banks play an important role in local and regional economies. However, since the 1990s, bank mergers and acquisitions have led to a decline in community banks, and the socioeconomic benefits associated with them. Nationally, this trend is referred to as the Great Consolidation, and a regional analysis indicates that the trend is playing out across Greater Philadelphia……

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February 20, 2024

Connections 2050 Web Map ViewerConnections 2050 Web Map Viewer

Connections 2050 (C2050) is Greater Philadelphia's current Long-Range Plan. This web map viewer allows users to toggle on/off various layers that inform, and are included in, the Plan. These layers include: Planning Centers, Freight Centers, Airports, Planning Areas,……

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February 14, 2024

Greater Philadelphia Housing SubmarketsGreater Philadelphia Housing Submarkets

A housing submarket is composed of neighborhoods with similar housing stock and market characteristics. These characteristics play a large role in determining who can move to or remain in suitable housing in that neighborhood. Staff conducted a regional housing submarket analysis that used various data points and a clustering algorithm……

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February 14, 2024

Voices of Environmental Justice Communities: Shaping an Equitable Long-Range PlanVoices of Environmental Justice Communities: Shaping an Equitable Long-Range Plan

In preparation for an updated long-range plan and associated region-wide environmental justice (EJ) analysis, DVRPC staff sought to engage members of Environmental Justice communities to understand their needs and perceptions of various transportation projects. Staff hosted several paid focus groups in July and August of 2023 to discuss……

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December 6, 2023

Sidewalk and Street Tree Screening Tool Sidewalk and Street Tree Screening Tool

The Sidewalk and Street Tree Screening Tool utilizes data on extreme heat vulnerability, equity, tree canopy coverage, and sidewalk density. This map identifies locations in the DVRPC region where sidewalk repair and street tree planting would have the greatest impact. There are four (4) different analysis categories that were combined into one overall Priority Score (ranging from 0-16). The four……

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September 28, 2023

Connections 2050: Amendment 2 for Board AdoptionConnections 2050: Amendment 2 for Board Adoption

The Connections 2050 Long-Range Plan details the……

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September 14, 2023

Connections 2050: Amendment 2 Draft for Public CommentConnections 2050: Amendment 2 Draft for Public Comment

The Connections 2050 Long-Range Plan details the……

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November 23, 2021

Regional Trails InventoryRegional Trails Inventory

The Regional Trails Inventory currently includes all off-road trails in DVRPC's four New Jersey counties as well as Bucks, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties in Pennsylvania. The inventory captures walking, hiking, multi-use, and biking trails, including trails outside of the Circuit Trails network. The inventory is intended for planning purposes and was compiled……

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December 14, 2015

Impact of Diesel Emissions from Port Facilities on Local Communities in the DVRPC RegionImpact of Diesel Emissions from Port Facilities on Local Communities in the DVRPC Region
The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) examined the demographics of communities surrounding port communities in the region and reviewed existing health statistics for these communities. Demographic and health data analysis shows that communities surrounding port facilities are generally more economically disadvantaged than the region as a whole. DVRPC analyzed air emissions from……

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Air Quality Partnership
Annual Report
Connections 2050
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
Economic Development District