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FTA's Small Starts program, authorized under SAFETEA-LU, is a new federal funding mechanism for transit guideway/corridor investments of lower cost than the typical New Starts project. The purpose of this project was to identify regional project concepts that would have Small Starts and Very Small Starts funding potential; in other words, projects which could be expected to meet these programs' requirements……

Phase IV of this continuing project assessed non-motorized (pedestrian and bicycle) accessibility to five rail stations in the region. Three SEPTA Regional Rail stations (Bryn Mawr, Fox Chase, and Glenside), one SEPTA Broad Street Subway station (Erie), and one New Jersey Transit Atlantic City Line station (Atco) were analyzed using PLOS and BLOS model software. Field measurements and observations……

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) document includes (1) a description of the TIP public involvement process, including how DVRPC has met the requirements of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, (2) copies of the comments received by both DVRPC member agencies and the public, and (3) agency responses to the public comments, and 4) documentation relating to the public outreach

Traffic calming is a Context Sensitive Solution (CSS) that uses mainly physical measures to alter driver behavior in order to fit the surrounding context. This brochure explains traffic calming techniques at a variety of levels, from engineering solutions to education campaigns and increased police enforcement. At the policy level, regulatory tools can be tailored to increase transportation choices……

This report is a guide for municipalities and counties in the Delaware Valley region to assist them in understanding and implementing zoning to promote smart growth. Smart growth is an approach to development that discourages sprawl, while encouraging revitalization of urban areas, infill, mixed-use, and land conservation, while promoting environments focused on pedestrian and transit accessibility.……

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 2007 to 2009. This volume also contains the following two appendices: (a) Financial Guidance used in developing the program, (b) documentation on the air quality conformity……

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) document contains a listing of all transit, highway, bridge, bicycle, pedestrian, and multimodal projects in the Pennsylvania Subregion which will seek federal funding in fiscal years 2007 to 2009. This volume also contains the following three appendices: (a) Financial Guidance used in developing the program, (b) documentation on the air quality conformity……

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.

The number of elderly residents has increased dramatically throughout the nation and the region in recent years, and is expected to continue to increase at a record pace. The majority of these new and future retirees will expect to age in place, staying in the home or at least the community where they've spent most of their lives. Most suburban development patterns, however, cannot accommodate the……

Population and employment forecasts are a critical component of long-range transportation and land use planning. The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission last adopted forecasts (through the year 2030) in March 2005. In order to maintain a 30-year planning horizon, the Commission, working closely with the planning staffs of its nine member counties, prepared 2035 population and employment……