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 2008 programs……

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) document includes (1) a general overview of the TIP intended to familiarize you with what the TIP is and is not, how it was developed, and what can be expected for projects in the TIP, and (2) a description of the TIP public involvement process.

This resource provides information about brownfields redevelopment targeted to municipal planners and decision-makers. The primer defines brownfields, identifies benefits and barriers involved in brownfield redevelopment, discusses related issues such as green building and equitable development, and describes Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and federal brownfields funding and technical assistance resources.……

This report explores the feasibility of several specific transit connections proposed by DVRPC's Regional Citizens Committee (RCC). Six different potential services were examined: extending New Jersey Transit buses that currently terminate in Center City to 30th Street Station; connecting the PATCO terminus at 15th/16th and Locust to 30th Street Station; providing service from the Frankford Transportation……

This report is designed to aid municipalities and developers in effectively financing mixed-use development. Included are an overview of the benefits and challenges to implementing mixed-use development, best practices in financing (including specific financing mechanisms), different organizational structures for financing, and strategies for achieving success. Case studies of successful mixed-use……

This study was developed using a consensus-based approach with input from the corridor communities as well as state, county and regional agencies in the identification of transportation problems. Detailed field views and technical analyses were conducted to identify and quantify the transportation problem areas and document practical solutions. A detailed write-up of the existing conditions, identified……

This report examines three disparate future land use scenarios: Recentralization, Trend, and Sprawl. The Recentralization scenario locates future population and employment growth in the region's core cities and developed communities. The Trend scenario is based on the Board-adopted population and employment forecasts. The Sprawl scenario moves existing population and employment from core cities……

This report summarizes the research completed to determine the state of asset management in the Delaware Valley region. In order to determine how DVRPC could become involved in asset management within our nine county region, research was conducted to determine what other states were doing, including New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Based upon the data from other states, the data from NJDOT and PennDOT,……

This study provides a unique opportunity to identify ways in which transportation and land use can be coordinated in concert with environmental needs. It is hoped that this synergy will enhance the creation of economic development opportunities within the corridor. The study was developed with the active involvement and cooperation of representatives from each of the study area communities, Montgomery……

This study provides a unique opportunity to identify ways in which transportation and land use can be coordinated in concert with environmental needs. It is hoped that this synergy will enhance the creation of economic development opportunities within the corridor. The study was developed with the active involvement and cooperation of representatives from each of the study area communities, Montgomery……