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This report focuses on providing recommendations for PART and associated municipalities for improving transit stops, signage, system legibility, and overall rider experience, with the goal of increasing ridership and producing a more cohesive and usable bus system.

This document is the conclusion of a two-year study requested by the Montgomery County Planning Commission (MCPC) and the Pottstown Metropolitan Regional Planning Committee (PMRPC) to develop multimodal design improvements along the High Street Corridor. The portion of High Street studied for this project is approximately six and a half miles long and extends from Quarry Road to the west…

This study supports one main transportation objective: to improve the operational efficiency of US 202 Section 200 through West Goshen Township. This study identifies highway design alternatives that would benefit local residents and commuters by improving safety and maximizing the efficiency of existing transportation infrastructure.

This publication documents the natural and community resources of West Deptford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey. The natural resource information includes descriptions, tables, and maps of: land use; soils; drinking water, aquifers, and wells; surface waters, including watersheds, streams, lakes, wetlands, and floodplains; impacts on water resources and surface water quality;…

This feasibility study examines the opportunities and challenges of constructing over 44 miles of trails and on-road bicycle facilities that make up the Greater Pottstown Trails network. This network includes four trails that are shared between nine municipalities in Chester County, Montgomery County, and Berks County: the Coventry Trail, the Pottsgrove Trail, the Manatawny Trail, and the West…

This study identified and quantitatively evaluated recommended circulation and capacity changes to two major east-west arterials in West Goshen Township and the Borough of West Chester in Chester County: Paoli Pike/Gay Street and Market Street/West Chester Pike (PA Route 3). The study assessed the impacts of the ecommendations on mobility, safety, and congestion. Several scenarios…

This study was conducted by DVRPC to improve the quality and effectiveness of bus service on West Chester Pike between West Chester Borough and the 69th Street Transportation Center in Upper Darby. This report describes an operational concept for Enhanced Bus Service (EBS) along the corridor that includes consolidated stops, improved passenger amenities, and branded service. Localized…

This document represents the findings and recommendations for the Congestion and Crash Site Analysis Program study conducted in Mercer County in Fiscal Year 2012. 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 documents forecasts of the number of trips that would result from an extension of SEPTA's Elwyn line from the planned Wawa station to West Chester. It compares year 2035 forecasts under a No-build scenario, an electrified extension alternative (one-seat ride), and a diesel extension alternative (requiring a transfer at Wawa). The line between West Chester, Elwyn, and…