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Air quality—both indoors and outdoors—has a major effect on human health. Numerous scientific studies have linked ozone and particle pollution to chronic respiratory diseases like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, and even premature death. Although we know that poor air quality can be detrimental to human health, it is one of the most difficult environmental……

This study considers changes to station facilities that would be required to extend Trolley Route 10 from its current terminal to Overbrook Station and provide sufficient layover space for current and future bus needs. The concept design presented in this report includes improvements to station accessibility for riders with disabilities and recommendations for increased bicycle and pedestrian facilities.……

This technical report presents aircraft operations estimates for EVY - Summit Airport in Middletown, Delaware. These aircraft operation estimates are a part of the cyclical regional aircraft counting program. This report is a part of the 2020 counting cycle. Acoustic counts of fixed-wing takeoffs were collected during the observation period from February 2020 through September 2020. The estimates based……

This project was funded by the City of Philadelphia as part of Vision Zero, an effort to eliminate traffic fatalities by 2050. Cecil B. Moore Avenue is a dangerous arterial roadway in North Philadelphia with a history of severe crashes. The study area for this project stretches from Willington Street to 10th Street along Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The study team for this project conducted extensive neighborhood……

This report presents the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission’s (DVRPC’s) adopted 2050 county- and municipal-level population and employment forecasts and describes the method used to develop them. Population and employment forecasts are a critical component of long-range land use and transportation planning. As a part of DVRPC’s long-range planning activities, the Commission is required to……

Delaware County asked the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commision (DVRPC) to propose recommendations to increase access to the county’s trails network through on-road bicycle facilities. This memo explores the project team’s on-road bicycle network methodology in connecting adjacent low-stress, typically residential islands to selected trailheads. A complementary webmap further depicts the proposed……

The Highlights for the DVRPC FY2023 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Pennsylvania briefly describes the region’s TIP, 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 that……

The Hunting Park Broad Street Line Station is a critical transportation asset for the North Philadelphia neighborhoods of Nicetown, Tioga, East Tioga, Hunting Park, and Logan. DVRPC conducted this planning study to identify potential improvements that will make walking, biking, and rolling in the area surrounding the Hunting Park Broad Street Line Station easier and safer. This study was undertaken……

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, and a financial summary.