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http://onlinepubs.trb.org...trr/1985/1046/1046-003.pdf

https://scholar.google.co...ufti&publication_year=1985

Several states have now passed legislation creating an enterprise development area (EDA) or enterprise zone. Several more are now considering such legislation. Pennsylvania's EDA program has among its features a transportation component targeted to improved access to EDAs through highway improvements. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation asked the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) to undertake this component, including surveying transportation problems in the two EDAs within its jurisdiction and recommending actions leading to resolution of the problems. The commission's study of the EDA in Chester City and Chester Township in Delaware County is summarized in this paper. The study consisted of a practical application of problem identification and solution development. The centerpiece of the study was an extensive series of interviews with the managers of private firms now operating in the EDA. The recommendations made by DVRPC included permanent, long-term solutions and interim solutions that could be implemented in the short term. How effective these might be and the kinds of reactions that might be expected from shippers and local elected officials are suggested in this paper.

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Transportation Research Record

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Accessibility; Cooperation; Deregulation; Economic development; Enterprise districts; Improvements; Local government; Traffic managers; Transportation planning

Shippers

Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I10: Economics and Administration

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