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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 at state and county levels. Also included are rates determined by vehicle type, highway functional class, area type, and hour of the day.

This report is a "how-to" guide for municipalities, the county and state, the Mantua Creek Watershed Association and Gloucester County Federation of Watersheds, and residents interested in protecting the environment of the Upper Mantua Creek from the creek's headwaters in Glassboro to the dam at Bethel Mill Park and along one of its tributaries, Duffield Run. The report assesses existing conditions,……

This report documents the recommended procedures for transit assignment and network skims in the DVRPC travel model system. Transit assignment routines were prepared for three different time periods: AM peak period, PM peak period, and the off-peak period and are implemented in TRANPLAN. The report describes the procedures used to build the transit networks using the INET and DVFARE programs and……

This report summarizes an examination of existing and proposed future traffic volumes along Williamstown New Freedom Road (CR 536 Spur). Undertaken at the request of Camden and Gloucester Counties, the study was conducted to determine the ability of CR 536 Spur to accommodate continued traffic growth resulting from the concentration of new development within the study area, the background growth of……

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 documents a comprehensive land use and transportation evaluation of the 13 mile long PA 100 corridor in central Chester County, Pennsylvania. The work augments planning activities conducted independently by the five corridor municipalities through adoption of a multimodal corridor perspective, application of regional planning initiatives (PA Congestion Management Systems, Mobility Alternatives……

This report presents 27 indicators that collectively track the region's progress towards the adopted goals of Direction 2020, DVRPC's long range transportation and land use plan for the Delaware Valley. The indicators depict trends in eight issue areas: Physical Form, Traffic Congestion, Environment, Air Quality, Economic Development, Freight Movement, Mobility and Housing. The data provides a starting……

This report, together with the Camden County Public Transportation Plan (DVRPC, Draft March 1993, Final Report #97020) is intended to serve as the transportation element of the County Comprehensive Plan. It updates the existing master plan for highways which was completed in 1971. The county's current and future highway needs are assessed and recommendations are presented. These recommendations were……

The Camden County Public Transportation Plan examines operations and planning issues surrounding public transit services provided by NJ TRANSIT, Amtrak and PATCO. As a complement to these larger operators, non-traditional services such as Echelon Shuttle Bus and the Cross County Connesction TMA were also explored. In preparing this analysis, emphasis was given to the mandates of the Intermodal Surface……

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 2000 for the Pennsylvania Subregion and fiscal years 1998 to 2002 for the New Jersey Subregion. Also included is a description of the planning process and the roles of the numerous agencies responsible for……