Land Use & Transportation Policy

As the regional planning forum for the Delaware Valley, DVRPC has undertaken a variety of public policy analyses that address broader issues of land use, transportation, economic development and the environment of the nine-county region. These reports are used to inform DVRPC's long-range land use and transportation plan and ongoing planning programs. Many of them also include recommended policy direction for new or amended State legislation in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Land Use

• 2000 Land Use Data
• Land Use in the Delaware Valley 1970-1990
• Planning at the Edge: Communication, Coordination, Consultation to Address Common Issues Across Regional Boundaries
• Managing Growth: Infrastructure Concurrency
• New Regionalism: Building Livable Communities Across the Delaware Valley
• Linking Land Use and Transportation Planning
• Realizing Density: Strategies for Compact Suburban Development

Transportation

• Aging and Mobility in the Delaware Valley
• Transportation Impact Fees: Panacea or Problem?
• How Do We Get There? Improving Mobility for Tourists and Visitors
• Abandoned Railroad Inventory

Economic Development

• Regional Economic Data and Analysis
• The Future of First Generation Suburbs in the Delaware Valley
• Reinvesting in Cities: Transportation Investments in Urban Areas
• Bridging the Gap: Closing the Mismatch between Jobs and Workers
• The Mismatch between Jobs and Workers in the Delaware Valley

Environment

• Recreational Open Space Needs Analysis for the Delaware Valley
• Regional Open Space Data