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The purpose of this study was to identify key land use and transportation issues and to propose associated recommendations for the Route 413/513 corridor, along with Business Route 1 and Main Street in Hulmeville, as it affects the four boroughs of Langhorne, Langhorne Manor, Penndel, and Hulmeville and a small portion of the township of Middletown. Recommendations address the issues of creating a…

This report offers a comprehensive overview of the region's patterns of residential investment since 1990. Several data sources are documented and mapped including building permit trends, HMDA (Home Mortgage Disclosure Act) data, and several cost of housing variables. Phase I goes on to analyze these data findings, compare other similar regions' residential statistics and then covers barriers to developing…

Each fiscal year, DVRPC is responsible for issuing an annual report that summarizes the programs and projects that comprise the annual planning work program. This Annual Report features highlights of the Commission's many programs, a message from the Executive Director and Board Chair, a listing of Board members and committees, a financial summary, and unique characteristics of each county and major…

DVRPC undertook the detailed study of closing seven low activity SEPTA regional rail stations, as a follow-up to the recommendations of the Regional Rail Improvement Study. The "Station Closures" study was guided by the same multijurisdictional Technical Advisory Committee as guided its parent study. Staff from SEPTA, NJ Transit, Amtrak, the City of Philadelphia, the suburban Pennsylvania counties,…

This report presents traffic forecasts and analysis for the I-95 Betsy Ross Bridge/Bridge Street interchange complex in Northeast Philadelphia. The report examines the impacts of 2025 traffic volumes on I-95, the interchange ramps, and the local roadway system of four improvement alternatives: Alternative 1 (Base Case), which would encompass only elimination of the I-95 lane drops and relocation of…

Begun in 2002, the Transportation and Community Development Initiative (TCDI) is a program of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) that supports local development and redevelopment efforts in the individual municipalities of the Delaware Valley region that implements municipal, county, state, and regional planning objectives. The TCDI program provides a mechanism for municipalities…

This report presents 2010 and 2030 forecasts for the No-Build and Build Alternatives for the Henderson Road corridor and surrounding traffic study area. It was prepared at the request of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, which is conducting traffic alternatives analyses in support of providing new interchange ramps between Henderson Road and I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway). DVRPC's travel…

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.

Analytical report #11 is the latest in a series of bulletins designed to complement our traditional data releases.

This publication documents the natural resources of Plumsted Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, and makes recommendations for their preservation, conservation, and utilization. The resource information includes documentation of land use; soils; steep slopes; drinking water aquifers and wells; surface waters including watersheds, streams, wetlands, and floodplains; impacts on water resources; forests…