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This method provides a rational approach to determine which ROW should have priority for preservation with limited funds available. This method is not a comment on the ROW’s current utility but rather a look at its future use in the region as compared to the other ROWs in the region. The ROWs were screened against several of DVRPC’s long-range plan elements: Transit Score, connecting future growth……

This is a multi-modal study that integrates transportation and landuse, and is responsive to emerging lifestyle patterns. In an effort to preserve and improve the operating performance of the highway facility and enhance the character of the adjacent land uses, a comprehensive approach is taken where innovative land use and transportation improvements were identified while being sensitive to the natural……

This is the Technical Appendices that fully explains the methodology employed in the report on the Economic Value of Protected Open Space in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Protected open space is understood to offer many benefits, but few have been quantified in dollars and cents. The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) and the GreenSpace Alliance (GSA) partnered to commission this study……

This is the Summary Report of the full report on the Economic Value of Protected Open Space in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Protected open space is understood to offer many benefits, but few have been quantified in dollars and cents. The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) and the GreenSpace Alliance (GSA) partnered to commission this study quantifying the economic value of protected……

Protected open space is understood to offer many benefits, but few have been quantified in dollars and cents. The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) and the GreenSpace Alliance (GSA) partnered to commission this study quantifying the economic value of protected open space in Southeastern Pennsylvania. The study uses cutting-edge research to quantify the economic value of SE PA's 200,000……

The magnitude of the welfare-to-work challenge calls for regional job placement strategies. To maximize placements, workers must learn to use the regional transit network and other transportation-related services to access job opportunities throughout the region. In the Delaware Valley, this includes commuting across state lines. Focusing on current access-to-jobs initiatives, this plan profiles……

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) document includes (1) a description of the TIP public involvement process, including how DVRPC has met the requirements of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act as Environmental Justice efforts, (2) copies of the comments received by both DVRPC member agencies and the general public, (3) agency responses to the public comments, and (4)…

This report is based on previous work performed at DVRPC on the topic of environmental justice, namely, "...and Justice for All": DVRPC's Strategy for Fair Treatment and Meaningful Involvement for All People (September 2001) and its subsequent annual updates. This update examines travel time from various destinations in the region to Philadelphia's City Hall and the Fiscal Year 2005…

This update is based on previous work performed at DVRPC on the topic of Environmental Justice, namely, "...and Justice for All": DVRPC's Strategy for Fair Treatment and Meaningful Involvement of All People (September 2001) and Annual Update to "...and Justice for All" (September 2002). This report further updates and refines the quantitative methodology, using Year 2000 U.S. Census…

This report is an annual update of DVRPC's September 2001 report on Environmental Justice entitled "…and Justice for All": DVRPC's Strategy for Fair Treatment and Meaningful Involvement of All People. It is part of DVRPC's ongoing and continuing work program and also fulfills a federal certification requirement for Metropolitan Planning Organizations that use federal funds to undertake…