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DVRPC NEWS is published by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, Office of Communications & Public Affairs. DVRPC News is funded through grants from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the Pennsylvania & New Jersey Departments of Transportation, & DVRPC's member governments.

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) document contains a listing of all transit, highway, bridge, bicycle, pedestrian, and multimodal projects in the New Jersey Subregion which will seek federal funding in fiscal years 2005 to 2007. This volume also contains the following three appendices: (a) Financial Guidance used in developing the program, (b) documentation on the air quality conformity…

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) document includes (1) a general overview of the TIP intended to familiarize you with what the TIP is and is not, how it was developed, and what can be expected for projects in the TIP, (2) various summaries of the New Jersey and Pennsylvania programs, (3) a description of the TIP public involvement process, including how DVRPC has met the requirements…

The magnitude of the welfare-to-work challenge calls for regional job placement strategies. To maximize placements, workers must learn to use the regional transit network and other transportation-related services to access job opportunities throughout the region. In the Delaware Valley, this includes commuting across state lines. Focusing on current access-to-jobs initiatives, this plan profiles…

This report presents 2010 and 2030 forecasts for the no-build and three build alternatives for the SR 23 Section UMT corridor in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was prepared at the request of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, which is conducting traffic alternatives analyses for the area. DVRPC's travel simulation model was utilized to estimate future traffic…

As part of the 2030 Long Range Plan development process, DVRPC has identified eight critical issue areas that will impact the future form and development of the region. The eight areas are Growth Management, Urban Revitalization, The Environment, Economic Development, Transportation Facilities, Transportation Finance, Transportation Operations, and Equity and Opportunity. A vision, describing what…

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) document includes (1) a description of the TIP public involvement process, including how DVRPC has met the requirements of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act as Environmental Justice efforts, (2) copies of the comments received by both DVRPC member agencies and the general public, (3) agency responses to the public comments, and (4) Documentation of…

The report explores the potential for a multi-modal transportation center in the southwestern portion of Mercer County surrounding the Trenton Mercer Airport. Analysis uses forecast demographic data, current land use, and inventories of the multiple transportation modes converging in the study area. Based on the available data, the study area was determined to have an extensive multi-modal transportation…

This document presents a transportation improvement plan for the NJ 168 Corridor in Camden and Gloucester Counties. The corridor planning effort undertakes the traditional examinations of an existing transportation/circulation system, in this case NJ 168 and surrounding facilities, identifying safety and functional or operational problems and recommending potential solutions, as appropriate. This…

This report presents traffic forecasts and analysis for the Delaware Expressway (I-95), Street Road (PA 132), and Bristol Pike (US 13) interchange complex in Bensalem Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The report examines the impacts of 2010 and 2030 traffic volumes on I-95, interchange ramps for Street Road (PA 132) and Bristol Pike (US 13), and also the local roadway system for four alternatives:…