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This report details the campaign development implementation of Classic Towns of Greater Philadelphia. In 2008, DVRPC announced the inaugural group of Classic Towns. This report details the market research, data review, and Website development. Recommendations include media purchases, public relations tasks, and staff follow-up. In addition, information on the types of market research conducted……

The overall goal of this project is to foster communication, coordination and consistency between the goals and policies of the regional land use and transportation plans and economic development strategies among economic development and planning agency staff in southeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Berks, Mercer, Camden, Burlington……

This technical report compiles aircraft operations estimates for five non-towered Airports in the Delaware Valley Region. Eight acoustic counts were taken between June 2007 and March 2008, each sample extended over the period of one week. The samples were extrapolated over the entire year and produced the results presented in this report. Results are used by multiple sources to monitor activity levels……

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……