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This bulletin provides an annual snapshot of road safety in Chester County and its 73 municipalities. It highlights and compares trends at the state, county, and local levels. This document complements the 2011 Annual Crash Data Bulletin for the Delaware Valley (DVRPC Publication #13010) and is a supplement to the 2012 Transportation Safety Action Plan: Improving Transportation Safety in the Delaware……

As the region’s metropolitan planning organization (MPO), DVRPC provides technical assistance and services to its member state, county, and local governments; the private sector; and the public. Delaware Valley Data is our periodic series of free data bulletins, analytical data reports, data reference guides, and data snapshots. This regional data bulletin presents information on county-to-county commuting……

This technical report compiles aircraft operations estimates for seven non towered Airports in the Delaware Valley Region. Eight acoustic counts were taken at each airport, starting in April 2011 and ending in March 2012; each sample extended over the period of one week. The samples were extrapolated over the entire year and the results are presented in this report. Results are used by multiple sources……

A CMP is a systematic process to manage congestion. It identifies specific multimodal strategies for all locations in the region to minimize congestion and enhance the ability of people and goods to reach their destinations. The CMP advances the goals of the DVRPC Long-Range Plan and strengthens the connection between the Connections plan and the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The 2012……

This project included both a detailed analysis of operations and passenger activity at Norristown Transportation Center (NTC) and the development of a conceptual program of improvements to enhance the facility and its integration with the Norristown community over time. The recommendations detailed here would represent improvements to circulation that encourage increased transit ridership, development……

This study is a continuation of the planning effort that began with the Routes 611/263 Corridor Study conducted by DVRPC with the Phase 1 and Phase 2 reports completed in 2008 and 2009 respectively. The Phase 2 report developed a list of improvement recommendations for the corridor. This corridor wide project is focused on transit service accessibility and improvement. With bus and rail transit coverage……

In the coming years, there will be dramatic growth in the population of older adults as the “Baby Boomer” generation (those born between 1946 and 1964) ages to 65 years old and beyond. A looming challenge is to meet the mobility needs of this group to ensure that older adults can live independently. However, while the number of older adults grows, the funding available for specialized senior and……

This study was conducted by DVRPC to generate and evaluate potential improvements to a portion of Haverford Road between Hathaway Lane, near the Ardmore Junction Station of the Norristown High Speed Line (NHSL), and the Wynnewood Road/Eagle Road, near the Wynnewood Road Station of the NHSL. This study was initiated as part of the implementation of recommendations from the recently completed US 30 (Lancaster……

This report details the process and findings of phase two of the database review of train and trolley crashes in the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission region. The study area is predominantly Philadelphia but also examines Delaware County, where SEPTA’s Routes 101 and 102 trolleys operate and the Routes 11 and 13 trolleys terminate. Using the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation crash……

The purpose of the Tracking Progress project is to determine whether the adopted Long-Range Plan goals are being met. While there are several exercises performance indicators that have been undertaken by various entities within the region for various purposes, none have been systematically comprehensive to evaluate the effectiveness of DVRPC's Long-Range Plan goals. Tracking Progress is designed……