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On September 26, 2024, the DVRPC Board voted to adopt Growing Greater Philadelphia (2024-2028), the regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS).

The Draft Vision, along with all Plan documentation and investments, will have a 30+ day public comment period in the spring/summer of 2025.

Take the Wissahickon Vision Zero survey to share your thoughts on how to make the area safer and enter to win a $50 Visa gift card.

Congratulations to recently retired DVRPC Deputy Executive Director Patty Elkis, who received the 2024 Leaders Award for Distinguished Service, and the project team for Vision Zero: Hunting Park, who received the Award for Plans.

The meeting highlighted the severity of the healthcare access crisis caused by hospital closures in the region and emphasized the importance of fostering partnerships between first responders, public health, and planning sectors to address the widespread effects on emergency services, healthcare access, and overall community well-being.

The Futures Group is a collaborative, multidisciplinary group of subject matter experts and interested stakeholders that meets on an as-needed basis to explore emerging trends and forces (social, technological, environmental, economic, or political) and how they are shaping the Greater Philadelphia region.

DVRPC staff will be joined by a panel of experts to discuss the Great Consolidation and how to anticipate and plan for the impacts of the changing retail banking industry.

A ribbon cutting was held on October 11, 2024, to celebrate the opening of the Pennypack Path Connector Trail in Philadelphia. Part of the Circuit Trails network, this new segment creates a seamless connection from the Delaware River to Bucks County.

The Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) provides technical information and expertise to help municipal governments use transportation funds more effectively, improve road maintenance, and increase roadway safety.