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In December 1998 DVRPC released a report entitled The Future of First Generation Suburbs in the Delaware Valley, which defined the economic disadvantages facing older suburbs. The term "first generation suburb" generally refers to the earliest townships and boroughs to develop outside a region's central city. A second report, published in August 2000, assessed six municipalities that comprise the William…

This 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 2004 to 2006. This volume also contains the following five appendices: (a) DVRPC Board Resolutions for adoption of the TIP and Self Certification, (b) Financial Guidance used in developing the program, (c) documentation…

This report present traffic counts and socio-economic data necessary to prepare 2025 forecasts for the No-Build and 5 Build alternatives for slip ramps in the Schultz Road, PA 113, and Township Line Road study areas. It was prepared at the request of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, which is studying the implementation of E-Z Pass only ramps at these locations. The DVRPC regional travel simulation…

This technical report compiles aircraft operations estimates for eight non-towered airports in the Delaware Valley Region. Eight acoustic counts were taken between June 2002 and July 2003, each sample extended over the period of one week. The samples were extrapolated over the entire year and produced the results presented in this report. Results are used by multiple sources to monitor activity levels…

As part of a continual project to foster inter-municipal cooperation, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) with the support of the Camden County Planning Department and White Horse Pike Redevelopment Coalition conducted an economic development and land use assessment of the White Horse Pike from Barrington Borough to Clementon Borough. The purpose of this assessment is to examine…

The goal of this study is to inventory the region's rail stations to determine a priority list of "Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Opportunity sites", in furtherance of the goals and policies of DVRPC's adopted Year 2025 Horizons long-range plan. While the region has over 340 fixed-rail stations, the majority of them have transit-adjacent developments (TADs). Transit-adjacent development is development…

This update is based on previous work performed at DVRPC on the topic of Environmental Justice, namely, "...and Justice for All": DVRPC's Strategy for Fair Treatment and Meaningful Involvement of All People (September 2001) and Annual Update to "...and Justice for All" (September 2002). This report further updates and refines the quantitative methodology, using Year 2000 U.S. Census data.

This report is part of the Pennsylvania Congestion Management System (CMS) and provides an analysis of the PA 413 corridor in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Through travel time surveys, conditions at intersections and arterial sections within the study network were evaluated during the peak periods. The most congested intersections and arterial sections were examined in detail and improvement measures…

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.

This study summarizes inter-regional issues and projects identified through DVRPC staff outreach to adjacent metropolitan planning organizations and counties with the goal of achieving cooperative solutions. A study advisory committee was formed to help guide the study process and to initiate discussion on proposed coordination, communication and cooperation techniques, issue and project priorities…