As Complete Streets are implemented across the state, New Jersey Transit wants to ensure that their operations improve the safety of bus operators, passengers, bicyclists, and pedestrians. DVRPC staff conducted a literature review, interviewed peer transit agencies, and organized a bus design workshop.
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced a $158 million Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods grant to support the Chinatown Stitch, a project to cap part of the Vine Street Expressway and to reconnect the Chinatown neighborhood in Philadelphia. Construction is expected to begin in 2027.
The Greater Philadelphia region has continued recent strong gains in job growth, according to newly released data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Explore job growth data in DVRPC’s Tracking Progress.
A new story map from DVRPC provides an overview of the Bicycle Cyclical Count Program and analyzes bicycle volumes from 2014 to 2022. Users can view the data by county and by individual count location.