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Complete Streets Project Presented To Quakertown Community School District Transportation Department
Our project coordinator Nicole Rodowicz recently had the opportunity to present on our "Quakertown Borough Complete Streets" project to the Quakertown Community School District Transportation Department. This project, which is funded through the DVRPC Transportation and Community Development Initiative (TC...
Impaired & Distracted Driving Education For Bucks County Community College Students
Our Community Traffic Safety Program recently held an impaired and distracted driving educational demonstration for Bucks County Community College students at the Gene and Marlene Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks. Students throughout the day had the opportunity to try fatal vision impairment goggles to simula...
Please Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day Responsibly And Never Drive Impaired!
St. Patrick's Day is one of our nation’s most popular holidays, celebrated with festivals, parades, and parties. These celebrations frequently feature themed cocktails and green pints, and the amount of alcohol consumed on this holiday is higher than average. People are more likely to make poor decisions as...
PennDOT To Begin Construction To Replace Brownsville Road Bridge In Bucks County
PennDOT District 6 announced that construction will begin Monday, March 31, on a $12.1 million project to replace the Brownsville Road bridge over Neshaminy Creek in Lower Southampton and Middletown townships, Bucks County. Under this project, PennDOT’s contractor will replace the existing 68-year-old c...
New Truck Restriction In Place For Turk Road In Doylestown Township
The Doylestown Township Police Department says please be advised that Turk Road is now restricted to trucks over 30-feet in length between Almshouse Road and Bristol Road. An engineering study was completed on the roadway which resulted in the restriction. Signs have been installed upon all approaches t...
Bicycle Safety Lessons Conducted At Linden Elementary School In Doylestown
Our Community Traffic Safety Program recently conducted bicycle safety lessons during physical education classes at Linden Elementary School of the Central Bucks School District from February 5-7. The basics of proper helmet and bike fit, rules of the road, and correct hand signals to make to drivers and p...
Make A Game Plan For Super Bowl Parties & Commit To Sober Driving
For the Philadelphia Eagles upcoming appearance in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, February 9, our Community Traffic Safety Program is reminding drivers: Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk. Get ahead of the game and create your plan now. If you’re going out to a Super Bowl party and you plan to drink alcohol, m...
SEPTA’s Transit Oriented Communities Webinar Recap
We recently hosted a webinar where attendees learned about SEPTA’s Transit Oriented Communities program. The Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) program supports the communities SEPTA serves as a part of its efforts to deliver a seamless lifestyle transit network. Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) support c...
SEPTA Board Awards Contract For Next Generation Of SEPTA Key
SEPTA recently awarded a $211 million contract to Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc. for the design, installation, and operation of its new fare payment system, “SEPTA Key 2.0”. SEPTA Key 2.0 is a next-generation system that will substantially improve the customer experience, while positioning SEPTA as...