DVRPC Products

In 2001, DVRPC published the "... and Justice for All" report to identify impacts of disparate funding and services on defined low-income and minority groups. A methodology was created, refined in subsequent years, to identify populations that may be adversely affected by transportation planning decisions. This report is an annual update of that initial report and catalogues DVRPC's fiscal year 2010……

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory provides an accounting of greenhouse gas emissions for the nine-county DVRPC region for 2005. This inventory was carried out in close consultation with the US EPA to assure the protocol used conforms where possible to the agency's current thinking on MPO-level inventories. DVRPC also consulted with both the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State……

Enacted in August 2005, SAFETEA-LU - the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act a Legacy for all Users - authorized $45.3 billion in transportation funding over a 4-year period (2005-2009). Under these regulations, the Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) and New Freedom programs are now a component of a Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan (CHSTP). This document……

The US 422 Corridor Master Plan represents a collaborative vision for sustainable land use and transportation for 24 diverse communities along the US 422 Corridor. The planning area includes over 200 square miles in portions of Montgomery, Chester and Berks Counties. The plan was initiated by the US Route 422 Corridor Coalition, managed by DVRPC and guided by a Steering Committee including the three……

This document represents the findings and recommendations for the Delaware County Congestion and Crash Site Analysis Program. This Program represents an effort to improve the mobility and safety on roadways in the DVRPC region. The goal of the program is to identify cost-effective improvement strategies that will reduce congestion and crashes and improve mobility and safety for all road users. Working……

Freight Transportation affects every aspect of the Philadelphia metropolitan area and its 353 municipalities. Planning for freight transportation has recently become recognized as highly important for economic development and job creation. This MIT brochure provides local government with the tools and resources to conduct local freight planning. Some topics include: land use in industrial areas and……

A summary of the 2010 customer survey of NJ Transit's Routes 317, 403, 404, 405, 407, and 551 in Camden and Burlington counties. The Route 551 runs between Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This survey will be used to update NJ Transit's demographic profiles and their travel demand models. They will also assist in the planning of Bus Rapid Transit through southern New Jersey.……

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) document contains a listing of all transit, highway, bridge, bicycle, pedestrian, and multimodal projects in the Pennsylvania Subregion which will seek federal funding in Fiscal Years 2009 - 2012. This volume also contains the following two appendices: (A) Financial Guidance used in developing the program, (b) documentation on the air quality conformity……

The evaluations summarized in this report were performed in support of PennDOT's statewide effort to promote the establishment of formal access management ordinances for state and local highways. A case study of US 30 (business route where applicable) in western Chester County was conducted and a conceptual plan prepared for the study corridor as a tangible illustration of the benefits of planning……

This publication is a compendium to the Greater Philadelphia Food System Study and contains detailed analysis and data tables for the foodshed's agricultural resources, Greater Philadelphia's food freight, Greater Philadelphia's food economic sectors, and aggregated qualitative data for the Stakeholder Survey undertaken in the summer of 2008.