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This white paper reviews current practices in scenario planning, DVRPC’s scenario planning experience and lessons learned, makes recommendations about how DVRPC can improve its practices, and identifies options for the next round of scenario planning. These options include investigating underlying driving forces of change in the future, and identifying regional land use and transportation gamechanger(s).……

The Highlights for the DVRPC FY2013 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Pennsylvania briefly describes the region’s TIP as a federally required, multi-modal, four year constrained program of planned transportation infrastructure investment. It also contains a summary listing of all transit, highway, bridge, bicycle, pedestrian, and freight related projects in the Pennsylvania Subregion which……

This volume contains the following: The Summary of the TIP Public Involvement Process, The Index of Comments, The Original Public Comment Submissions, Agency Responses, The List of Recommended Changes to the Draft FY2013-2016 TIP for PA, The Highlights of the Draft FY2013-2016 TIP, Proof of Publication and Other Supporting Documentation

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) document contains a listing of all transit, highway, bridge, bicycle, pedestrian, and multimodal projects in the Pennsylvania Subregion which will seek federal funding in fiscal years 2013 to 2016. This volume also contains the following five appendices: (a) Acknowledgement of Board Resolutions, (b) Financial and Procedural Guidance, (c) Acknowledgement……

Public participation and civic engagement have become an increasingly important part of the planning process. An effective public participation plan may build consensus, help a community reach a collective goal, and even lessens friction among opposing factions. This Municipal Implementation Tool (MIT) provides an overview of public engagement and participation and suggests strategies and techniques……

Each fiscal year, DVRPC is responsible for issuing an annual report that summarizes the programs and projects that comprise the annual planning work program. This Annual Report features highlights of the Commission's many programs, a message from the Executive Director and Board Chair, a listing of Board members and committees, a financial summary, and unique characteristics of each county and major……

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……

The Connections Plan sets regional policy and agenda. It reviews long-term and recent development trends and considers future land use scenarios, along with extensive public input, as the basis for creating a regional vision to guide future development in the nine-county DVRPC region. The Plan is organized around four key Plan principles: Create Livable Communities; Manage Growth and Protect Resources;……

The overall goal of this project is to foster communication, coordination and consistency between the goals and policies of the regional land use and transportation plans and economic development strategies among economic development and planning agency staff in southeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Berks, Mercer, Camden, Burlington……

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) document includes (1) a general overview of the TIP intended to familiarize you with what the TIP is and is not, how it was developed, and what can be expected for projects in the TIP, (2) various summaries of the New Jersey and Pennsylvania programs, (3) a description of the TIP public involvement process, including how DVRPC has met the requirements……