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This report was created to provide the required annual review and update to Greater Philadelphia’s regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). The report includes background demographic, economic, and land use data; identifies regional strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats; discusses economic resiliency; identifies regional economic development goals and objectives; identifies…

This brochure has been developed by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) as part of a series of commodity profiles that seek to illustrate the supply chain of select commodities. This series is meant to help municipalities and the general public better understand a specific commodity’s: history in the region; impact on economic development and employment; key facilities and modal…

This report was created to satisfy provisions for a regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for Greater Philadelphia. The report includes background demographic, economic, and land use data; identifies regional strengths, challenges, and opportunities; sets regional economic development goals and objectives; discusses community and private sector participation in the development…

This document represents the findings and recommendations for the Congestion and Crash Site Analysis Program study conducted in Montgomery County in Fiscal Year 2013. This program represents an effort to improve the mobility and safety on roadways in the DVRPC region. Working with a data-driven process and the Montgomery County Planning Commission, the intersections of Eagleville Road at Sunnyside…

This document represents the findings and recommendations for the Congestion and Crash Site Analysis Program study conducted in Chester County in Fiscal Year 2012. This program represents an effort to improve the mobility and safety on roadways in the DVRPC region. The goal of the program is to identify cost-effective improvement strategies that will reduce congestion and crashes and improve mobility…

Each fiscal year, DVRPC is responsible for issuing an annual report that summarizes the programs and projects that comprise the annual planning work program. This Annual Report features highlights of the Commission’s many programs, a message from the Executive Director and Board Chair, a listing of Board members and committees, a financial summary, and unique characteristics of each county and major…

Vehicle crashes have resulted in 474 traffic fatalities in the Delaware Valley region per average year between 2005 and 2007. In 2008, 379 people lost their lives in traffic crashes in the nine-county region, a decrease of 30 percent over 2008. While this trend is encouraging, the numbers are still too high. This report details what a crash data user should know, with a focus on New Jersey and Pennsylvania.…

Each fiscal year, DVRPC is responsible for issuing an annual report that summarizes the programs and projects that comprise the annual planning work program. This Annual Report features highlights of the Commission’s many programs, a message from the Executive Director and Board Chair, a listing of Board members and committees, a financial summary, and unique characteristics of each county and major…

A CMP is a systematic process to manage congestion. It identifies specific multimodal strategies for all locations in the region to minimize congestion and enhance the mobility of people and goods. The CMP advances the goals of the DVRPC Long-Range Plan and strengthens the connection between the Plan and the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The 2008 DVRPC CMP was an update of our 2006 CMP…

This study summarizes inter-regional issues and projects identified through DVRPC staff outreach to adjacent metropolitan planning organizations and counties with the goal of achieving cooperative solutions. A study advisory committee was formed to help guide the study process and to initiate discussion on proposed coordination, communication and cooperation techniques, issue and project priorities…