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This report provides a flood recovery and mitigation strategy for those flood prone communities in Bucks County. As an element of a flood mitigation plan for eastern Pennsylvania, which is coordinated by the Economic Development Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania under a grant from the Economic Development Administration, this study describes both structural and non-structural flood proofing alternatives.…

This bulletin contains 1995 land Use information for the DVRPC 9-county region.

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 to access job opportunities throughout the regional labor market. In the Delaware Valley, this includes commuting across state lines. Focusing on the welfare populations in the core cities of Philadelphia, Trenton and Camden,…

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.

Many older boroughs and townships that developed rapidly following World War II face challenges to their fiscal and socioeconomic stability. These 'first generation suburbs' are experiencing population and job loss, increased social needs and limited tax base to finance services. Focusing on this group of communities, this report will (1) review the history of suburban development and decentralization…

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 assesses the extent of homelessness in the Delaware Valley and considers causes of homelessness as well as the characteristics and needs of various homeless sub-populations. The report provides recommendations for improving the provision of services for the region's homeless to assist them as they transition to self-sufficiency, including supporting at-risk households; improving access…

A Geographic Information System (GIS) was used to determine the share of the region's population and jobs that are located within various distances from bus and trolley lines, and rail stations. The analysis is broken down by submode and time of service.

Census tracts are small, statistical subdivisions of a county delineated by local participants as part of the United States Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program. The primary purpose of census tracts is to provide a stable set of geographic units for the presentation of decennial census data. The 2000 census marks the first time that the entire United States is delineated into census…

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.