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The purpose of this document is to provide incident responders with uniform operational guidelines for safe operations at the scene of a highway incident. Managing a highway incident and any related problem is a team effort. Each responding agency has an important role to play in the management of an effective incident operation. It is not a question of "who is in charge" but 'who is in charge of…

The purpose of this document is to provide incident responders with uniform operational guidelines for safe operations at the scene of a highway incident. These operational guidelines are the result of the solicitation of input from all stakeholders that may operate at one of these incidents. It is intended that this document serve as a guideline for decision-making and can be modified by the incident…

This resource guide was created to increase awareness about the funding and technical assistance programs available to support the cleanup and reuse of brownfields in the Delaware Valley region. Southeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey are home to hundreds of previously developed, underutilized sites in need of remediation and revitalization. Many of these properties are located near rail…

This publication is a plan for open space protection, land preservation, and recreation for Upper Deerfield Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey. The Plan documents the natural resources, historical resources, and built community in the Township, describes the existing Open Space Program, and includes a detailed Inventory of Outdoor Resources. It identifies the Open Space Needs of the community…

This document includes technical studies & recommended actions to implement land development regulations (comprehensive plans zoning) supportive of transit oriented-development. The document presents background analyses including market forecasts, field investigation of each of five station areas as well as land development plans designed to make best use of the enhanced access to be provided by construction…

This report, funded by the William Penn Foundation, and developed by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, looks at the state of civic design in Philadelphia in 2007 and makes recommendations as to how the City can strengthen its own functions to improve the quality of civic design that defines our urban landscape. Topics covered include elements of civic design, design review, design guidelines,…

This documentation of the process & findings of the PA 663 &road Safety Audit (RSA) undertaken by Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) in conjunction with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). The goal of the audit is to generate improvement recommendations & countermeasures for roadway segments demonstrating a history of, or potential for a high incidence of motor…

In 1993, DVRPC published the first Rating the Region report, which compared the Philadelphia metropolitan area to the nation's nine other largest metros plus Pittsburgh and Baltimore as regional competitors. That report found that the Philadelphia region had one of the nation's most diverse economies, low unemployment, a low poverty rate, affordable housing, relatively low taxes, short commute times,…

The Planned Projects Status Report has provided information on transportation projects in the central New Jersey area. The report covers projects listed in Transportation Improvement Programs (TIPs) for the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) and the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA).

The CMP newsletter series provides information about congested subcorridors in the Delaware Valley, alternating between New Jersey and Pennsylvania. This edition focuses on the NJ 42 corridor and the Atlantic City Expressway in anticipation of a DVRPC corridor study in 2007-2008.