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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……

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.…

The promotion of land use and transportation planning linkages was the foundation for the improvement strategies recommended in the Phase I report (#05029). During FY 2006, these implementation strategies were further researched and developed into individual tools for use by the study area municipalities. This Phase II report (05029-A) combines each distinct improvement strategy into one toolbox,……

Phase I of this report documents existing conditions and recommends local land use and access management strategies for the communities along the Routes 3 and 252 corridors in Delaware County. Future growth pressure and redevelopment opportunities coupled with traffic congestion problems make this area ripe for the employment of access management techniques. This study recommends land use control measures……

This report is part of the Pennsylvania Congestion Management System (CMS) and provides analysis of the PA 100 corridor in Chester County. Key intersections, arterial subcorridors and transportation systems were examined. Ten intersections experiencing significant delays were studied at greater detail and congestion mitigation strategies were developed. Level of Service was evaluated on 37 arterial……

This report documents the three-phase effort to identify and evaluate a network of highways that can adequately serve east-west travel across Gloucester County. This travel corridor runs between the Commodore Barry Bridge and NJ 55. Demand in this corridor gets extremely heavy in the summer months as the New Jersey Shore becomes a popular destination. Improvements are recommended…

This study addresses the section of the Kings Highway corridor in West Deptford, Glouchester County, New Jersey. The study area is largely underdeveloped, yet it is anticipated that this area will experience moderate growth in the next 20 years due partly to the completion of the Blue Route (I-476) in Pennsylvania and the reconstruction of I-295 in Glouchester County. Existing demographics…