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Since 2006, DVRPC’s Congestion Management Process (CMP) staff has researched tools to evaluate the anticipated performance and expected benefits of congestion management strategies. Although none of the programs evaluated to date meet all of the needs of CMP strategy analysis, four programs were short-listed for further testing and evaluation. These programs have the potential to analyze a majority……

This report assesses the 1980–2010 trends in highway traffic volumes, public transit ridership, bicycle trips, and pedestrian trips entering and leaving the Philadelphia Central Business District (CBD). Traffic volumes are expressed as both vehicle and person trips. Public transit, bicycle, and pedestrian trips are expressed as person trips. The report analyzes all trips crossing the North, West,……

This report documents 2015 and 2035 traffic forecasts for the US 422 River Crossing Traffic Study Area. Average daily and AM and PM peak hour forecasts are provided for Scenario 1 (No-Build Alternative) and Scenarios 2 and 3 (Build Alternatives) and compared to current traffic volumes.

The transportation challenge facing many communities along PA Route 100 is how to best manage their transportation network as the surrounding area develops. As a result of current and anticipated development, weekday commuter rush hour traffic has the potential to increase by as much as 50 percent to 150 percent along various segments of the study corridor. Regrettably, very few of the study intersections……

The evaluations summarized in this report were performed in support of PennDOT's statewide effort to promote the establishment of formal access management ordinances for state and local highways. A case study of US 30 (business route where applicable) in western Chester County was conducted and a conceptual plan prepared for the study corridor as a tangible illustration of the benefits…

This report documents 2005 and 2030 traffic forecasting and operations testing in the I-76 / I-476 Interchange and the Fayette Street Bridge River crossing area. AM and PM peak hour level-ofservice, travel times, and network speeds and delays performance measures were derived by using the VISSIM. The Louis Berger Group, Inc. provided highway engineering services to identify design enhancements and……

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……

This study describes DVRPC travel demand forecasting efforts for the Quakertown Rail Restoration Alternatives Analysis consistent with FTA program requirements for a New Starts application. The study presents the 2005 transit model calibration along with 2030 station volume and parking requirements for six existing stations and eight proposed stations across four alternatives: no build, baseline,……

This document updates and builds on the analysis and recommendations included in Route 202 Section 100 Land Use Strategies Study, which was completed by DVRPC in 2001. Consistent with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's planned widening of the corridor, local land use and transportation strategies are explored and the coordination and implementation of "smart growth" planning techniques……

The Baltimore Avenue Revitalization Study is the first study produced under DVRPC's Strategies for Older Suburbs initiative. This report documents existing conditions along the multi-municipal Baltimore Avenue corridor from a land use, transportation, and economic/market standpoint, and articulates a cohesive vision for future growth, improvement, and revitalization. Recommendations are presented for……