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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 for the study…

This study examines the costs and benefits of extending previously discontinued service from Thorndale Station west to three stations in Chester County: Atglen, Parkesburg, and Coatesville. The methods of analysis include evaluation of current service and parking levels, Year 2020 straight line ridership forecasts based on station sheds, an inventory of capital and operating costs, and an assessment…

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…

This report presents and evaluates the impact of the Congestion Management System (CMS) strategies on US 322 Section 100 in Chester County and Delaware County. These strategies are largely targeted to home-based work trips. After a series of meetings, the steering committee identified five strategies or DVRPC to analyze: Comprehensive employer-TDM, Carpooling/Vanpooling programs, Telecommuting, Park…

At the request of SEPTA, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) examined current and future parking demand at 17 regional rail stations along the Lansdale/Doylesown (R5) rail line between the North Hills Station in Montgomery County and the Doylestown Station in Bucks County. The study's methodology included collecting data on recent services, facilities and patronage, defining the cummutershed…

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 study area, which…

Journey-to-Work data from the 1990 Census are used to construct profiles of resident and employed workers and to determine commuting patterns for eight suburban townships of the Delaware Valley Region. Comparison with similar data from the 1970 and 1980 census is used to establish demographic, employment, and automobile ownership trends. Changes in the means of transportation and travel times are…

This user's guide was prepared by DVRPC to assist SEPTA schedule-making personnel in learning to effectively utilize the runcut computer program created by DVRPC staff under subcontract to SEPTA. The runcut program is quite flexible and can accommodate a wide variety of scheduling approaches through a system of interactive commands and options. This user's guide contains examples that illustrate…