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This project was created in support of PENNDOT's effort to establish model access management ordinances for use by municipalities statewide. Two corridors were selected as case studies to help PENNDOT illustrate the possible benefits of proactive access management implementation. This corridor report highlights County Line Road between North Wales Road and the Sellersville Bypass (the second case study…

This report describes the methodology used to identify transportation needs of the four county New Jersey portion of the region which are not yet being addressed in the New jersey Project Development Process. The methodology used data from a wide variety of sources, including the Long Range Plan, the DVRPC Work Program, NJDOT's Congestion Management System, Pavement Management System and Bridge Management…

DVRPC NEWS is published by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, Office of Communications & Public Affairs. DVRPC News is funded through grants from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the Pennsylvania & New Jersey Departments of Transportation, & DVRPC's member governments.

This report supplements the Route 3, West Chester Pike, Land Use and Access Management Strategies, Phase I report with an overview of potential funding sources for the implementation of its recommendations. A wide range of funding opportunities from federal, state, county and non-profit sources is summarized. A matrix of Phase I recommendations is provided to match the appropriate funding source(s)…

PennDOT's pilot Community Impact Assessment programjuxtaposes traditional planning techniques for ascertaining existing conditions with qualitative, anecdotal research; with the objective of creating a balanced assessment of what kinds of transportation investments would best serve the community. While this study did not coincide with a proposed transportation project, it dovetails with another PennDOT…

This is a traffic study of the Deptford Retail Area with the emphasis being on identifying potential routing and scheduling for an internal shuttle. This study was developed with input from Deptford Township as well as county and state agencies in the identification of transportation problems. Detailed field views and technical analysis were conducted to identify and quantify the transportation problems…

The Delaware Valley has a plethora of shopping centers, with more being constructed each year. Current development patterns and retail trends are forcing tenants to abandon older shopping centers and relocate to new big-box regional centers and malls in outlying, growing townships. Over time, these older shopping centers have become vacant and present a blighting influence on their surrounding communities.…

This report contains an analysis of the journey-to-work data contained in the 2000 US Census. Data is presented at the county level for the nine counties in the DVRPC region, as well as for the cities of Chester, Camden, Trenton, and Center City, Philadelphia. Demographic characteristics applicable to the journey-to-work are presented from the 1980 through 2000 US Censuses. Historical trends in the…

This report presents traffic forecasts and analysis for the Girard Avenue and I-676 Vine Expressway Interchange complex along I-95 in the Northern Liberties and Penn Treaty sections of Philadelphia. The report examines the impacts of 2025 and 2005 traffic volumes on I-95, interchange ramps for Girard Avenue and I-676 Vine Expressway, and also the local roadway system for the No-Build (Base Case) Alternative…

As part of the 2030 Long Range Plan development process, DVRPC has identified eight critical issue areas that will impact the future form and development of the region. The eight areas are Growth Management, Urban Revitalization, The Environment, Economic Development, Transportation Facilities, Transportation Finance, Transportation Operations, and Equity and Opportunity. A vision, describing what…