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This document is a study of the I-95/I-476 Interchange and its immediate vicinity. Traffic, roadway, and safety deficiencies were identified. Thirteen potential improvements were identified, and a high level analysis of their costs and benefits was conducted. Three packages encompassing six high priority operational improvements are recommended for further study.

Improving One Community at a Time is a quarterly newsletter that highlights DVRPC’s livability grant program, the Transportation and Community Development Initiative (TCDI). Each newsletter provides information on how DVRPC’s investment has impacted the region and reviews a specific county and project.

Unlike conventional zoning codes, a form-based code encourages a mix of uses and building types while emphasizing the form and function of public and private realms. This report focuses on the development of Mount Holly’s form-based code and on lessons learned throughout the process that can be applied to other municipalities pursuing development and adoption of their own formbased codes.

This report provides a summary of the Bethlehem Pike road diet evaluation, conducted as a second phase to the study, Taming Traffic: Context Sensitive Solutions in the DVRPC Region (#08044) published in December of 2008. The most important recommendation from the 2008 study was to convert Bethlehem Pike’s existing four-lane configuration to a three-lane cross-section with one travel lane per direction……

This report recommends ways to improve bicycle and pedestrian safety and accommodations in the Collegeville area.

This project addresses safety concerns for pedestrians and bicyclists on MLK Drive in Philadelphia. Included in this analysis is best practice research, the results of a computer model, and the results of fieldwork.

This publication documents the natural and community resources of Swedesboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey. The natural resource information includes descriptions, tables, and maps of: land use; soils; drinking water, aquifers, and wells; surface waters, including watersheds, streams, lakes, wetlands, and floodplains; impacts on water resources and surface water quality; impervious coverage; vegetation,……

A survey of peer Metropolitan Planning Organizations was conducted to identify best practices employed in long-range plans in preparation for updating the Connections long-range plan. This effort focused on employment forecasts, financial plans, identifying transportation needs, allocating funding to project categories, evaluating and prioritizing projects, identifying aspirational projects, use of……

This guide is intended to assist local and county governments, community groups, and non-profit organizations in the Delaware Valley Region to identify federal, state, regional, county, and private sources of funding for locally initiated planning and development projects. The programs are listed in alphabetical order and cover topical areas of disaster and pollution mitigation, energy conservation,……