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The number of elderly residents in the Delaware Valley has increased significantly in recent decades and is expected to increase even more dramatically in the future. Most older adults rely almost exclusively on their private car to meet their transportation needs, and tomorrow's seniors will likely be even more reliant on their automobiles as suburban "baby boomers" age in place. Once they can no…

This data bulletin contains 1980 - 1989 building permit data for the extended 28-county data service region. This Data Bulletin replaced #s 24, 28, 29, 32, 36, & 37

As part of a continuing project to foster inter-municipal cooperation, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission is preparing a series of short "How-to" guides for elected and appointed municipal officials. The purpose of these guides is to outline how local government officials can launch specific cooperative ventures with their neighbors in adjoining municipalities in order to improve services…

This report presents the methodology and documents the results of field surveys conducted by DVRPC to determine average vehicle occupancy rates for the nine counties comprising the Delaware Valley Region. The resulting rates are reported as state and county levels. Also included are rates determined by vehicle type, highway functional class, area type, and hour of the day.

This report summarizes an examination of existing traffic and safety conditions at the Sunset Road (CR 634) and Salem Road (CR 633) intersection. Undertaken at the request of Burlington County, the study was conducted to determine the ability of this intersection to accommodate future traffic volumes resulting from the background growth of area traffic and changes in travel patterns resulting from…

This document contains a listing of all transit, highway, bridge, bicycle, pedestrian, and multimodal projects in the Delaware Valley Region which will seek federal funding in fiscal years 1997 to 2001 (fiscal years 1997 to 2000 for Pennsylvania highway and transit projects). Also included is a description of the planning process; the roles of the numerous agencies responsible for planning, scheduling…

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has proposed widening US 202 (Section 300) from four to six lanes between US 30 and Valley Road. Federal requirements stipulate that any project which increases single-occupant vehicle capacity must result from a regional Congestion Management System (CMS). The Pennsylvania CMS Phase 2 Report serves as the CMS for the Pennsylvania portion of the DVRPC…

New Regionalism expands the concept of New Urbanism to include 1) limiting new development to designated growth areas, 2) fostering suburban development based on traditional neighborhood design principles, 3) encouraging infill development and urban revitalization, and 4) preserving an inter-connected regional open space network. This report explains key strategies and design principles for enhancing…

The magnitude of the welfare-to-work challenge calls for regional job placement strategies. To maximize placements, new workers must learn to use the regional transit network and other transportation services to access job opportunities throughout the regional labor market. In the Delaware Valley, this includes commuting across state lines. Focusing on current access-to-jobs initiatives, this report…

At the request of SEPTA, the DVRPC conducted detailed parking evaluations for 11 stations along the R3 Media / Elwyn Rail Line. DVRPC examined current parking conditions, and projected future parking conditions responding to latent demand and demographic growth within the rail line's commuter shed - for the Years 2005 and 2020. Projected parking levels were compared to planned parking expansions,…