document.writeln("<a href=\"http://www.issuelab.org\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http://feeds.issuelab.org/powered_by_issuelab_135x35.gif\" width=\"135\" height=\"35\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Philadelphia Nonprofit Research News\" /></a><br />");
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document.writeln("<br /><hr width=\"100%\" size=\"1\" style=\"border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px dotted #1B2C33; padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px;\" /><a href=\"http://issuelab.org/research/innovations_in_zoning_for_smart_growth\" target=\"_blank\">Innovations in Zoning for Smart Growth</a><br />");
document.writeln("<i>Posted on 27 Jan 2010 at 6:59pm</i><br />");
document.writeln("<p>Contributing organization(s): Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission</p>This report is a guide for municipalities and counties in the Delaware Valley region to assist them in understanding and implementing zoning to promote smart growth. Smart growth is an approach to development that discourages sprawl, while encouraging revitalization of urb...<br />");
document.writeln("<hr width=\"100%\" size=\"1\" style=\"border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px dotted #1B2C33; padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px;\" /><a href=\"http://issuelab.org/research/hunger_in_america_2010_local_report_prepared_for_the_second_harvest_food_bank_of_northwest_pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\">Hunger in America 2010 Local Report Prepared for The Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania</a><br />");
document.writeln("<i>Posted on 26 Jan 2010 at 6:59pm</i><br />");
document.writeln("<p>Contributing organization(s): Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest)</p>&lt;p&gt;This report presents information on the clients and agencies served by The Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania. The information is drawn from a national study, Hunger in America 2010, conducted in 2009 for Feeding America (FA) (formerly America's S...<br />");
document.writeln("<hr width=\"100%\" size=\"1\" style=\"border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px dotted #1B2C33; padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px;\" /><a href=\"http://issuelab.org/research/american_community_survey\" target=\"_blank\">The American Community Survey</a><br />");
document.writeln("<i>Posted on 22 Jan 2010 at 6:59pm</i><br />");
document.writeln("<p>Contributing organization(s): Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission</p>Analytical data report #15 is the latest in a series of bulletins designed to complement our traditional data releases. The American Community Survey (ACS) is a continuous household survey conducted by the United States Census Bureau that will replace the long-form of the ...<br />");
document.writeln("<hr width=\"100%\" size=\"1\" style=\"border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px dotted #1B2C33; padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px;\" /><a href=\"http://issuelab.org/research/integrating_land_use_transportation_and_economic_development\" target=\"_blank\">Integrating Land Use Transportation & Economic Development</a><br />");
document.writeln("<i>Posted on 22 Jan 2010 at 6:59pm</i><br />");
document.writeln("<p>Contributing organization(s): Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission</p>The overall goal of this project is to foster communication, coordination and consistency between the goals and policies of the regional land use and transportation plans and economic development strategies among economic development and planning agency staff in southeaste...<br />");
document.writeln("<hr width=\"100%\" size=\"1\" style=\"border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px dotted #1B2C33; padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px;\" /><a href=\"http://issuelab.org/research/public_participation_plan_a_strategy_for_citizen_involvement\" target=\"_blank\">Public Participation Plan: A Strategy for Citizen Involvement</a><br />");
document.writeln("<i>Posted on 22 Jan 2010 at 6:59pm</i><br />");
document.writeln("<p>Contributing organization(s): Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission</p>DVRPC has a long history of public involvement in its plans and programs, beginning in the 1970s when federal mandates outlined the basics of citizen involvement. In 2001, the DVRPC Board adopted a Public Participation Plan, which was designed for DVRPC's Board, staff and ...<br />");
document.writeln("<hr width=\"100%\" size=\"1\" style=\"border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px dotted #1B2C33; padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px;\" /><a href=\"http://issuelab.org/research/promoting_civic_design_excellence_in_philadelphia\" target=\"_blank\">Promoting Civic Design Excellence in Philadelphia</a><br />");
document.writeln("<i>Posted on 22 Jan 2010 at 6:59pm</i><br />");
document.writeln("<p>Contributing organization(s): Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission</p>This report, funded by the William Penn Foundation, and developed by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, looks at the state of civic design in Philadelphia in 2007 and makes recommendations as to how the City can strengthen its own functions to improve the qu...<br />");
document.writeln("<hr width=\"100%\" size=\"1\" style=\"border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px dotted #1B2C33; padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px;\" /><a href=\"http://issuelab.org/research/increasing_intermodal_access_to_transit_phase_iii\" target=\"_blank\">Increasing Intermodal Access to Transit - Phase III</a><br />");
document.writeln("<i>Posted on 6 Jan 2010 at 6:59pm</i><br />");
document.writeln("<p>Contributing organization(s): Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission</p>Phase III of this continuing project assessed non-motorized (pedestrian and bicycle) accessibility to six rail stations in the region. Three Burlington County RiverLINE stations (Beverly/Edgewater Park, Burlington Town Center, and Riverton) and three SEPTA rail stations (C...<br />");
document.writeln("<hr width=\"100%\" size=\"1\" style=\"border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px dotted #1B2C33; padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px;\" /><a href=\"http://issuelab.org/research/increasing_intermodal_access_to_transit_phase_iv\" target=\"_blank\">Increasing Intermodal Access to Transit: Phase IV</a><br />");
document.writeln("<i>Posted on 6 Jan 2010 at 6:59pm</i><br />");
document.writeln("<p>Contributing organization(s): Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission</p>Phase IV of this continuing project assessed non-motorized (pedestrian and bicycle) accessibility to five rail stations in the region. Three SEPTA Regional Rail stations (Bryn Mawr, Fox Chase, and Glenside), one SEPTA Broad Street Subway station (Erie), and one New Jersey ...<br />");
document.writeln("<hr width=\"100%\" size=\"1\" style=\"border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px dotted #1B2C33; padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px;\" /><a href=\"http://issuelab.org/research/increasing_inter_modal_access_to_transit_phase_ii\" target=\"_blank\">Increasing Inter-Modal Access to Transit: Phase II</a><br />");
document.writeln("<i>Posted on 6 Jan 2010 at 6:59pm</i><br />");
document.writeln("<p>Contributing organization(s): Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission</p>Phase II of the two part study assess pedestrian and bicycle accessibility in the areas surrounding Ardmore Junction, Avondale park and Ride, and Lindenwold Station using PLOS and BLOS software. Field views were conducted to collect data and assess non-motorized mobility e...<br />");
document.writeln("<hr width=\"100%\" size=\"1\" style=\"border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px dotted #1B2C33; padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px;\" /><a href=\"http://issuelab.org/research/municipal_implementation_tool_16_road_diets\" target=\"_blank\">Municipal Implementation Tool #16 - Road Diets</a><br />");
document.writeln("<i>Posted on 5 Jan 2010 at 6:59pm</i><br />");
document.writeln("<p>Contributing organization(s): Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission</p>Road Diets are a Smart Transportation solution that can help achieve roadway safety, access, and design objectives. A typical road diet strategy reduces the number of travel lanes on a roadway cross-section. One of the most common applications of a road diet is to convert ...<br />");
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