Funding to improve pedestrian safety along routes to 13 schools in Chester-Upland and Southeast Delco School Districts
Funding from Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All program, created by the infrastructure law
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) and U.S. Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5) announced $261,942 in federal funding for Delaware County to make it safer for local students to get to school. This funding will allow the County to improve pedestrian safety along routes to 13 schools in the Chester-Upland and Southeast Delco School Districts.
“Thanks to the Infrastructure Investment and Job Act, we’re making it safer for students, faculty and staff, and visitors to get to Delaware County schools,” said Senator Casey. “Students’ families will have greater peace of mind when they send their children to school each day. Faculty and staff will have safer and more efficient commutes. Because of the infrastructure law, we’re going to keep Delco students safe and keep our communities moving.”
“The bottom line is that we are facing a street safety crisis in America — and in Pennsylvania. The thousands of lives we lose due to unsafe streets is unacceptable, and it’s long past time we in Washington do something about it,” said Senator Fetterman. “This funding will provide Delaware County with the resources they need to make streets safer for everyone on the roads."
“Students and families in Delaware County should have safe pathways to school,” said Rep. Scanlon. “This new federal funding made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will allow our local leaders and residents to develop and advance projects that address the unique safety needs of our neighborhoods and save lives.”
This funding comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program, funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). This funding will enable the County to develop a school-focused community engagement and education plan for Chester-Upland and Southeast Delco schools; conduct data collection and study pedestrian routes, including through surveys of parents and staff; and identify, design, deploy, and evaluate quick-build demonstration activities at 4 schools such as high-visibility crosswalks, raised medians, and paint and plastic pedestrian refuges.
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