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The West Powelton & Saunders Park Neighborhood Plan was undertaken in response to Mayor John F. Street's Neighborhood Transformation Initiative, which identified 31 neighborhoods in Philadelphia where a comprehensive planning process would direct future investments. West Powelton is one of three neighborhoods in Philadelphia where the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) directed those……

This report presents 2010 and 2030 forecasts for the no-build and three build alternatives for the SR 23 Section UMT corridor in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was prepared at the request of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, which is conducting traffic alternatives analyses for the area. DVRPC's travel simulation model was utilized to estimate future traffic……

The magnitude of the welfare-to-work challenge calls for regional job placement strategies. To maximize placements, workers must learn to use the regional transit network and other transportation-related services to access job opportunities throughout the region. In the Delaware Valley, this includes commuting across state lines. Focusing on current access-to-jobs initiatives, this plan profiles……

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) document includes (1) a general overview of the TIP intended to familiarize you with what the TIP is and is not, how it was developed, and what can be expected for projects in the TIP, (2) various summaries of the New Jersey and Pennsylvania programs, (3) a description of the TIP public involvement process, including how DVRPC has met the requirements……

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) document contains a listing of all transit, highway, bridge, bicycle, pedestrian, and multimodal projects in the New Jersey Subregion which will seek federal funding in fiscal years 2005 to 2007. This volume also contains the following three appendices: (a) Financial Guidance used in developing the program, (b) documentation on the air quality conformity……

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) document contains a listing of all transit, highway, bridge, bicycle, pedestrian, and multimodal projects in the Pennsylvania Subregion which will seek federal funding in fiscal years 2005 to 2008. This volume also contains the following three appendices: (a) Financial Guidance used in developing the program, (b) documentation on the air quality conformity……

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) document includes (1) a description of the TIP public involvement process, including how DVRPC has met the requirements of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act as Environmental Justice efforts, (2) copies of the comments received by both DVRPC member agencies and the general public, (3) agency responses to the public comments, and (4) Documentation of……

As part of the 2030 Long Range Plan development process, DVRPC has identified eight critical issue areas that will impact the future form and development of the region. The eight areas are Growth Management, Urban Revitalization, The Environment, Economic Development, Transportation Facilities, Transportation Finance, Transportation Operations, and Equity and Opportunity. A vision, describing what……

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.

This report documents a study to identify efficient, low cost alternatives for improving the operation, capacity and safety of PA 724. Lack of capacity at key intersections, poor sight distance, uncontrolled access and inadequate signage were identified as safety and operational concerns on PA 724. Overall, the addition of turn lanes and signals, better access management, and improved roadside maintenance……