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Delco Improves Area Biking
By Bradley Vasoli, The Bulletin
Media — Delaware County Council approved a plan yesterday to enhance bicycling infrastructure throughout the county to encourage what officials view as a healthier and more environmentally friendly mode of transport.
County officials plan to partner with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) and the county’s municipalities to put the effort into effect. They hope to improve roads with shared lanes, bike lanes, shoulders and wide curb lanes as well as off-road bicycle paths. Transit stops, stairways and other public amenities will be made more accessible to bikers.
Most of the public works projects associated with the plan are likely to take place near the more populous eastern end of the county where commutes tend to be slightly shorter. But every municipality in western Delaware County has at least some stretch of road identified for improvement under the project.
A Delaware County Bicycling Committee will be established to oversee implementation of the plan, which council expects will receive relatively frequent updates.
“Bicycling is an alternative mode of transportation for travel to work, shopping, recreational facilities, schools and public transit stations which is vastly underutilized,” Councilwoman Christine Fizzano Cannon, R, said. “Use of bicycles can reduce dependence on gasoline as well as conserve that precious resource, contribute to cleaner air and promote a healthier lifestyle through the exercise that bicycling offers.”
Two council members are planning to promote the plan themselves through participation in the county’s Bike-to-Work Day this Friday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Council Vice Chairman Jack Whelan, R, and Councilman Tom McGarrigle will ride their bikes to the courthouse.
Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union and the Delaware County Transportation Management Association are holding festivities for the event at the Courthouse at Front and Olive streets in Media. Those seeking more information on the event can call 610-892-9440 or go to www.dctma.org.
Bradley Vasoli can be reached at bvasoli@thebulletin.us
County officials plan to partner with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) and the county’s municipalities to put the effort into effect. They hope to improve roads with shared lanes, bike lanes, shoulders and wide curb lanes as well as off-road bicycle paths. Transit stops, stairways and other public amenities will be made more accessible to bikers.
Most of the public works projects associated with the plan are likely to take place near the more populous eastern end of the county where commutes tend to be slightly shorter. But every municipality in western Delaware County has at least some stretch of road identified for improvement under the project.
A Delaware County Bicycling Committee will be established to oversee implementation of the plan, which council expects will receive relatively frequent updates.
“Bicycling is an alternative mode of transportation for travel to work, shopping, recreational facilities, schools and public transit stations which is vastly underutilized,” Councilwoman Christine Fizzano Cannon, R, said. “Use of bicycles can reduce dependence on gasoline as well as conserve that precious resource, contribute to cleaner air and promote a healthier lifestyle through the exercise that bicycling offers.”
Two council members are planning to promote the plan themselves through participation in the county’s Bike-to-Work Day this Friday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Council Vice Chairman Jack Whelan, R, and Councilman Tom McGarrigle will ride their bikes to the courthouse.
Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union and the Delaware County Transportation Management Association are holding festivities for the event at the Courthouse at Front and Olive streets in Media. Those seeking more information on the event can call 610-892-9440 or go to www.dctma.org.
Bradley Vasoli can be reached at bvasoli@thebulletin.us
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