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How do we prepare our region for a world that’s always changing? The Connections 2045 Explorer illustrates the region's vision for growth and development, as stated in the Long-range Plan. This interactive story map outlines the goals of the plan, and how DVRPC and its stakeholders are working toward them together.

During the Philadelphia City Planning Commission’s Lower Southwest District Plan process, Cobbs Creek Parkway was identified as problematic due to its speeding traffic, complex intersections, and nearby vulnerable populations. As a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation state highway, Cobbs Creek Parkway is also a challenge for traffic calming. This study examines intersections that link Cobbs Creek……

This study investigates the best location for a transit facility in South Philadelphia where SEPTA-owned property is limited. Bus operations analyses and conceptual site designs were done for sites that were favored.

The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act of 2015 included a new planning factor for metropolitan planning organizations to enhance multimodal access to tourism destinations. To comply with this new planning factor, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission incorporated travel and tourism tasks into the Fiscal Years 2017 and 2018 work programs. The purpose of this effort was to understand……

El Plan de Participación Pública de la DVRPC: una estrategia para la participación ciudadana describe cómo la Comisión está cumpliendo con todos los mandatos federales de participación pública, y se actualiza periódicamente para reflejar las actividades de divulgación actuales de la Comisión, en particular el Grupo de trabajo de participación pública. Adoptado por última vez en 2018, este Plan de Participación……

DVRPC is reaffirming its demonstration of transportation conformity of the Connections 2045 Long-Range Plan, the FY 2018 TIP for New Jersey, and FY 2019 TIP for Pennsylvania. This reaffirmation confirms that the DVRPC Plan and relevant TIPs meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards requirements governing the 2015 ozone standard in the Philadelphia–Wilmington–Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE Ozone Nonattainment……

This report is a study of the regional inequities in crash incidence, using a correlation analysis to determine which federally protected classes (“communities of concern”) are at the greatest risk of severe vehicle crashes in the Greater Philadelphia region. Its main finding is that census tracts with above average rates of low-income, racial minority, ethnic minority, and disabled populations correlate……

The DVRPC Public Participation Plan: A Strategy for Citizen Involvement outlines how the Commission is meeting all federal public participation mandates, and is regularly updated to reflect the Commission’s current outreach activities, particularly the Public Participation Task Force. Last adopted in 2018, this revised Public Participation Plan adds the Planning Work Program to significant planning……

The King of Prussia Rail (KOP Rail) project is a proposed extension of SEPTA’s Norristown High Speed Line to the King of Prussia area of Upper Merion Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Providing safe and convenient nonmotorized access to KOP Rail stations is one of the best and most cost-effective ways to maximize the overall usefulness of this transit investment and create value for Upper……

This document provides an overview of the methods and sources used to produce DVRPC’s Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Greater Philadelphia, 2015. The inventory itself may be found at: www.dvrpc.org/EnergyClimate/Inventory.htm