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Application of a road safety audit methodology focusing on juvenile pedestrians for Safe Routes to School engineering project planning and identification is tested on a portion of US 202 and other streets near Hancock Elementary School, Norristown. Results and recommendations are presented.

This technical memorandum utilizes the New Jersey Crash Database and analysis tools developed by DVRPC to examine trends and summarize crash data on county routes and higher functioning roadways in the New Jersey counties of the DVRPC region. Crash analysis is a standard component of most transportation studies undertaken at DVRPC. The work in this memorandum, and the cluster finder tool that was……

Begun in 2002, the Transportation and Community Development Initiative (TCDI) is a grant program of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) that supports local development and redevelopment efforts in the individual municipalities of the Delaware Valley that implement municipal, county, state, and regional planning objectives. The TCDI program provides a mechanism for municipalities……

DVRPC demonstrates transportation conformity of its FY 2007 PA TIP, FY 2008 NJ TIP and the 2030 long range plan. This conformity finding of the DVRPC Transportation Improvement Programs and the long range plan shows that they meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) requirements governing ozone, carbon monoxide and fine particulate matter. This conformity finding reflects all amendments……

Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a program that encourages and enables children to safely walk or bicycle to school. SRTS promotes a healthy and active lifestyle while reducing traffic, pollution, and fuel consumption, and improving safety in the vicinity of schools. This brochure demonstrates how to prepare an SRTS Action Plan using the 4 "E" Strategies: Education, Encouragement, Engineering, and Enforcement.……

This report documents the first phase of an analysis on examining the applicability of constructing roundabouts at appropriate locations in the region. In general, the concept of roundabouts is relatively new to the region, however given the proven safety benefits and successful applications from across the country, roundabouts are a worthy mechanism for improving the efficiency and safety at intersections.……

As part of its FY 2006 work program, DVRPC undertook a survey and data analysis exercise at the request of the Delaware River Port Authority and PATCO. The central purpose of this exercise was to conduct license plate surveys at three PATCO stations: Ferry Avenue, Woodcrest, and Lindenwold, and to compare the results of these surveys (i.e. the geographic distribution of riders) to those of identical……

This report documents 2030 traffic forecasts for the Schuylkill River bridges in the Conshohocken, Plymouth Meeting, Norristown, King of Prussia area. Average daily and AM and PM peak hour forecasts are provided for a No-Build and two Build alternatives and compared to current volumes. Average peak hour intersection delays and levels-of-service are also provided for current and future conditions.……

Destination 2030 was adopted in May 2005 under the previous transportation authorization act, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. The Revisions document addresses new long range planning requirements mandated by the passage of the Safe, Accountable, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) which was signed into law in August, 2005. This document describes……

This is a documentation of the process and findings of the Calhoun Street Road Safety Audit (RSA) undertaken by Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC). The goal of the audit is to generate improvement recommendations and countermeasures for intersections demonstrating a history of, or potential for a high incidence of motor vehicle crashes. The emphasis is placed on identifying low cost,……