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The municipal implementation guide identifies more than 100 planning tools and policies that municipalities in Greater Philadelphia can use to implement the goals and policies identified in the region's long-range plan, Connections: The Regional Plan for a Sustainable Future.

Lindenwold Station is the junction of two rail lines; the NJ Transit Atlantic City line and the Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO) High Speed Line, which terminates at Lindenwold. The Lindenwold Station has the highest number of boards for PATCO service in New Jersey. NJ Transit ridership between Philadelphia and Atlantic City has been growing steadily over recent years. Recommendations……

Service reliability for seven SEPTA bus routes operating along the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) has deteriorated in line with rising traffic levels and congestion on the highway. On-time performance for the routes is well below SEPTA's service standard, affecting as many as 6,700 weekday bus passengers in each direction. Opportunity to improve service reliability and customer travel times in the I-76……

As part of its FY 2006 work program, DVRPC undertook a survey and data analysis exercise at the request of the Delaware River Port Authority and PATCO. The central purpose of this exercise was to conduct license plate surveys at three PATCO stations: Ferry Avenue, Woodcrest, and Lindenwold, and to compare the results of these surveys (i.e. the geographic distribution of riders) to those of identical……

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 project studies 30.34 miles of highways that connect 11 major intermodal facilities to the National Highway System. NHS connectors are a vital piece of the supply chain throughout our country and often go overlooked in the traditional transportation planning process. The analytical work includes an inventory of existing conditions both of a physical and operational nature. Most connectors were……

This publication investigates the potential impacts of sea level rise on wetlands, salinity, water quality, public access, and hazardous waste sites in Pennsylvania's coastal zone. The study area for this analysis includes all land below the USGS 20-foot (1929) NGVD contour. The study concludes that a three- to four-foot rise in sea level during the next 100 years will have a wide range of impacts.……

DVRPC conducted a study of important roadway connections between the National Highway System and 12 key intermodal freight terminals to assist the planning needs of the Delaware Valley Goods Movement Task Force. The analytical work includes an inventory and assessment of physical and traffic operating conditions along the connectors (contained in the Appendix). Recommendations to improve deficiencies……

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……