Revitalization and Livability
- Spot Check: Strategies for Managing Residential Parking in Philadelphia
- Planning for Changing Demographics: Millennials in the Delaware Valley - How the transportation, career, and housing preferences of young adults are shaping our region
- Revitalizing Suburban Downtown Retail Districts: Strategies and Best Practices
- Municipalities with High Numbers of Foreign-Born Residents: Trenton, Cherry Hill, Bensalem, and Lower Merion - Data Snapshots Series 3: Immigration, Number 3
- Municipalities with High Numbers of Foreign-Born Residents: Philadelphia, Upper Darby, and East Windsor - Data Snapshots Series 3: Immigration, Number 2
- Immigration in Greater Philadelphia - Data Snapshots Series 3: Immigration, Number 1
- Form-Based Codes: Lessons Learned from a Mount Holly, NJ Case Study
- Accessing the Tidal Delaware: Pennsylvania
- Municipal Resource Guide 2012
- Chester Riverfront and Community Rail Access Study
- Municipal Resource Guide 2009
- The Automobile at Rest: Toward Better Parking Policies in the Delaware Valley
- Reclaiming Brownfields - A Primer for Municipalities
- Financing Mixed-Use Development in the Delaware Valley Region
- Brownfield Resource Guide: Funding and Technical Assistance for Remediation and Reuse
- Promoting Civic Design Excellence in Philadelphia
- Baltimore Avenue Corridor Revitalization Plan - Executive Summary
- Corridor Planning Guide: Towards a More Meaningful Integration of Transportation and Land Use
- Innovations in Zoning for Smart Growth
- Impacts of Gaming in Greater Philadelphia
- Redesigning Shopping Centers in the Delaware Valley: From Greyfields to Community Assets
- Area Revitalization, Mobility and Industrial Corridor Reuse Study: Norristown, Plymouth and Conshohocken
- Realizing Density: Strategies for Compact Suburban Development
- Assessment of the Potential Role of Live/Work Development in Centers
- Baltimore Pike Corridor Revitalization Assessment - Building a Case for Community and Economic Redevelopment
- New Regionalism: Building Livable Communities Across the Delaware Valley
Transit-Oriented Development
- SEPTA Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Policy Research
- Building on our Strengths: Evaluating Transit-Oriented Development Opportunities in Greater Philadelphia
- Darby Transportation Center - Access & Development Opportunities Study
- Pennsauken Transit Center: Impacts and Opportunities
- Camden County Transit Expansion Framework Study
- Paoli Station Intermodal Access and Parking Study
- Demographics of Transit Zones (1/2-Mile Radius Around Rail Transit Stops) - Analytical Data Report 017
- Paoli Transportation Center: Funding & Technical Assistance Resource Guide
- On Track: Progress Towards Transit-Oriented Development in the Delaware Valley
- Transitioning to TOD: A Transit-Oriented Development Plan for SEPTA’s Wawa Station on the R3 Regional Rail Line
- Developing Around Transit: Transit- Oriented Development Plans for Ellsworth/Federal, North Wales, Warminster
- Implementing Transit-Oriented Development: Four TOD Plans for Girard, Lansdale, Thorndale and Woodbury
- Linking Transit, Communities and Development: Regional Inventory of Transit-Oriented Development Sites, Volume One: Executive Summary
- Project Evaluation Report: Implementing Transit-Oriented Development in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area
- Transit Village Design in Burlington County - Southern New Jersey Light Rail Transit System
Multi-Municipal Planning
- Mobilize to Thrive: Chestnut Hill Regional Area Study
- U.S. Route 202 Section 100 - Land Use Implementation and Coordination
- Managing Change Along US 322 Corridor: Land Use and Transportation Issues, Policies, and Recommendations - Volume 2: Framework Plan
- Route 3, West Chester Pike, Land Use and Access Management Strategies, Phase I
- Inter-Municipal Cooperation: White Horse Pike Economic Development and Land Use Assessment
Traffic Calming and Context-Sensitive Solutions
- Taming Traffic: Context Sensitive Solutions in the DVRPC Region
- Taming Traffic: Context-Sensitive Solutions in the DVRPC Region
- Taming Traffic: Context-Sensitive Solutions in the DVRPC Region
- Taming Traffic: Context-Sensitive Solutions in the DVRPC Region
- Taming Traffic (2006) Context-Sensitive Solutions in the DVRPC Region
- Taming Traffic: Context-Sensitive Solutions in the DVRPC Region
Municipal Implementation Tools
Implementing Connections: A Guide for Municipalities briefly describes numerous planning tools that municipalities can use to improve their community in the future and implement the region's long-range plan. The Municipal Implementation Tool brochure series describes specific tools and techniques in greater detail.
- Cultivating a Homegrown Economy - Municipal Implementation Tool #034
- Municipal Management of Extreme Heat - Municipal Implementation Tool #033
- Speed & Traffic Safety - Municipal Implementation Tool #032
- Municipal Management in a Changing Climate - Municipal Implementation Tool #031
- Age-Friendly Communities - Municipal Implementation Tool #030
- Effective Use of Tax Incentives within Greater Philadelphia - Municipal Implementation Tool #029
- Safe, Clean, and Green - Municipal Implementation Tool #028
- Attracting Immigrant Newcomers - Municipal Implementation Tool #027
- The Pop Up Economy - Municipal Implementation Tool #026
- Land Preservation through Noncontiguous Parcel Clustering in New Jersey - Municipal Implementation Tool #023
- Implementing Shared Services - Municipal Implementation Tool #025
- Zoning for Wireless Service Facilities - Municipal Implementation Tool #024
- Public/Private Partnerships - Municipal Implementation Tool #021
- Public Participation - Municipal Implementation Tool #022
- Energy Efficient Traffic Signals and Streetlights - Municipal Implementation Tool #020
- Freight Transportation - Municipal Implementation Tool #019
- Food System Planning - Municipal Implementation Tool #018
- Safe Routes to School - Municipal Implementation Tool #014
- Form-Based Codes for Big-Box Retail - Municipal Implementation Tool #013
- Traffic Calming - Municipal Implementation Tool #011
- Aging in Place - Municipal Implementation Tool #012
- Reclaiming Brownfields - Municipal Implementation Tool #010
- Impact Fees - Municipal Implementation Tool #005
- Residential Infill Development - Municipal Implementation Tool #004
- Multi-Municipal Planning - Municipal Implementation Tool #003
- Inclusionary Zoning - Municipal Implementation Tool #009
- Transfer of Development Rights - Municipal Implementation Tool #008
- Historic Preservation - Municipal Implementation Tool #007
- Parking Management Strategies - Municipal Implementation Tool #006
- Main Street Programs and Business Improvement Districts (BIDS) - Municipal Implementation Tool #002
- Transit-Oriented Development - Municipal Implementation Tool #001
Smart Growth Resources: Model Codes and Ordinances, Databases, Checklists, Scorecards
- EPA Smart Location Database: A Resource for Measuring Location Efficiency and the Built Environment
- Montgomery County (PA) Model Ordinances
- American Planning Association Model Smart Growth Codes
- Form-Based Codes Institute: Checklist for Identifying and Evaluating Form-Based Codes
- PlaceMakers: Code Study and Resources
- The Town Paper: National Inventory of TND
- National Center for Safe Routes to School: Bikeability Checklist
- National Center for Safe Routes to School: Walkability Checklist
- New Jersey Future: Smart Growth Scorecard for Proposed Developments [pdf]
- New Jersey Future: Smart Growth Scorecard for Municipal Review
- Voorhees Transportation Policy Institute: Pedestrian-Friendliness Scorecard [pdf]
- EcoCity Cleveland: Community Design Scorecard [pdf]
- New Jersey State Office of Planning: Development Review Checklist [pdf]
- Delaware Valley Smart Growth Alliance: Project Recognition Program Criteria
- New Jersey Office of Smart Growth: Smart Growth Areas Map [pdf]
- New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency: Site Evaluator
- HUD's Location Affordability Portal: Understanding the Combined Cost of Housing and Transportation