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In recent years, transit agencies have come to view agency support for Transit-oriented development (TOD) as a promising strategy to address declining ridership levels and the prospect of decreasing public funding. This report identifies strategies that SEPTA can employ to enhance its support for TOD in Greater Philadelphia. This document summarizes the information DVRPC has gathered through literature……

This document estimates energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in DVRPC’s nine-county Greater Philadelphia region. Data are for 2015. This is DVRPC’s third such inventory. Earlier inventories were published using 2005 and 2010 data. DVRPC estimates that net GHG emissions decreased 10 percent from 2010 to 2015, from emissions equivalent to the release of 82 million metric tons…

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……

Planning Matters outlines the activities of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) for residents of the Delaware Valley. The publication includes information on the structure of the Commission, the project and planning process, DVRPC’s long-range plan and Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), and how to get involved.

The evaluations summarized in this report were in support of PennDOT’s statewide effort to promote the establishment of formal access management ordinances for state and local highways. A case study of PA 291 was conducted and ideas and plans were prepared to illustrate the benefits of safety and access management strategies.

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 a specific project or program in each county and……

The Highlights for the Draft DVRPC FY2015 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Pennsylvania briefly describes the region’s TIP as a federally required, multi-modal, four year constrained program of planned transportation infrastructure investment. It also contains a summary listing of all transit, highway, bridge, bicycle, pedestrian, and freight related projects in DVRPC’s Pennsylvania region……

This report describes Shifting Gears, a three-step process that included inventories of regional bicycle facilities, outreach to stakeholders, and an online survey. Included are descriptions of each of the various components of the program, a set of proposed priority locations based on the inventories and outreach sessions, and survey findings.

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) have had a longstanding policy of actively ensuring nondiscrimination under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act in federally funded activities. Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act provides that no person in the United States shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, be excluded……