Conservation Subdivision Design (CSD) is a development strategy that can help communities manage their growth and preserve open space and natural areas in residential housing...

DVRPC’s 2020 land use file is based on digital orthophotography created from aerial surveillance completed in the spring of 2020. This dataset supports many of DVRPC's planning...

Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) is often cited as one of the most effective ways of promoting Smart Growth. TOD is compact, pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use development within...

Every five years, since 1990, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission has produced a GIS Land Use layer for its 9-county region. As it was in 2000, digital...

The Transportation and Community Development Initiative (TCDI) is a grant opportunity that supports smart growth initiatives that implement the Connections 2045 Plan for Greater...

The Development Intensity Zones (DIZ) geography as a block group-based assessment of existing development, largely formed from two analysis dimensions—density and proximity....

DVRPC’s 2023 land use file is based on digital orthophotography created from aerial surveillance completed in the spring of 2023. This dataset supports many of DVRPC's planning...

PLANNED CENTERS, CORE CITIES & NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERSAll Connections 2050 Long-Range Plan elements are available online at www.dvrpc.org/plan. The Plan has two primary...

PLANNING CENTERSAll Connections 2050 Long-Range Plan elements are available online at www.dvrpc.org/plan. The Plan has two primary documents:(1) The Connections 2050 Policy...

PLANNING AREAS All Connections 2050 Long-Range Plan elements are available online at www.dvrpc.org/plan. The Plan has two primary documents:(1) The Connections 2050 Policy...

PLANNING CENTERSAll Connections 2050 Long-Range Plan elements are available online at www.dvrpc.org/plan. The Plan has two primary documents:(1) The Connections 2050 Policy...

MAJOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS (POINTS) - Updated 7/2024All Connections 2050 Long-Range Plan elements are available online at www.dvrpc.org/plan. The Plan has two...

MAJOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS (LINES) - Updated 7/2024All Connections 2050 Long-Range Plan elements are available online at www.dvrpc.org/plan. The Plan has two primary...

LAND USE VISIONThe Connections 2050 Land Use Vision defines a regional visualization for Centers-based development and the preservation of agricultural and natural lands. The...

FREIGHT CENTERSAll Connections 2050 Long-Range Plan elements are available online at www.dvrpc.org/plan. The Plan has two primary documents:(1) The Connections 2050 Policy...

Data pertaining to business parks were obtained from counties in the DVRPC region (if available). These datasets were used in conjunction with DVRPC's latest land use layer and...

As part of the Regional Housing Initiative (RHI), the team conducted a submarket analysis. This analysis identifies 2020 census tracts with similar housing characteristics...

Current (2021) and projected numbers of Plug-in Electrical Vehicles (PEVs) at the census block group level for the Delaware Valley region. The projected PEV distribution is...

Current (2021) and projected numbers of Plug-In Electrical Vehicles (PEVs) at the municipal level for the Delaware Valley region. The municipal PEV counts were aggregated from...

Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory for Greater Philadelphiahttps://www.dvrpc.org/Products/18018Energy Use is defined as the BBTU (Billion British Thermal Units)...