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This project was created in support of PENNDOT's effort to establish model access management ordinances for use by municipalities statewide. Two corridors were selected as case studies to help PENNDOT illustrate the possible benefits of proactive access management implementation. This corridor report highlights US1 / City Avenue between 54th Street and the I-76 interchange ramps (the second case study……

This project was created in support of PENNDOT's effort to establish model access management ordinances for use by municipalities statewide. Two corridors were selected as case studies to help PENNDOT illustrate the possible benefits of proactive access management implementation. This corridor report highlights County Line Road between North Wales Road and the Sellersville Bypass (the second case study……

This technical report compiles aircraft operations estimates for seven non-towered airports in the Delaware Valley Region. Eight acoustic counts were taken between April 2004 and March 2005, each sample extended over the period of one week. The samples were extrapolated over the entire year and produced the results presented in this report. These Results are used by multiple sources to monitor activity……

This publication documents the natural and community resources of Woodstown Borough and Pilesgrove Township, Salem County, New Jersey. The natural resource information includes descriptions, tables and maps of land use; soils; steep slopes; drinking water aquifers and wells; surface waters including watersheds, streams, lakes, wetlands, and floodplains; impacts on water resources; vegetation including……

This report represents a planning effort to support the local counties and municipalities in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania in addressing the safety and mobility issues along their arterial road network. This network can typically experience congested conditions due to high traffic volumes and or limited capacity. Accidents occurring along these congested facilities not only result in injuries but……

This report describes the methodology used to identify transportation needs of the four county New Jersey portion of the region which are not yet being addressed in the New jersey Project Development Process. The methodology used data from a wide variety of sources, including the Long Range Plan, the DVRPC Work Program, NJDOT's Congestion Management System, Pavement Management System and Bridge Management……

PennDOT's pilot Community Impact Assessment programjuxtaposes traditional planning techniques for ascertaining existing conditions with qualitative, anecdotal research; with the objective of creating a balanced assessment of what kinds of transportation investments would best serve the community. While this study did not coincide with a proposed transportation project, it dovetails with another PennDOT……

This report supplements the Route 3, West Chester Pike, Land Use and Access Management Strategies, Phase I report with an overview of potential funding sources for the implementation of its recommendations. A wide range of funding opportunities from federal, state, county and non-profit sources is summarized. A matrix of Phase I recommendations is provided to match the appropriate funding source(s)……

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.

The Delaware Valley has a plethora of shopping centers, with more being constructed each year. Current development patterns and retail trends are forcing tenants to abandon older shopping centers and relocate to new big-box regional centers and malls in outlying, growing townships. Over time, these older shopping centers have become vacant and present a blighting influence on their surrounding communities.……