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Sometimes we ask questions to ponder whether there is a better solution. If someone in the Borough asks, "What would be better than we have now?" Does this question mean that what we currently have is bad? No. You can just be curious.

Walking meetups

Walking is a way to talk about problems and options that might lead to improvements.

I want to follow up from last week, first by saying that I'm open to going for walks with people at 6 am. My favorite former Congressman, Earl Blumenauer, used to do early morning running meetings around DC. It's more engaging than meeting over coffee and has health benefits.

Report follow up

If you read the Police Cost Benefit Analysis, please let me know if you had any thoughts. I'm just curious.

A bike ride?

A lot of people don't realize how easy it is to get to the Pennypack Trail and Lorimer Park by bicycle. Here's my route. If you want a personal guide, I'm happy to bike with you to the trail.

Walking to/from Abington - Great improvements

And here is a map of a trail/sidewalk/drainage project that State Representative Ben Sanchez began and Abington Commissioner Stuart Winegrad saw to completion. Abington Township Staff did the work in-house and the workmanship is outstanding.

Parking updates - working on code

We are using Park Mobile now, just like Abington and Cheltenham. Meters have gone away for several reasons. They break and you can't buy new replacement parts. They take quarters, but our bank doesn't. They are a time suck, requiring two people to empty them.

Parking is enforced from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. There are now several free 20 minute parking spaces for in/out stops and for deliveries.

On-street parking

Since the pandemic, it's been harder to find residential on-street parking. People brought up several reasons for this at a special parking meeting.

Parking permits for residents and non-residents don't seem to solve the problem. Permits push the problem from one street to another. I wonder if there's a way to charge non-resident vehicles for parking without forcing residents to buy permits.

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Road safety in Ward 1

Kevin McCreary Jr. was killed last year while bicycling through Jenkintown. Here's an article about why we don't have safe roads.

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While Montgomery County published a guide for municipalities to create safer streets for everyone, it isn't applicable to York Road.

Speed cameras would be.

I used to be a skeptic of speed cameras. They have reduced fatalities on Roosevelt Blvd in Philadelphia, but it takes a vote in the state legislature to make them happen.

Please feel free to reach out.

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Steve

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