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This study is a continuation of the planning effort that began with the Routes 611/263 Corridor Study conducted by DVRPC with the Phase 1 and Phase 2 reports completed in 2008 and 2009 respectively. The Phase 2 report developed a list of improvement recommendations for the corridor. This corridor wide project is focused on transit service accessibility and improvement. With bus and rail transit coverage……

In the coming years, there will be dramatic growth in the population of older adults as the “Baby Boomer” generation (those born between 1946 and 1964) ages to 65 years old and beyond. A looming challenge is to meet the mobility needs of this group to ensure that older adults can live independently. However, while the number of older adults grows, the funding available for specialized senior and……

This study was conducted by DVRPC to generate and evaluate potential improvements to a portion of Haverford Road between Hathaway Lane, near the Ardmore Junction Station of the Norristown High Speed Line (NHSL), and the Wynnewood Road/Eagle Road, near the Wynnewood Road Station of the NHSL. This study was initiated as part of the implementation of recommendations from the recently completed US 30 (Lancaster……

This report details the process and findings of phase two of the database review of train and trolley crashes in the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission region. The study area is predominantly Philadelphia but also examines Delaware County, where SEPTA’s Routes 101 and 102 trolleys operate and the Routes 11 and 13 trolleys terminate. Using the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation crash……

New Jersey Transit’s River LINE light rail service has not been surveyed since it opened in spring of 2004. This survey was used to update demographic profiles and determine travel patterns of riders using the River LINE. The River LINE was surveyed in both directions, north and south, and the focus was on the AM peak period of travel.

This study was conducted by DVRPC to generate and evaluate potential improvements to a portion of Haverford Road between Hathaway Lane, near the Ardmore Junction Station of the Norristown High Speed Line (NHSL), and Wynnewood Road/Eagle Road, near the Wynnewood Road Station of the NHSL. This study was initiated as part of the implementation of recommendations from the recently completed US 30 (Lancaster……

This study is a continuation of the planning effort that began with the Routes 611 & 263 Corridor Study conducted by DVRPC with Phase 1 and Phase 2 completed in 2008 and 2009, respectively. The Phase 2 report presented a list of improvement recommendations for the corridor. The current project developed one of these: to provide a uniform, coordinated community wayfinding signing plan throughout the……

The purpose of the Tracking Progress project is to determine whether the adopted Long-Range Plan goals are being met. While there are several exercises performance indicators that have been undertaken by various entities within the region for various purposes, none have been systematically comprehensive to evaluate the effectiveness of DVRPC's Long-Range Plan goals. Tracking Progress is designed……

This report documents the benefits, costs, and feasibility of constructing operational improvements to the I-95/I-476 Interchange and its immediate vicinity and I-476 Hard Shoulder Running. High-priority recommendations from the Phase 1 study were investigated in more detail. Through field views and plotting engineering details on high resolution aerial photos, potential constraints and planning-level……

This report documents the process and results from the street tree survey conducted by DVPRC during the summer of 2012.