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The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) worked with Middletown Township and Bucks County to improve bicycle and pedestrian access to Woodbourne Station, on SEPTA’s West Trenton Regional Rail line. The memo presents a pedestrian access proposal along with estimated costs.

This traffic analysis focuses on the traffic impacts of the new developments planned for the Pottstown area. The analysis aims to identify roadway improvements that support safety and future traffic growth with a focus on 18 study locations selected by the PMRPC. The study estimates short-term (future year 2025) increases in traffic volumes and identifies multimodal improvements.

Across the world, our population is aging, and life expectancy continues to grow. Communities need to plan for this aging population, but they often are not aware of tangible ways to improve places for aging. Age-friendly communities are places where older adults can age actively, and engage with the social, economic, civic, and physical life of the community. This tool brochure addresses how planners…

This study examines the potential for passenger rail service at the Philadelphia Zoo. The project team synthesized previous planning studies, developed concepts for five future scenarios, and conducted ridership forecasts using DVRPC’s Regional Travel Demand Model.

This project examines the potential for public transit service between Southern Chester and New Castle Counties, where there is currently a gap in public transit service. The project team developed two strategies that can be used to work towards implementing service in this area.

Many land use and zoning policies address retail and commercial development, but often fall short of creating and sustaining a thriving retail district that fits the needs of the surrounding population. Through the Strategies for Older Suburbs work program, staff compiled information about 71 downtown retail districts in an effort to learn what elements were common among successful older suburban…

This report documents the process and findings of the US 202--Section 200 Transportation Operations Audit, Chester Countyundertaken by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) and the Chester County Planning Commission (CCPC). The report details operational and safety issues identified by the audit team at the study location and remedial strategies to address them. The goal of the…

The purpose of this project was first to develop a set of best practices to improve transit service in the West Chester Pike corridor as well as its integration with corridor development; and second to use VISSIM microsimulation to test the impacts of various operational improvement strategies on the speed and running times of SEPTA Route 104 buses. The results of this analysis suggest that these…

This report documents 2010 and 2030 traffic forecasts for the US 30 Coatesville-Downingtown Bypass and surrounding area in Chester County. Average daily and AM and PM peak hour traffic forecasts are provided for a No-Build and three Build alternatives and compared to current volumes

This report focuses on the application of context-sensitive solutions (CSS) principles and best practices, including traffic calming, focusing on two case study sites within the DVRPC region - Clarksville Road, West Windsor Township, Mercer County, New Jersey and Parkside Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. CSS is a means to link land use and transportation planning and implementation. Pennsylvania…