Open Space

This webpage highlights DVRPC's efforts related to Regional Open Space Projects.

Protected Open Space Inventory

DVRPC maintains an inventory of protected public and private open space in the Delaware Valley. The inventory tracks all publicly owned open space and preserved farmland, and non-profit protected open space. State, county and municipal programs preserve farms by purchasing development rights with public funds. Non-profits (land trusts and conservancies) protect privately owned open space lands from development by purchasing easements or by acquiring land outright with a combination of public and private monies.

Local Open Space Funding Programs

In both primary and general elections, municipalities ask voters to dedicate funding or increase taxes for open space and farmland preservation.

2030 Greenspace Network

The Greenspace Network links parkland, population centers and key natural resource areas worthy of preservation into a unified system. Linking "green spaces" throughout the region boosts their recreational, ecological, scenic and economic value.