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Currently, the prospects of widening existing highways for any extended length or constructing new facilities are very limited in this region and many other regions of the country. Many regions of the country are developing traffic and incident management systems to address freeway congestion. The purpose of this study is to identify strategies that, when implemented, manage the traffic operations……

The purpose of this study was to acquire better and more comprehensive parking data for Southeastern Pennsylvania. Employees and parking facility owners/operators were surveyed to obtain information on their facilities and on parking management programs. Major findings from these surveys and information on parking management programs from other areas of the country are presented.

This report assesses the potential for transit service in the four New Jersey counties of the DVRPC region using poulation, number of households, auto ownership, the age structure of residents, and employment for 1990 and 2010. The underlying data is disaggregated to the level of traffic zones and is based on 1990 census data and latest DVRPC forecasts. Transit potential is highest in theCamden and……

This report describes the concept of a transportation center that will meet the needs of the region, defines guidelines that can be used in planning transportation centers, and compiles an inventory of existing, emerging, and potential transportation centers within the DVRPC region. Recommendations for further action are given for each type of transportation center as well as for each individual transportation……

This report defines park and ride lots, identifies areas within the DVRPC region in which park and ride development may be successful, and defines the factors that need to be considered when planning a park and ride lot. One of the park and ride areas is further analyzed to test a methodology for conducting a site selection process. A recommendation for further action is given for each of the proposed……

Journey-to-Work data for the Delaware Valley Region from the 1990 Census is summarized at the county level and compared with similar data from the 1970 and 1980 censuses. Changes in the distribution of resident workers, commuting patterns, means of transportation, travel times, and employment are analyzed.

Four profiles run from the 1990 Census of Population for each of the counties listed above: PROFILE 1 - Characteristics of Persons PROFILE 2 - Characteristics of Age, Race, Sex and Spanish Origin PROFILE 3 - Characteristics of Households and Families PROFILE 4 - Characteristics of Housing Units

This report continues the work of the previous report, "Regional Park and Ride Assessment: Highway-Related Facilities." Nine new proposed park and ride areas are subjected to a market area evaluation and general demand analysis. A recommendation for further action is given for each of these areas.

This report documents the TRANPLAN based highway and public transit simulation model that the DVRPC staffhas prepared for use in the I-95 Intermodal Mobility Project. This model produces estimates of the 1996 daily or peak hour travel patterns. The regional trip tables as well as the highway and transit networks are focused on the I-95 corridor and downloaded to a personal computer in TRANSPLAN format.……

This report provides a long range of implementation strategies as options to implement the policy goals of DIRECTION 2020, DVRPC's long-range land use and transportation plan for the Delaware Valley Region. Implementation options are presented for each of 56 specific action steps previously identified by the DVRPC Board. Significant new implementation tools are boxed on each page.