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This Municipal Public Access Plan includes an inventory of existing public waterway access points located in Mount Holly Township along the tidal North Branch Rancocas Creek; a vision, goals, and recommendations for improving existing public access and adding new access points; and strategies for implementation.

This report summarizes the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development's (DCED) Municipal Statistics data from five counties in southeastern Pennsylvania: Bucks County, Chester County, Delaware County, Montgomery County, and Philadelphia City (which is both a city and a county). The information in this report focuses on the Report of Elected and Appointed Officials, which contains……

This study examines the potential for passenger rail service at the Philadelphia Zoo. The project team synthesized previous planning studies, developed concepts for five future scenarios, and conducted ridership forecasts using DVRPC’s Regional Travel Demand Model.

This document contains all of the projects and related funding for FY 2018 as passed by the DVRPC Board in January 2017.

The Downtown Trenton Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan was created by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission in collaboration with a variety of partners, most notably the City of Trenton. This study proposes different bicycle, pedestrian, intersection, and trail interventions within downtown Trenton, New Jersey. The plan also offers potential funding streams and examples of estimated construction……

The Philadelphia Delivery Handbook broaches a fascinating and complex topic. Ultimately, the goal of this handbook and related follow-up work is to lay the groundwork for fostering a delivery-friendly city, one where deliveries are executed in ways that are equally as conducive and sensitive to business interests as they are to individual communities.

This report summarizes DVRPC's most recent attempt to identify Transit-oriented development (TOD) opportunities throughout the Greater Philadelphia Region. Using a variety of demographic, physical, and market conditions, DVRPC has created a rating system that assesses the TOD readiness of over 150 station areas throughout the region. These assessments can help municipalities, transit providers, and……

This short publication by the Central Jersey Transportation Forum is a quick-reference guide for mayors, members of governing bodies, and planning boards in Central New Jersey who are looking to address development impacts in their municipality. The brochure offers a short summary of eleven Transportation Smart Growth Strategies, falling under the broader categories of Zoning Tools, Traffic Management……

This revitalization tool provides an organized method of collecting quantitative statistics, such as census data and traffic counts, as well as qualitative data, such as the number of pedestrian benches. This tool has been created to assist in the periodic measurement of reinvestment taking place within the retail district or downtown. The tool has been designed as an excel spreadsheet that may……

This publication documents the natural and community resources of Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey. The natural resource information includes descriptions, tables, and maps of: land use; soils; drinking water, aquifers, and wells; surface waters, including watersheds, streams, lakes, wetlands, and floodplains; impacts on water resources and surface water quality; impervious coverage; vegetation,……