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This brochure is the seventh in a series of "implementation tools" brochures based on the recommendations in Horizons 2025, the region's long-range plan, prepared and adopted by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC). This brochure provides information on historic preservation at the federal, state, and local levels. The Delaware Valley is home to some of the nation's most celebrated…

This document, Implementing Transit-Oriented Development: Four TOD Plans, grew out of the multiyear study, Linking Transit, Communities, and Development: Regional Inventory of Transit-Oriented Development Sites. Volume One: Executive Summary (August 2003) details the study process, inventory selection criteria, TOD benefits and barriers, and recommendations for funding and implementation. Volume…

This publication investigates the potential impacts of sea level rise on wetlands, salinity, water quality, public access, and hazardous waste sites in Pennsylvania's coastal zone. The study area for this analysis includes all land below the USGS 20-foot (1929) NGVD contour. The study concludes that a three- to four-foot rise in sea level during the next 100 years will have a wide range of impacts.…

The Camden County Open Space and Farmland Preservation Plan identifies an interconnected network of open space and focus areas to keep open for environmental protection, scenic value, recreation, and farming purposes. The plan presents a prioritization strategy based on development threat and presence of four Key Factors: Delaware River Waterfront Access, Natural Heritage Priority Sites, Urban Aid…

This brochure is the sixth in a series of "implementation tools" brochures based on the recommendations in Horizons 2025, the region's long-range plan, prepared and adopted by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC). This brochure covers basic strategies to balance the supply and demand of parking. Many cities and towns do not address parking beyond the implementation of minimum parking…

This report contains the 1990 and 2000 population, households, vehicles available to households, number of vehicles, employed persons, and employment (jobs) for each of the 1,912 traffic analysis zones, 355 municipalities, 74 county planning areas, and 9 counties in the Delaware Valley Region. The data tables are included in 12 appendices to this report. The data are obtained from the Census Transportation…

This publication documents the natural and community resources of Logan Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey. The natural resource information includes descriptions, tables and maps of land use; soils; steep slopes; drinking water aquifers and wells; surface waters including watersheds, streams, lakes, wetlands, and floodplains; impacts on water resources; vegetation including forests and grasslands;…

This publication is a plan for open space protection and land preservation for Woolwich Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey. It includes information on the active recreation needs of Woolwich Township and Swedesboro Borough, which have a joint recreation program. The Plan documents the natural resources, historical resources, and built community in the Township, describes the existing Open Space…

This publication documents the natural and community resources of Woolwich Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey. The natural resource information includes descriptions, tables and maps of land use; soils; steep slopes; drinking water aquifers and wells; surface waters including watersheds, streams, lakes, wetlands, and floodplains; impacts on water resources; vegetation including forests and grasslands;…

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.