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The Baltimore Avenue Revitalization Study is the first study produced under DVRPC's Strategies for Older Suburbs initiative. This report documents existing conditions along the multi-municipal Baltimore Avenue corridor from a land use, transportation, and economic/market standpoint, and articulates a cohesive vision for future growth, improvement, and revitalization. Recommendations are presented for……

The Baltimore Avenue Revitalization Study is the first study produced under DVRPC's Strategies for Older Suburbs initiative. This report documents existing conditions along the multi-municipal Baltimore Avenue corridor from a land use, transportation, and economic/market standpoint, and articulates a cohesive vision for future growth, improvement, and revitalization. Recommendations are presented for……

This study was developed using a consensus-based approach with input from the corridor communities of Solebury and Buckingham townships and the Borough of New Hope, as well as state and county representatives in the identification of transportation issues. This study documents and describes the existing conditions along the corridor and identifies alternative concepts that address existing deficiencies.……

This is a documentation of the process and findings of the Pa 412 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 and countermeasures for roadway segments demonstrating a history of, or potential for a h igh incidence of……

This report is intended to stimulate discussion and debate on ways to increase local and or regional funding for the transportation system. The document details the need for additional transportation funding at the regional and or local levels in the Pennsylvania subarea of the DVRPC region, especially in light of recent state funding amounts and legislative activity. Some 23 different funding options……

This document is the result of effort to improve the mobility and safety of the roadways in the DVRPC region. The goal of the program is to identify cost effective improvements strategies which will reduce congestion and crashes and improve mobility and safety of all road users. Working with the counties, six locations were chosen which had been identified as having congestion and/or safety issues.……

This is a documentation of the process and findings of the Aquetong/Windy Bush Roads Road Safety Audit (RSA) undertaken by Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) in conjunction with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). The RSA was done on August 17, 2007. The goal of the audit is to generate improvement recommendations and countermeasures for roadway segments demonstrating……

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 analysis were conducted to identify and quantify the transportation problem areas and document practical solutions. A detailed write-up of the existing conditions, identified……

The purpose of this study is to conduct a feasibility analysis of using the West Chester Pike median between 69th Terminal and I-476 for a reversible busway. It takes a "fatal flaw" approach, trying to identify potential problems that would prevent conversion of the median. Areas examined included identification of physical obstructions in the median, transit ridership and the impact on transit operations,……

This project studies 30.34 miles of highways that connect 11 major intermodal facilities to the National Highway System. NHS connectors are a vital piece of the supply chain throughout our country and often go overlooked in the traditional transportation planning process. The analytical work includes an inventory of existing conditions both of a physical and operational nature. Most connectors were……