DVRPC has published over one thousand reports from the 1970s to present. Product abstracts and/or PDF downloads are available.
November 1, 2007
![CR 571 Corridor Study](https://www.dvrpc.org/asp/pubs/402px/07037.png)
This study was based on priority areas identified by the Central Jersey communities within the corridor. Detailed field views and technical analyses were conducted to identify and quantify the transportation constraints and document practical solutions. A detailed write-up of the existing conditions and recommended improvement scenarios is presented. Improvements such as roadway realignment, signal……
November 1, 2007
![PA 100 Corridor Safety Study](https://www.dvrpc.org/asp/pubs/402px/07002.png)
The purpose of this study is to conduct a crash analysis of PA 100 in Chester County between South Hanover Street and Font Road. Since 2003, 10 fatal crashes occurred on this 8.4 mile section of PA 100. Crash trends since 2000 were analyzed to determine the underlying causes of the crashes. Nearly 84 percent of the crashes involved running off the road and hitting fixed objects, angle, and rear-end……
October 23, 2007
![Bucks County Regional Traffic Study](https://www.dvrpc.org/asp/pubs/402px/07026.png)
This report summarizes a multi-municipal transportation planning and traffic engineering effort executed by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) which systematically addressed common concerns experienced by the participating municipalities. Those issues included: general traffic safety and mobility conditions, large volumes of heavy trucks, overall traffic speeds, and traffic growth……
October 17, 2007
![Form-Based Codes for Big-Box Retail](https://www.dvrpc.org/asp/pubs/402px/MIT013.png)
When left unregulated, big-box retail promotes sprawling, automobile-oriented development that lacks bicycle, pedestrian, or transit accommodations. As big-box retail becomes increasingly common in the Delaware Valley, it threatens to damage the region's character and diversity. This brochure discusses how the implementation of form-based codes can help to address these challenges. It also provides……
October 1, 2007
![DVRPC News - Fall 2007](https://www.dvrpc.org/asp/pubs/402px/NL08102.png)
DVRPC NEWS is published by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, Office of Communications & Public Affairs.
DVRPC News is funded through grants from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the Pennsylvania & New Jersey Departments of Transportation, & DVRPC's member governments.
September 28, 2007
![On Track: Progress Towards Transit-Oriented Development in the Delaware Valley](https://www.dvrpc.org/asp/pubs/402px/07030.png)
This study is an evaluation of progress towards transit-oriented development (TOD) at individual rail (and some bus) stations within the nine-county region. Progress can include a completed or in-progress TOD or related plan, a grant to study or implement TOD, development interest or involvement in the station area, and/or a proposed or completed TOD.
Through a municipal survey, newspaper research……
September 26, 2007
![School Bus Transportation Optimization Pilot Study](https://www.dvrpc.org/asp/pubs/402px/07022.png)
This report documents a study of student transportation in Camden County, where the high cost of student transportation has become a political issue. The focus is on choices that are within the control of individual school districts. Methods of improving the efficiency of school bus operations are identified. Policy choices by school districts that also impact costs, specifically courtesy busing……
September 24, 2007
![US 1 - Roosevelt Boulevard Corridor Study](https://www.dvrpc.org/asp/pubs/402px/07032.png)
This study was conducted as part of DVRPC's 2030 long-range plan for the region. The section of this corridor studied extends from Ninth Street in the south to Grant Avenue in the north and is approximately 8 miles in length. The extensive breadth of the corridor has become an obstacle for pedestrian traffic. The corridor has experienced numerous pedestrian fatalities over the years and also experiences……
September 24, 2007
![Environmental Justice at DVRPC](https://www.dvrpc.org/asp/pubs/402px/07035.png)
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 2007……
September 19, 2007
![DVRPC FY 2008 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for New Jersey (2008-2011)](https://www.dvrpc.org/asp/pubs/402px/07010.png)
The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) document contains a listing of all transit, highway, bridge, bicycle, pedestrian, and multimodal projects in the New Jersey Subregion which will seek federal funding in fiscal years 2008 to 2011. This volume also contains the following two appendices: (a) Financial Guidance used in developing the program, (b) documentation on the air quality conformity finding,……