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Pennsylvania and the State of Promoting Smart Growth, Protecting the New Jersey The Delaware Valley Regional Planning The symbol in our logo is Commission is dedicated to uniting the adapted from region’s elected officials, planning the official professionals, and the public with a DVRPC seal and is designed as a stylized image of the Delaware Valley. common vision of making a great region The outer ring symbolizes the region as a even greater. Shaping the way we live, whole while the diagonal bar signifies the work, and play, DVRPC builds Delaware River. The two adjoining consensus on improving transportation, crescents represent the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of promoting smart growth, protecting the New Jersey. environment, and enhancing the economy. We serve a diverse region of DVRPC is funded by a variety of funding sources including federal grants from the nine counties: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, U.S. Department of Transportation’s Montgomery, and Philadelphia in Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Pennsylvania; and Burlington, Camden, and Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Gloucester, and Mercer in New Jersey. departments of transportation, as well DVRPC is the federally designated as by DVRPC’s state and local member Metropolitan Planning Organization for governments. The authors, however, are the Greater Philadelphia Region — solely responsible for the findings and conclusions herein, which may not leading the way to a better future. represent the official views or policies of the funding agencies. DVRPC fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. DVRPC’s website (www.dvrpc.org) may be translated into multiple languages. Publications and other public documents can be made available in alternative languages and formats, if requested. For more information, please call (215) 238-2871. Table of Contents Page Executive Summary .............................................................................................................................................1 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................................3 Study Area ...........................................................................................................................................................4 Study Goals and Objectives ................................................................................................................................7 Section 1: Access to the Riverfront ..................................................................................................................19 What is Access? ................................................................................................................................................19 Challenges to Access ........................................................................................................................................21 Different Uses of the Waterfront ........................................................................................................................25 The Delaware River and Its Watershed .............................................................................................................31 Section 2: Planning and Investment Along the Riverfront ............................................................................. 37 Recent Planning Efforts .....................................................................................................................................37 Environmental Justice and Access to the Riverfront .........................................................................................43 Recent Funding Efforts and Investments ..........................................................................................................49 Section 3: Transportation Recommendations .................................................................................................61 Conclusion ..........................................................................................................................................................77 Bibliography ........................................................................................................................................................85 Abbreviations......................................................................................................................................................89 Appendices ....................................................................................................................................................... A-1 Accessing the Tidal Delaware i Figures Page Figure 1: Study Area ........................................................................................................................................ 9 Figure 2: Points of Interest ............................................................................................................................ 10 Figure 3: Land Use: Bucks County ................................................................................................................ 11 Figure 4: Land Use: Philadelphia County ...................................................................................................... 12 Figure 5: Land Use: Delaware County .......................................................................................................... 13 Figure 6: Public Access: Bucks County ......................................................................................................... 14 Figure 7: Public Access: Philadelphia County ............................................................................................... 15 Figure 8: Public Access: Delaware County.................................................................................................... 16 Figure 9: Port Facilities .................................................................................................................................. 25 Figure 10: Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Access Sites............................................................... 29 Figure 11: HUC 8 Watersheds in relation to Study Area................................................................................ 29 Figure 12: Delaware River Watershed .......................................................................................................... 30 Figure 13: East Coast Greenway & Open Space Map: Bucks County .......................................................... 33 Figure 14: East Coast Greenway & Open Space Map: Philadelphia County ................................................ 34 Figure 15: East Coast Greenway & Open Space Map: Delaware County .................................................... 35 Figure 16: Study Area Plans .......................................................................................................................... 36 Figure 17: Environmental Justice Degrees of Disadvantage......................................................................... 45 Figure 18: Coastal Zone Management Grants, 2006-2010: Bucks County ................................................... 46 Figure 19: Coastal Zone Management Grants, 2006-2010: Philadelphia County ......................................... 47 Figure 20: Coastal Zone Management Grants, 2006-2010: Delaware County ............................................. 48 Figure 21: Transportation Improvement Program: Bucks County ................................................................. 55 Figure 22: Transportation Improvement Program: Philadelphia County........................................................ 56 Figure 23: Transportation Improvement Program: Delaware County ............................................................ 57 Figure 24: TCDI, PCTI, and Take Me to the River Grants: Bucks County ..................................................... 58 Figure 25: TCDI, PCTI, and Take Me to the River Grants: Philadelphia County ........................................... 59 Figure 26: TCDI, PCTI, and Take Me to the River Grants: Delaware County ............................................... 60 Figure 27: Pennypack Park on the Delaware Photo Simulation .................................................................... 66 Figure 28: Priority Areas ................................................................................................................................ 75 ii Accessing the Tidal Delaware Tables Page Table 1: Study Area Municipalities ................................................................................................................... 4 Table 2: Study Area at a Glance ...................................................................................................................... 4 Table 3: Municipal Acres in Study Area ........................................................................................................... 5 Table 4: Population of Municipalities with more than 5% of their land area in the study area ......................... 6 Table 5: Bridge Traffic Counts ......................................................................................................................... 6 Table 6: Land Use in Study Area (2005) ........................................................................................................ 17 Table 7: Cargo in Metric Tons and Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) Entering
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