DVRPC Products

DVRPC has published over one thousand reports from the 1970s to present. Product abstracts and/or PDF downloads are available.

July 1, 1995

Moving People And Goods: Transportation Element Of The DVRPC Year 2020 PlanMoving People And Goods: Transportation Element Of The DVRPC Year 2020 Plan
This plan is the adopted long range transportation plan for the nine county region prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act and in conformity with the requirements of the Clean Air Act Ammendments of 1990. It contains a financially constrained set of regionally significant projects and policies as well as listing of future studies which are……

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July 1, 1995

Estimating and Monitoring 1993 VMT in the Delaware Valley RegionEstimating and Monitoring 1993 VMT in the Delaware Valley Region
This report presents the estimates of daily vehicle-miles traveled in the nine-county Delaware Valley region. It includes a comparison of VMT estimates based on the HPMS counts (as generated by the states), DVRPC travel simulation model, and by the DVRPC enhanced HPMS method of traffic counts. These methods are analyzed and compared at the county and regional levels.

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July 1, 1995

US 322, Section 100 - Congestion Management Systems AnalysisUS 322, Section 100 - Congestion Management Systems Analysis
This report presents and evaluates the impact of the Congestion Management System (CMS) strategies on US 322 Section 100 in Chester County and Delaware County. These strategies are largely targeted to home-based work trips. After a series of meetings, the steering committee identified five strategies or DVRPC to analyze: Comprehensive employer-TDM, Carpooling/Vanpooling programs, Telecommuting, Park……

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June 1, 1995

Gloucester County East-West Corridor Traffic Study - Phases I and IIGloucester County East-West Corridor Traffic Study - Phases I and II
This interim report document the first two phases of as three phase effort to identify a network of highways that can adequately serve east-west travel across Gloucester County. This travel corridor runs between the Commodore Barry Bridge and NJ 55. Demand in this corridor gets extremely heavy in the summer months as the New Jersey Shore becomes a popular destination. Because US 322 provides a direct……

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June 1, 1995

New Jersey Truck Research StudyNew Jersey Truck Research Study
This report presents the results of a truck classification counting effort to test the validity of using short term counts to estimate 24 hour truck percentages and related characteristics. An evaluation of the degree of performance of four automatic counters, marketed by different manufacturers, is also included. The sampling, statistical methodology, analysis and conclusions of the study are documented……

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June 1, 1995

Intermodal Freight PlanIntermodal Freight Plan
The focus of this plan is the twenty-three significant intermodal facilities in the Delaware Valley region where freight is exchanged between modes of transport in route to its final destination. A catalogue of these facilities and their supporting networks is provided, as is a listing of improvements and long term goals to achieve seamless transfers of goods. This plan, Report 29 of Direction 2020,……

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June 1, 1995

SEPTA R5 Lansdale/Doylestown Rail Line Parking Demand Study Summary ReportSEPTA R5 Lansdale/Doylestown Rail Line Parking Demand Study Summary Report
At the request of SEPTA, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) examined current and future parking demand at 17 regional rail stations along the Lansdale/Doylesown (R5) rail line between the North Hills Station in Montgomery County and the Doylestown Station in Bucks County. The study's methodology included collecting data on recent services, facilities and patronage, defining the cummutershed……

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May 1, 1995

Travel Demand Analysis of SEPTA's Newtown Line (Supplement #1)Travel Demand Analysis of SEPTA's Newtown Line (Supplement #1)
This supplement contains five additional alternatives proposed for the restoration of servicento SEPTA's Newtown Line and follows an earlier report, published in January, which looked at two alternatives. The new alternatives include electrifying the line and operating direct service to the Philadelphia CBD, either via Fox Chase or via a connection to West Trenton Line near Bethayres; diesel shuttles,……

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May 1, 1995

Information System For Transportation PlanningInformation System For Transportation Planning
This report describes the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission Geographic Information System for the Transportation Planning activities (GIS-T) and types of databases and data items. It also illustrates some of the transportation planning activities that have utilized this system at Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission.

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April 1, 1995

Regional Growth Monitoring - 1992 And 1993 Development Proposals, New Construction, Labor Force Trends And Home Values In The Delaware ValleyRegional Growth Monitoring - 1992 And 1993 Development Proposals, New Construction, Labor Force Trends And Home Values In The Delaware Valley
This report is the third in a series of reports issued to date as part of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission's continuing growth monitoring project. It provides a summary of the type, scale and location of proposed and actual development activity in the nine county DVRPC region in 1992 and 1993, and compares it to 1990 and 1991 data. Cost of permit-authorized non-residential construction……

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