September 2024
September 20, 2024
Public Participation Task Force Hosts Annual Planning Work Program Workshop
by Jonathon Alexander, Planning Fellow
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The meeting featured presentations from DVRPC planning staff who introduced the region’s Long-Range Plan and the development of the Work Program. The workshop ended with breakout rooms where residents were able to provide feedback on the Work Program and brainstorm new project ideas for their communities across the region.
September 17, 2024
This award will be used by DVRPC to conduct Regional High Injury Network corridor safety studies, develop a municipal safety analysis and plan for an underserved community, and conduct a consultant-led effort to create a model and process for partners to implement the regional plan at the subregional level.
September 16, 2024
Memo Details the Public Engagement Process for Our Streets: A Trenton Bike Plan for All
by Elise Turner, Manager, Office of Communications and Engagement
Gathering meaningful public feedback was a major goal and priority of the Trenton bike plan project team. A new memo, Community Engagement Strategies for Our Streets: A Trenton Bike Plan for All, provides insight into the public engagement process.
August 2024
August 29, 2024
Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Week is designed to raise awareness of the importance of safe and reliable travel options for all users in the transportation planning process and to encourage employers to adopt TDM practices that help reduce the carbon footprint of their employees’ commutes.
August 27, 2024
This is the first article in a series of four data bulletins that analyze whether and how different variables affect pedestrian counts. Using data from DVRPC’s cyclical pedestrian count program, planners looked at how college population and transit access may impact pedestrian activity in the City of Philadelphia. It was found that college population and transit activity density significantly influence pedestrian counts, confirming that stratifying census tracts based on these factors effectively captures variations in pedestrian activity levels.
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