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This report assesses trends in highway traffic crossings selected screen lines, cordon lines, and using major bridges in the region, as well as the PA and NJ Turnpikes. Average weekday traffic counts collected in 2000 are compared with similar data collected through 1960-1995.

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,…

As part of a continuing project to foster inter-municipal cooperation, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) with the support and cooperation of the Delaware County Planning Department (DCPD), Lansdowne, East Lansdowne and Yeadon boroughs (which comprise the Eastern Delaware County Council of Governments), Clifton Heights Borough and Upper Darby Township conducted a Revitalization…

DVRPC conducted a study of important roadway connections between the National Highway System and 12 key intermodal freight terminals to assist the planning needs of the Delaware Valley Goods Movement Task Force. The analytical work includes an inventory and assessment of physical and traffic operating conditions along the connectors (contained in the Appendix). Recommendations to improve deficiencies…

This report presents an overview of a multi-year effort to coordinate and plan ITS deployment in the Delaware Valley. It shows why ITS is needed, gives examples of existing ITS programs, and describes some of the benefits that ITS could provide to this region. Major elements of the ITS coordinating effort are described, including development of the Regional ITS Architecture, incident management programs,…

DVRPC has developed this environmental justice (EJ) assessment to avoid, minimize and mitigate potential direct and disparate impacts on defined minority, handicapped and lower income populations in the Delaware Valley Region. The assessment also fulfills a federal certification requirement for Metropolitan Planning Organizations that use federal funds to undertake a planning process to develop regional…

This document includes (1) a general overview of the TIP intended to familiarize the reader with what the TIP is and is not, how it was developed, and what can be expected for projects in the TIP, (2) various summaries of the program and other information of general interest, (3) a summary of the TIP public outreach process, and (4) maps and lists of the projects. The document also contains five appendices:…

This analytical data bulletin summarizes the results of a regional employer survey conducted by DVRPC in March and April of 1999 and serves as a technical supplement to DVRPC's publication Starting Work: Entry-Level Jobs in the Delaware Valley.

This document presents a transportation improvement plan for the NJ 38 Corridor in Burlington County and Camden County. The corridor planning effort undertakes the traditional examinations of an existing transportation/circulation system, in this case NJ 38 and surrounding facilities, identifying safety and functional or operational problems and recommending potential solutions, as appropriate. This…

In response to a recommendation by the Federal Highway Administration, DVRPC initiated a study of pedestrian safety and accessibility in suburban locations. Butler Pike, a heavily used roadway between Conshohocken and Plymouth Meeting, was recommended by Montgomery County planners for study. Making Butler Pike Pedestrian Friendly presents the findings of the study illustrating dangerous and unpleasant…