Bicycle Coalition
Fri, 26 Apr 2002 07:17:00 -0700
HARRISBURG (April 25) -- On behalf of Gov. Mark Schweiker, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT) Secretary Bradley L. Mallory today announced the state Transportation Commission’s approval of $45.4 million in federal funds for 153 projects that will enhance recreational trails, historic transportation properties and landscaping along streets and highways across Pennsylvania. “This is the third and final round of enhancement projects made possible by the federal Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, also known as TEA-21,” Secretary Mallory said. “Through the Transportation Enhancements program, we are making Pennsylvania a better place to live, work and play,” Secretary Mallory added. Last year, the Transportation Commission approved 154 enhancement projects totaling $39.2 million. In the first round, the commission approved 76 projects totaling $47.8 million. TEA-21 earmarked the money over six years for enhancements in Pennsylvania. The projects are funded 80 percent with federal funds and 20 percent with a local share. The program was developed through the collaboration of Pennsylvania’s planning partners -- the state Transportation Commission, 14 Metropolitan Planning Organizations, six Local Development Districts, the statewide Transportation Enhancements Advisory Committee and PENNDOT. “Nobody knows local needs more than local people, and our collaborative process reflects that,” Secretary Mallory said. EDITOR’S NOTE: A list of approved projects by county for the five-county Philadelphia area, with federal funding and sponsoring agency, follows. BUCKS - Realignment of Sandy Ridge Road to facilitate the installation of a bike and hike trail, $601,000, Borough of Doylestown; - New pedestrian link between a new public-parking facility and the Delaware River, $316,000, Borough of New Hope; - Restoration of 1902 Reading Railroad freight station, $100,000, Quakertown Train Station Historical Society; - Sycamore Street Streetscape, $1.2 million, Newtown Township; CHESTER - Pedestrian safety, streetscape and landscaping, $525,000, Caln Township; - Park Road pedestrian bridge over the Pennsylvania Turnpike, $608,000, Upper Uwchlan Township; - Downingtown pedestrian and bikeway improvements, $472,000, Borough of Downingtown; - Phoenix Column Truss Bridge rehabilitation, $300,000, Phoenixville Area EDC; DELAWARE - Riverwalk and East Coast Greenway, $1,055,000, City of Chester; - Sharon Hill Train Station Rehabilitation, $342,000, Delaware County Planning Department; - Marcus Hook Streetscape, $1.5 million, Borough of Marcus Hook; MONTGOMERY - Bridge improvements for the Perkiomen Trail in Schwenksville and Sprint Mount, $1 million, Montgomery County; - Sign improvements in Lower Merion business district, $345,000, Township of Lower Merion; - Replacement of Victorian streetlights and other improvements in Ambler, $552,000, Ambler Borough; PHILADELPHIA - Improved crosswalks and other improvements along Pennsylvania Avenue near the Art Museum, $960,000, Philadelphia Department of Streets; For more information about PennDOT District 6-0, please visit the project website at http://www.dot.state.pa.us/penndot/Districts/District6.nsf/main?ReadForm The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia 215-BICYCLE www.bicyclecoalition.org _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the Bicycle Coalition of the Delaware Valley list named "bike." To subscribe or unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.