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Introduction <strong>and</strong> SEPTA Profile<br />
Zero-Vehicle Households, by Metropolitan Area<br />
100<br />
Metropolitan Area<br />
Zero-Vehicle<br />
Households<br />
Metropolitan<br />
Area Share<br />
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Isl<strong>and</strong> 2,093,861 28.0%<br />
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 399,927 5.3%<br />
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana 358,705 4.8%<br />
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 310,583 4.1%<br />
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 223,207 3.0%<br />
San Francisco-Oakl<strong>and</strong>-Freemont 195,997 2.6%<br />
Washington-Arlington-Alex<strong>and</strong>ria 193,558 2.6%<br />
Economy<br />
Center City Philadelphia is the largest center of commerce in the Commonwealth of<br />
Pennsylvania. Leisure <strong>and</strong> hospitality, education, <strong>and</strong> health care are among the fastest<br />
growing employment sectors within the city <strong>and</strong> region.<br />
Transit oriented development is taking hold across the SEPTA service area. In 2005, the Cira<br />
Centre opened with a direct connection to 30th Street Station. The Comcast Center, adjacent to<br />
Suburban Station, opened in June 2008. Now, a $48 million mixed use redevelopment project is<br />
in the works adjacent to the Temple University Regional Rail Station. Together, these projects<br />
represent the increasing appeal of co-locating new development <strong>and</strong> major transit hubs in the<br />
five-county region.<br />
DVRPC projects that employment growth will largely mirror regional population growth.<br />
Employment projections are in the process of being updated by DVRPC based on 2010 Census<br />
data <strong>and</strong> will be available in October 2011. Current projections indicate that from years 2005-<br />
2035, the five-county region will see overall employment growth of 12 percent (net gain of<br />
241,472 jobs), reflecting expectations for double-digit growth in Bucks, Chester, <strong>and</strong><br />
Montgomery Counties <strong>and</strong> single-digit growth in Philadelphia <strong>and</strong> Delaware Counties.<br />
SEPTA Fiscal Year <strong>2012</strong> <strong>Operating</strong> <strong>Budget</strong> 4