DVRPC Products

In 1993, DVRPC published the first Rating the Region report, which compared the Philadelphia metropolitan area to the nation's nine other largest metros plus Pittsburgh and Baltimore as regional competitors. That report found that the Philadelphia region had one of the nation's most diverse economies, low unemployment, a low poverty rate, affordable housing, relatively low taxes, short commute times,……

This report summarizes a multi-municipal transportation planning and traffic engineering effort executed by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) which systematically addressed common concerns experienced by the participating municipalities. Those issues included: general traffic safety and mobility conditions, large volumes of heavy trucks, overall traffic speeds, and traffic growth……

A synthesis effort to inventory truck trip generation studies is currently being conducted on a national level to standardize data collection efforts and serve as an endorsed source for truck trip generation information. The need stems from a recognition of the crucial importance that freight movement plays in the national economy and the absence of reliable information to understand and plan for……