Schuylkill Valley Metro
The Schuylkill Valley Metro is a project that addresses the issues of development and growth along the Route 422 corridor along the Schuylkill River between Philadelphia, Norristown, and Reading. This part of the Philadelphia metropolitan region has seen rapid growth in the past few decades in residences, employers, and automobile traffic — along with the increased air and noise pollution, congested roadways, and quality-of-life issues that go along with growth.

A rail line that serves communities along this corridor will revitalize the old towns and cities along the Schuylkill River, encourage Smart Growth and development patterns that preserve open space, and reduce traffic, air pollution, and noise pollution related to automobile use.

History
History of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad corridor up to 1981.

Timeline
History of the SVM project from 1994 to now.

Alternatives (2002)
An overview of the "Short List" of options from the original Major Investment Study that was released in 2002.

Major Investment Study / Draft Environmental Impact Statement (2002)
The original MIS/DEIS from 2002 for the SVM project. Only a portion of the study document is online at this time. The project described in this study is effectively "dead" and not being advanced.

Bibliography
Links to news articles and web sites.

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