DVRPC Products

This report assesses the potential for transit service in the five Pennsylvania counties of the DVRPC region using population, number of households, auto ownership, the agre structure of residents, and employment for 1990 and 2010. The underlying data is disaggregated to the level of traffic zones and is based on 1990 census data and the latest DVRPC estimates. Transit potential is highest in the…

This report explores the relationship between employment opportunities and the labor force of the Delaware Valley in terms of location and types of jobs available and the skills and characteristics of the existing and emerging labor force. A variety of initiatives are presented to address the jobs-workers mismatch, including training and educational programs, affordable housing efforts, and economic…

This report contains the DVRPC Board's adopted regional and county 2000, 2010, and 2020 population and employment forecasts for the nine-count region. Population forecasts include 5-year agre cohorts in 5-year increments. Employment forecasts include major Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) sectors by county in 10-year increments.

Report provides inventory of all public water and sewer facilities including each facility's capabilities in terms of average daily flows, permitted capacity, and excess capacity. Report also includes maps of public water and sewer service areas by county at 1" to 4 miles. Individual maps must be requested seperately from the report. An inventory of Southeastern Pennsylvania counties is also available…

Report provides inventory of all public water and sewer facilities including each facility's capabilities in terms of average daily flows, permitted capacity, and excess capacity. Report also includes maps of public water and sewer service areas by county at 1" to 4 miles. Individual maps must be requested seperately from the report. An inventory of Southern New Jersey counties is also available…

This report is intended to supplement Volume 4 of the I-95 Intermodal Mobility Project, which presented the results of the truck survey taken in the I-95 corridor through Pennsylvania. The survey was designed to collect data to determine existing traffic patterns and to aid in the design and evaluation of proposed highway improvements and strategies for the I-95 corridor. This supplement contains…

Four profiles run from the 1990 Census of Population for each of the counties in the 28-county region: 1) characteristics of persons, 2) characteristics of age, race, sex, and spanish origin, 3) characteristics of households and families, 4) characteristics of housing units.

This summary reviews the findings of the study and considers the current condition of the line, needed capital improvements, 1996 travel demand under alternative operating scenarios, equipment needs, alternative ownership and management configurations, operating revenue and expenses, funding sources, and financing options.

This study assesses the condition of the 103-mile electrified line between Zoo Interlocking in Philadelphia and Harrisburg Terminal, estimates the costs of improvements needed to restore the line to a state of good repair, forecasts 1996 travel demand under three operating scenarios, evaluates equipment needs for electric and diesel propulsion, examines alternative ownership and management configurations,…

A network of inactive rail lines has been created in this region due to the restructuring of the railroad industry and the changing economics and demographics of the region. This network of inactive rail lines could provide additional transportation capacity by rehabilitating these rights-of-way for future transportation uses. This document will inventory the network of inactive rail lines in the…