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Many land use and zoning policies address retail and commercial development, but often fall short of creating and sustaining a thriving retail district that fits the needs of the surrounding population. Through the Strategies for Older Suburbs work program, staff compiled information about 71 downtown retail districts in an effort to learn what elements were common among successful older suburban……

In 2001, DVRPC published the "... and Justice for All" report to identify impacts of disparate funding and services on defined low-income and minority groups. A methodology was created, refined in subsequent years, to identify populations that may be adversely affected by transportation planning decisions. This report is an annual update of that initial report and catalogues DVRPC's fiscal year 2013……

This memorandum is the sixth review of the status of supplemental projects for major Single Occupancy Vehicle capacity-adding projects in the region's Transportation Improvement Programs. The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission worked with project sponsors to identify or update Congestion Management Process (CMP) commitments. All projects reviewed were found to be making reasonable progress……

Since 2006, DVRPC’s Congestion Management Process (CMP) staff has researched tools to evaluate the anticipated performance and expected benefits of congestion management strategies. Although none of the programs evaluated to date meet all of the needs of CMP strategy analysis, four programs were short-listed for further testing and evaluation. These programs have the potential to analyze a majority……

The Connections 2040 Plan for Greater Philadelphia: Technical Analysis documents the quantitative effort and assumptions that went into developing the needs assessment, revenue forecast, allocation, project evaluation and selection, fiscal constraint analysis, and regional funding options for the Connections 2040 Plan for Greater Philadelphia.

This study was conducted by DVRPC to identify potential impacts and opportunities created by the opening of the Pennsauken Transit Center, a new rail transit facility being constructed by New Jersey Transit in Pennsauken, New Jersey. The Transit Center is composed of two interconnected stations that will allow riders to transfer between the RiverLINE and Atlantic City Rail Line. The study includes……

This report assesses trends in auto vehicle trips and transit passenger trips crossing selected screenlines, and cordon lines in the Delaware Valley region. The data is compared for the years 1995, 2000, 2005, and 2010.

This report is the annual review and update of the Greater Philadelphia Economic Development Framework, which was created in 2009 to satisfy provisions for a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Greater Philadelphia region. Co-authored by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC), Select Greater Philadelphia, and the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern……

As the region's metropolitan planning organization (MPO), DVRPC provides technical assistance and services to its member state, county, and local governments; the private sector; and the public. Delaware Valley Data is our periodic series of free data bulletins, data snapshots, and analytical data reports. This analytical data report provides revised 2040 and interim-year population forecasts for……

This publication is an appendix for the Environmental Resource Inventory of Ewing Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, that addresses the air quality and climate of the township.