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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…

This report is a "how to" guide for Lawrence and Hamilton Townships, Mercer County, the state, the Delaware and Raritan Greenway, Inc., the Assunpink Watershed Association, and residents interested in protecting the creek environment and in establishing a trail connection between Mercer County Park, the Delaware and Raritan canal Towpath and the Assunpink Creek Greenway project in Trenton.

This data bulletin contains 1980 - 1989 building permit data for the extended 28-county data service region. This Data Bulletin replaced #s 24, 28, 29, 32, 36, & 37

The number of elderly residents in the Delaware Valley has increased significantly in recent decades and is expected to increase even more dramatically in the future. Most older adults rely almost exclusively on their private car to meet their transportation needs, and tomorrow's seniors will likely be even more reliant on their automobiles as suburban "baby boomers" age in place. Once they can no…

As part of a continuing project to foster inter-municipal cooperation, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission is preparing a series of short "How-to" guides for elected and appointed municipal officials. The purpose of these guides is to outline how local government officials can launch specific cooperative ventures with their neighbors in adjoining municipalities in order to improve services…

This report presents the methodology and documents the results of field surveys conducted by DVRPC to determine average vehicle occupancy rates for the nine counties comprising the Delaware Valley Region. The resulting rates are reported as state and county levels. Also included are rates determined by vehicle type, highway functional class, area type, and hour of the day.

This report summarizes an examination of existing traffic and safety conditions at the Sunset Road (CR 634) and Salem Road (CR 633) intersection. Undertaken at the request of Burlington County, the study was conducted to determine the ability of this intersection to accommodate future traffic volumes resulting from the background growth of area traffic and changes in travel patterns resulting from…

This document contains a listing of all transit, highway, bridge, bicycle, pedestrian, and multimodal projects in the Delaware Valley Region which will seek federal funding in fiscal years 1997 to 2001 (fiscal years 1997 to 2000 for Pennsylvania highway and transit projects). Also included is a description of the planning process; the roles of the numerous agencies responsible for planning, scheduling…

New Regionalism expands the concept of New Urbanism to include 1) limiting new development to designated growth areas, 2) fostering suburban development based on traditional neighborhood design principles, 3) encouraging infill development and urban revitalization, and 4) preserving an inter-connected regional open space network. This report explains key strategies and design principles for enhancing…

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has proposed widening US 202 (Section 300) from four to six lanes between US 30 and Valley Road. Federal requirements stipulate that any project which increases single-occupant vehicle capacity must result from a regional Congestion Management System (CMS). The Pennsylvania CMS Phase 2 Report serves as the CMS for the Pennsylvania portion of the DVRPC…