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To Plan, First Imagine

Exploratory Scenario Planning in Greater Philadelphia

Kirsten Lundberg

January 2024, English

This case study reviews the efforts of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) to use exploratory scenario planning to generate future scenarios for Connections 2050, a long-range plan for Greater Philadelphia.

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Adaptation, BRT, Bus Rapid Transit, Climate Mitigation, Community Development, Development, Disaster Recovery, Economic Development, Economics, Environment, Environmental Management, Environmental Planning, Housing, Inequality, Infrastructure, Land Use, Local Government, Planning, Poverty, Public Finance, Public Policy, Resilience, Scenario Planning, Smart Growth, Stakeholders, Sustainable Development, Transport Oriented Development, Transportation, Urban Development, Urban Upgrading and Regularization