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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 Newtown Street Road (PA 252) and West Chester Pike (PA 3) in the vicinity of the proposed Ellis Preserve Town Square development was conducted and a conceptual plan prepared…

This report explores the feasibility of express bus service operating on I-476, the Mid-County Expressway, between Chester City and mall centers at King of Prussia or Plymouth Meeting. Four service alternatives were assessed by study area demographics, comparative travel times, and ridership forecasts using DVRPC's transportation simulation model. Based on this data, express service was found to be……

This report summarizes and evaluates the outcome of the three-year work program for the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission's FY 1999 Transportation and Community and System Preservation (TCSP) pilot program grant from the Federal Highway Administration. • Station Area Planning to encourage transit-oriented development (TOD) around five station sites along the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation……

This report presents 2006 and 2026 forecasts for the No-Build and Two Build Alternatives for the Pottstown Bypass (US 422) and surrounding study area. It was prepared at the request of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation which is conducting traffic alternatives analyses in support of reconstructing the Pottstown Bypass . DVRPC's travel simulation model was used to estimate future traffic……

This is a transportation corridor study, which provides an analysis of the I-295/US 130 corridor in Gloucester County. Undertaken at the request of Gloucester County Planning Department, the study identifies and addresses the transportation needs facing the riverfront communities. At the request of the county priority is given to identifying the transit needs and potential service enhancements in the……

This report presents the 2020 simulation model runs with Landscapes development patterns and socioeconomic forecasts, testing three alternative levels of highway and public transit improvements - No-Build, moderate improvement, and extensive improvement. The results of these simulations give insight into the levels of transportation investments that will be required to stabilize highway service levels……

This report recommends local land use strategies to correspond with the proposed widening of U.S. Route 202, Section 100, by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. It encourages multi-municipal planning among the townships along the corridor, linking transportation and land use planning, and managing access to Route 202. The report recommends strategies for specific corridor municipalities,……

This report documents a comprehensive land use and transportation evaluation for seven municipalities located in Central Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The work augments planning activities conducted independently by the study area municipalities through adoption of a multi-modal area-wide perspective, application of regional planning initiatives (PA Congestion Management Systems, Mobility Alternatives……

As a component of the Pennsylvania Congestion Management System, this report provides an examination of congestion at key intersections and arterial segments within the US 1/Baltimore Pike Corridor in Delaware County, and identifies improvement strategies that are both practical and implementable. The 14 most congested intersections and selected corridors were examined in detail and proposed measures……

Two alternatives are considered for the restoration of service to SEPTA's Newtown Line. The first alternative considers a diesel shuttle train running between Newton and a transfer station on the Warminster Line; and the second a limited diesel service to Suburban Station using a new connection to the Chestnut Hill West Line. Demographic and employment trends are examined for the…