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This document provides an overview of the methods and sources used to produce DVRPC’s Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Greater Philadelphia, 2015. The inventory itself may be found at: www.dvrpc.org/EnergyClimate/Inventory.htm

This study used best practices from the National Association of City Transportation Officials, Portland State University, and Portland Bureau of Transportation to develop a two-part geographic information system methodology that identified suitable streets to build neighborhood greenways in each of Philadelphia’s 10 city council districts. Neighborhood greenways are low-volume, low-stress streets that…

Aerial imagery indexes that represent coverage of the region for various years (1959, 1965-2015 in five-year increments).

Summary of CyclePhilly bike trip data (road and trail segment totals) from May-October 2014. View trips by purpose and download the geospatial dataset.

Quickly view DVRPC's 2040 Municipal-Level Employment Forecasts with this easy-to-use interactive map. Simply click on the map to identify a municipality and compare five-year increments as well as absolute and percent change from 2015 to 2045.

Analyze transit stations for bicycle facility investments by measuring the strength and potential of a given station's bicycle and transit context.

Track a variety of noteworthy development projects throughout the region. Currently focuses on three types of Smart Growth Projects: developments near transit, traditional neighborhood development (TND), and conservation subdivisions.

The TIP is the regionally agreed upon program of multimodal federal and state funded priority transportation capital projects over a four-year period, as required by federal law. The DVRPC FY2019 TIP for PA (FY19-22) was adopted by the DVRPC Board on June 28, 2018, and is in effect from October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2020. This important document reflects costs, schedules, and funding sources of…

The Community Investment Index (CI2) maps the concentrations of recent place-based investments and on-the-ground features that contribute to sustainable communities across southeastern Pennsylvania. DVRPC mapped nearly 100 types of place-based investments and developed composite scoring "heat map" datasets. Last updated 2011.

The Connections 2045 Plan conducts a robust needs assessment for maintaining all existing road, bridge, and transit infrastructure. It also includes desired transportation investments to improve operational efficiency of existing facilities, and to expand roadway, transit, and bike and pedestrian infrastructure.