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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) have had a longstanding policy of actively ensuring nondiscrimination under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act in federally funded activities. Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act provides that no person in the United States shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, be excluded……

This documents contains all of the projects and related funding for FY 2011 as passed by the DVRPC Board in January 2010.

This report documents the natural and environmental resources of Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey. The natural resource information includes descriptions, tables and maps of land use, soils, physiography, geology, aquifers, surface waters, floodplains, wetlands, natural vegetation, forests, grasslands and animal communities. The report also documents community resources including open space,……

The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission worked with study area municipalities and pertinent state agencies to assess current transportation facilities and land use practices in order to promote solutions to help alleviate current and forecasted travel growth, further the goals of coordinated land use, and determine and provide policy rationale for future transportation improvements. This……

DVRPC NEWS is published by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, Office of Communications & Public Affairs. DVRPC News is funded through grants from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the Pennsylvania & New Jersey Department of Transportation, & DVRPC's member governments.

This publication is an objective study of Greater Philadelphia's food system and focuses on the agricultural resources, distribution infrastructure, regional economy, and stakeholders acting within the regional food system. The study addresses a number of challenges and opportunities facing the food system, including: land constraints and development pressures, contradicting health effects of malnutrition……

Issue 4 of the Link Newsletter focuses on action steps that you or your business can take to help implement the Connections plan. It also highlights steps that are already being taken which support the plan's goals.

The region has a vast array of freight facilities that benefit the regional quality of life. DVRPC has projected an 82% growth in the value of cargo shipments by 2035, so increased capacity and efficiency to carry goods is important for the region. The purpose of this report is to present a list of policies and projects that have the capability of increasing the positive impact of goods movement……

This document represents the findings and recommendations for the Chester County Congestion and Crash Site Analysis Project. This project 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……

The municipal implementation guide identifies more than 100 planning tools and policies that municipalities in Greater Philadelphia can use to implement the goals and policies identified in the region's long-range plan, Connections: The Regional Plan for a Sustainable Future.