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This technical report presents aircraft operations estimates for eight non-towered airports in the Delaware Valley aviation planning area. Eight acoustic counts were taken at each airport, starting in April 2012 and ending in March 2013; each sample covered seven continuous days. The samples were extrapolated over the entire year and the results are presented in this report. Results are used by multiple…

This report documents the process and findings of the G Street and Kensington Avenue Road Safety Audits undertaken by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC). The report details safety issues identified by the audit team over two days at the study corridors, as well as remedial strategies to address them. The goal of this audit was to identify safety issues and generate improvement…

Many land use and zoning policies address retail and commercial development, but often fall short of creating and sustaining a thriving retail district that fits the needs of the surrounding population. Through the Strategies for Older Suburbs work program, staff compiled information about 71 downtown retail districts in an effort to learn what elements were common among successful older suburban…

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 2013…

This memorandum is the sixth review of the status of supplemental projects for major Single Occupancy Vehicle capacity-adding projects in the region's Transportation Improvement Programs. The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission worked with project sponsors to identify or update Congestion Management Process (CMP) commitments. All projects reviewed were found to be making reasonable progress…

Since 2006, DVRPC’s Congestion Management Process (CMP) staff has researched tools to evaluate the anticipated performance and expected benefits of congestion management strategies. Although none of the programs evaluated to date meet all of the needs of CMP strategy analysis, four programs were short-listed for further testing and evaluation. These programs have the potential to analyze a majority…

The Connections 2040 Plan for Greater Philadelphia: Technical Analysis documents the quantitative effort and assumptions that went into developing the needs assessment, revenue forecast, allocation, project evaluation and selection, fiscal constraint analysis, and regional funding options for the Connections 2040 Plan for Greater Philadelphia.

This study was conducted by DVRPC to identify potential impacts and opportunities created by the opening of the Pennsauken Transit Center, a new rail transit facility being constructed by New Jersey Transit in Pennsauken, New Jersey. The Transit Center is composed of two interconnected stations that will allow riders to transfer between the RiverLINE and Atlantic City Rail Line. The study includes…

This report assesses trends in auto vehicle trips and transit passenger trips crossing selected screenlines, and cordon lines in the Delaware Valley region. The data is compared for the years 1995, 2000, 2005, and 2010.

This report is the annual review and update of the Greater Philadelphia Economic Development Framework, which was created in 2009 to satisfy provisions for a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Greater Philadelphia region. Co-authored by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC), Select Greater Philadelphia, and the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern…