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Collectors
A federal highway functional classification,
collectors are either “major” or “minor”
and channel traffic to or from higher
classification roads. Examples of major
collectors include Conshohocken State
Road in Lower Merion and Susquehanna
Road in Abington.
Community Conservation Partnership
Program
The PA Department of Conservation and
Natural Resources (DCNR) Bureau of
Recreation and Conservation’s (BRC) grant
program in support of local recreation and
conservation initiatives including recreation,
park and conservation facilities, watersheds,
rivers corridors and resources, greenways
and trails, heritage areas and facilities, and
critical habitat, natural areas and open space.
Community Development Block Grant
Program
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development’s long-running annual funding
program that provides communities with
resources to address a wide range of unique
community development needs.
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
A locally-based economic model
of agriculture and food distribution in which
a network or association of individuals
pledge to support one or more local farms,
with growers and consumers sharing the
risks and benefits of food production. CSA
members or subscribers pay at the onset
of the growing season for a share of the
anticipated harvest; once harvesting begins,
they receive weekly shares of what is in
season.
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
(CCRCs)
Communities with a mix of independent
and personal care units, as well as nursing
facilities that offer a tiered approach to
providing for the needs of aging residents.
Councils of Governments
Regional bodies which serve an area of
several municipalities or counties. They can
address regional and municipal planning,
economic development, waste management,
cartography, and hazard mitigation issues
that transcend municipal borders.
Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC)
A four-state agency, encompassing
Pennsylvania, NewYork, New Jersey and
Delaware, that regulates water quality and
supply within the Delaware River drainage
area.
DelawareValley Regional Planning
Commission (DVRPC)
A four-state agency, encompassing
Pennsylvania, NewYork, New Jersey and
Delaware, that regulates water quality and
supply within the Delaware River drainage
area.
Expressways
A federal highway functional classification,
expressways are the highest class and
include divided multi-lane limited-access
highways like the Blue Route (I-476).
Family
A family consists of a householder and
one or more other people living in the
same household who are related by
birth, marriage, or adoption.All people
in a household who are related to the
householder are regarded as members
of his or her family.A family household
may contain people not related to the
householder, but those people are not
included as part of the householder’s family
in tabulations.
