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Efforts to preserve and protect natural resources require dedication and commitment, as well as access to current information and planning tools. One tool that is now increasingly used for conservation and natural resource planning is Geographic Information Systems, or GIS. GIS is a powerful planning tool that allows users not only to organize and display information on maps for presentations,…

This inventory of available funding sources is one of the several recommendations that resulted from the Route 3, West Chester Pike, Land Use and Access Management Strategies Study (#05029), completed by DVRPC during FY 2005 & 2006. Other improvement strategies recommended in the Phase I report were developed into a toolbox, to provide guidance to study area municipalities. This Phase II report (#05029-A)……

This publication documents the natural resources of Plumsted Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, and makes recommendations for their preservation, conservation, and utilization. The resource information includes documentation of land use; soils; steep slopes; drinking water aquifers and wells; surface waters including watersheds, streams, wetlands, and floodplains; impacts on water…

This report present updated traffic counts and socio-economic data necessary to prepare 2026 forecasts for the no-build and 5 build alternatives for the Woodhaven Road study area. It was prepared at the request of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation who is conducting a final environmental impact study for Woodhaven Road. DVRPC regional travel simulation model was used to…

This report summarizes the results of a survey of business executives performed in the fall of 1999 to gauge their opinions on the most crucial transportation-related projects over the next 25 years. The input of the business community is essential in determining what types of transportation projects should be encouraged, and in what areas of the region, in order to aid in the Delaware Valley Region's……

In atlas format, the Delaware Valley Rail Freight Plan describes, promotes, and lays out a capital improvement program for a key regional resource: the Delaware Valley's rail freight network. Twenty-two maps depict rail freight operations and facilities in the region including the competitive access accorded to three major carriers (i.e., the Norfolk Southern, CSX, and the Canadian…

US 202 section 400 extends from Swedesford Road in Chester County to the Schuykill Expressway (I-76) in Montgomery County, a distance of 5.4 miles. Due to the traffic congestion experienced at the confluence of US 202, US 422, and I-76, efforts to improve this section were undertaken in the mid 1980's. PennDOT, as part of an Environmental Assessment that is under way, must conduct…