DVRPC has published over one thousand reports from the 1970s to present. Product abstracts and/or PDF downloads are available.
December 14, 2007
![Open Space and Recreation Plan For Upper Deerfield Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey](https://www.dvrpc.org/asp/pubs/402px/07023.png)
This publication is a plan for open space protection, land preservation, and recreation for Upper Deerfield Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey. The Plan documents the natural resources, historical resources, and built community in the Township, describes the existing Open Space Program, and includes a detailed Inventory of Outdoor Resources. It identifies the Open Space Needs of the community……
December 10, 2007
![Schuylkill Valley Metro Corridor Station Area Planning and Implementation Study](https://www.dvrpc.org/asp/pubs/402px/TM03010.png)
This document includes technical studies & recommended actions to implement land development regulations (comprehensive plans zoning) supportive of transit oriented-development. The document presents background analyses including market forecasts, field investigation of each of five station areas as well as land development plans designed to make best use of the enhanced access to be provided by construction……
December 6, 2007
![Promoting Civic Design Excellence in Philadelphia](https://www.dvrpc.org/asp/pubs/402px/07049.png)
This report, funded by the William Penn Foundation, and developed by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, looks at the state of civic design in Philadelphia in 2007 and makes recommendations as to how the City can strengthen its own functions to improve the quality of civic design that defines our urban landscape. Topics covered include elements of civic design, design review, design guidelines,……
December 6, 2007
![Road Safety Audit](https://www.dvrpc.org/asp/pubs/402px/07042C.png)
This documentation of the process & findings of the PA 663 &road Safety Audit (RSA) undertaken by Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) in conjunction with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). The goal of the audit is to generate improvement recommendations & countermeasures for roadway segments demonstrating a history of, or potential for a high incidence of motor……
December 5, 2007
![Rating the Region](https://www.dvrpc.org/asp/pubs/402px/07043.png)
In 1993, DVRPC published the first Rating the Region report, which compared the Philadelphia metropolitan area to the nation's nine other largest metros plus Pittsburgh and Baltimore as regional competitors. That report found that the Philadelphia region had one of the nation's most diverse economies, low unemployment, a low poverty rate, affordable housing, relatively low taxes, short commute times,……
December 1, 2007
![Central Jersey Transportation Forum Planned Projects Status Report](https://www.dvrpc.org/asp/pubs/402px/07057.png)
The Planned Projects Status Report has provided information on transportation projects in the central New Jersey area. The report covers projects listed in Transportation Improvement Programs (TIPs) for the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) and the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA).
December 1, 2007
![Can We reduce Congestion in New Jersey? Focus: Atlantic City Expressway & New Jersey 42 Corridor](https://www.dvrpc.org/asp/pubs/402px/NL08090.png)
The CMP newsletter series provides information about congested subcorridors in the Delaware Valley, alternating between New Jersey and Pennsylvania. This edition focuses on the NJ 42 corridor and the Atlantic City Expressway in anticipation of a DVRPC corridor study in 2007-2008.
November 29, 2007
![Environmental Resource Inventory for the Township of Mansfield, Burlington County, New Jersey](https://www.dvrpc.org/asp/pubs/402px/07048.png)
This publication documents the natural and community resources of Mansfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey. The natural resource information includes descriptions, tables and maps of land use; soils, drinking water, aquifers and wells; surface waters, including watersheds, streams, lakes, wetlands, and floodplains; impacts on water resources and surface water quality; impervious coverage;……
November 28, 2007
![Increasing Inter-Modal Access to Transit: Phase II](https://www.dvrpc.org/asp/pubs/402px/05022.png)
Phase II of the two part study assess pedestrian and bicycle accessibility in the areas surrounding Ardmore Junction, Avondale park and Ride, and Lindenwold Station using PLOS and BLOS software. Field views were conducted to collect data and assess non-motorized mobility enhancements supporting station access. The analysis revealed that even where pedestrian access within a quarter mile radius was……
November 16, 2007
![Corridor Planning Guide: Towards a More Meaningful Integration of Transportation and Land Use](https://www.dvrpc.org/asp/pubs/402px/07028.png)
This study, Corridor Planning Guide, is designed to review how corridor studies are completed at DVRPC, and to explore various approaches to corridor planning to inform DVRPC and partner agencies' (such as the state departments of transportation and county planning agencies) work on corridor studies. Developing a stronger land use and transportation linkage is an important part of DVRPC's smart growth……