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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) commissioned the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) to construct a powerful computer model capable of simulating, visualizing, and assessing traffic conditions along the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) to use as a practical research tool. The tool can be used to determine the effects of growth, predict outcomes of changes to the……

This report documents the process and findings of the US 130/US 206 Road Safety Audit (RSA) undertaken by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC). The report details safety issues identified by the audit team at the study location and remedial strategies to address them. The goal of the audit is to generate improvement recommendations for the study area in an effort to reduce the……

This study was conducted to address local stakeholder concerns for pedestrian and motorist safety within the corridor. Several shortand long-term concepts were conceived and developed as solutions to the safety and mobility needs for the study area. Some concepts were combined into corridor-wide alternatives, whereas others served as site-specific alternatives. Five corridor-wide alternatives were……

An average of 377 people lost their lives in crashes on the roads of the Delaware Valley each year between 2008 and 2010. Approximately 45,000 people were injured in approximately 85,000 crashes. The 2012 Transportation Safety Action Plan: Improving Transportation Safety in the Delaware Valley (DVRPC Publication #12030) includes a methodology to define key safety emphasis areas, a range of strategies……

As multiple providers compete to expand their services and construct new towers, local governments can find themselves caught in contentious disputes between legally-savvy corporations and discontented citizens. Unlike other controversial land uses, however, the placement of wireless services facilities is governed by a body of federal laws, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rulings, and judicial……

Over 377 people die in crashes on the roads of the nine-county Delaware Valley in an average year. Approximately 45,000 people are injured in approximately 85,000 crashes. The 2012 Transportation Safety Action Plan defines key safety emphasis areas, a range of strategies for each of the seven key emphasis areas, and specific actions to reduce the number of fatalities. The 2012 Transportation Safety……

The document provides incident responders with uniform operational guidelines to ensure safe operations on the following limited access highway in Camden and Gloucester Counties: NJ 42, NJ 55, I-676, I-76, and I-295. These guidelines were formulated based on input from representatives of the New Jersey Southern Area First Responders (NJ SAFR) Incident Management Task Force (IMTF), previously known……

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) commissioned the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) to construct a powerful computer model capable of simulating, visualizing, and assessing traffic conditions along the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) to use as a practical research tool. The tool can be used to determine the effects of growth, predict outcomes of changes to……

This technical report compiles aircraft operations estimates from four non-towered airports located north and northwest of the Delaware Valley region. Eight acoustic samples were taken at each airport, starting in November 2010 and ending in September 2011. Each sample extended over the period of one week. The samples were extrapolated over the entire year. The survey results in general are used by……

This technical report compiles aircraft operations estimates for five non-towered airports in the Delaware Valley region. Eight acoustic counts were taken at each airport, starting in April 2010 and ending in March 2011; each sample extended over the period of one week. The samples were extrapolated over the entire year and the results are presented in this report. Results are used by multiple sources……