DVRPC Products

This is an interactive story of the Pennsylvania Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and the New Jersey TIP in the DVRPC region for everyone to learn about the transportation planning process and how citizens can participate. This tool summarizes the basic elements of the TIP for both PA and NJ, and includes before-and-after images of important multimodal projects.

The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) demonstrates transportation conformity of its Connections 2045 Long-Range Plan, Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 New Jersey Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), and Draft FY2021 Pennsylvania TIP. A transportation conformity demonstration is required at least once every four years or when an MPO: (1) adopts a new Plan or TIP; or (2) amends, adds, or……

This web tool is a quick and convenient reference for planners, local officials, private developers, and economic development professionals to view where various financial incentives are in place. This tool highlights over 20 different local, county and state programs as well as federal Opportunity Zones.

The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC)—the Metropolitan Planning Organization of Greater Philadelphia—evaluated and launched an update to the Indicators of Potential Disadvantage (IPD) analysis. DVRPC first created the analysis in 2001, and it was initially called “Degrees of Disadvantage.” The IPD analysis is used throughout the Commission to demonstrate compliance with Title VI……

El documento Aspectos destacados del borrador del Programa de Mejora del Transporte (TIP) de la Comisión Regional de Planificación del Valle de Delaware (DVRPC) del año fiscal 2021 para Pennsylvania describe brevemente el TIP de la región como un programa de inversión planificada, multimodal y con restricción federal de cuatro años en infraestructura de transporte. También contiene una lista resumida……

Demand for multifamily housing in Greater Philadelphia has surged in recent years. Although multifamily housing is a key component of smart growth, proposals to build new apartments are often met with public opposition. In an effort to help our planning partners better understand the state of multifamily housing and evaluate the potential impacts and opportunities created by multifamily development,……

This report takes a preliminary look at the state of broadband in Greater Philadelphia. It is also the first in a three-part series aimed at assessing the digital divide within the region (both pre- and post-COVID-19), and formulating strategies for how to bridge that divide.

In recent years, transit agencies have come to view agency support for Transit-oriented development (TOD) as a promising strategy to address declining ridership levels and the prospect of decreasing public funding. This report identifies strategies that SEPTA can employ to enhance its support for TOD in Greater Philadelphia. This document summarizes the information DVRPC has gathered through literature……

This exploratory scenario planning exercise was conducted with the Futures Working Group (FWG), and is a key step in developing the Connections 2050 Long-Range Plan for Greater Philadelphia. This effort assesses uncertainty within a changing environment, and aims to understand what conditions or events may emerge, along with their likely consequences. It identifies an expansive range of future scenarios……

This document amends the Connections 2045 Plan for Greater Philadelphia to reflect shifts in federal and state funding to the Pennsylvania portion of the DVRPC region and incorporate federal Transportation Performance Management (TPM} requirements. The amended financial plan addresses the new revenue projections, updates the cost, timing, and scope of major regional projects in the Long-Range Plan.……