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This document represents the findings and recommendations for the Congestion and Crash Site Analysis Program study conducted in Bucks County in Fiscal Year 2011. This Program represents an effort to improve the mobility and safety on roadways in the DVRPC region. The goal of the program is to identify cost-effective improvement strategies that will reduce congestion and crashes and improve mobility……

This report summarizes the High Risk Rural Roads Program (HRRR Program), a federally funded safety improvement initiative designed to target rural roadway segments meeting specific safety criteria. The HRRR Program represents a significant step toward recognizing the need to reduce fatalities on rural roads, which account for almost two-thirds of the over 36,000 annual roadway fatalities in the US.……

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) document contains a listing of all transit, highway, bridge, bicycle, pedestrian, and multimodal projects in the New Jersey subregion that will seek federal funding in fiscal years 2012 to 2015. This volume also contains the following five appendices: (a) Financial Guidance used in developing the program, (b) documentation on the air quality conformity……

This report documents 2015 and 2035 traffic forecasts under the No-Build and the Preferred Build Alternative (former Build Alternative 2) for the Pottstown Bypass (US 422) project study area, which considers alternative configurations of the Stowe and Armand Hammer interchanges

Real-time traffic operations data has been gathered for several years on an increasing number of roads throughout the Delaware Valley. The archives of this data are a tremendous potential resource for transportation planning. Use of the data, however, has posed significant technical challenges. This report summarizes how the data can be used, the state of operations data for planning in the Delaware……

DVRPC is seeking a software program or programs to evaluate the anticipated performance of a range of congestion management strategies. This is a required task in federal regulations for the Congestion Management Process (CMP). DVRPC staff would share this resource with partner organizations. Thirty-four software packages are reviewed. The conclusion is that a sketch planning-level program would be……

DVRPC's annual safety bulletin provides a snapshot of road safety and crash trends in the nine counties of the Delaware Valley region and the nation, and highlights select emphasis areas from the "Safety Action Plan". The goal of the bulletin is to raise awareness of traffic crashes, discuss causal factors, and promote programs and agencies working toward imporving safety.

The Planned Projects Status Report has provided information on transportation projects in Central Jersey for over nine years. The report covers projects listed in Transportation Improvement Programs (TIPs) for the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission and the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority. It also covers other regionally important transportation projects regardless of funding.……

This study examined connecting SEPTA’s Wilmington-Newark regional rail line with existing and planned development along the Chester City Riverfront. Three alternatives were considered for connecting the regional rail service and the Chester City Riverfront: retain, replace, or relocate the Highland Avenue Station. Construction costs ranged from $17 to $27 million, depending on the strategy. It was……

DVRPC demonstration of transportation conformity of its FY 2011 PA TIP, FY 2012 NJ TIP, and Connections Long-Range Plan. This conformity finding of the DVRPC Transportation Improvement Programs and the long-range plan shows that they meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) requirements governing ozone, carbon monoxide, and fine particulate matter. This conformity finding reflects all……