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This report summarizes the results of a survey of business executives performed in the fall of 1999 to gauge their opinions on the most crucial transportation-related projects over the next 25 years. The input of the business community is essential in determining what types of transportation projects should be encouraged, and in what areas of the region, in order to aid in the Delaware Valley Region's…

A synthesis effort to inventory truck trip generation studies is currently being conducted on a national level to standardize data collection efforts and serve as an endorsed source for truck trip generation information. The need stems from a recognition of the crucial importance that freight movement plays in the national economy and the absence of reliable information to understand and plan for…

This is a systems level study, which provides a corridor wide analysis of the US 130 corridor in Burlington County. Undertaken at the request of New Jersey Department of Transportation, the study was conducted to determine the adaptability of the transportation management systems of the New Jersey Department of Transportation and the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission to the corridor planning…

The Intermodal Management System (IMS) is a systematic process for identifying and evaluating improvements which will expedite the transfer of people and goods between modes of travel. The IMS was one of six management systems created by ISTEA in 1991. For the Delaware Valley Region, the performance of IMS planning is carried on through the auspices of the region's current long range plan (the Year…

This report presents DVRPC's 2025 population and employment (jobs) forecasts in five-year intervals from 2000 to 2025 at both the county and municipal level for the nine county primary DVRPC region. The region comprises Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties in Pennsylvania; and Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Mercer counties in New Jersey. The report also describes the…

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 presents the results of the 1997 calibration/validation of the DVRPC regional travel simulation models. It also documents the detailed model structure, recalibrated/validated parameter estimates, and operating conventions within the TRANPLAN program batter enviroment.

Each fiscal year, DVRPC is responsible for issuing an annual report that summarizes the programs and projects that comprise the annual planning work program. This Annual Report features highlights of the Commission's many programs, a message from the Executive Director and Board Chair, a listing of Board members and committees, a financial summary, and unique characteristics of each county and major…

This report is a "how to" guide for Lawrence and Hamilton Townships, Mercer County, the state, the Delaware and Raritan Greenway, Inc., the Assunpink Watershed Association, and residents interested in protecting the creek environment and in establishing a trail connection between Mercer County Park, the Delaware and Raritan canal Towpath and the Assunpink Creek Greenway project in Trenton.