CONNECTED COMMUNITIES
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Collaboration among Stakeholders
ImprovedTransportation
Choices
Connected Trails and Greenways
Strong Downtowns and
Destinations
■■ Average commuting time
improves or stays the same
■■ Increase in linked signal
systems and miles of fiber
optic cable for Intelligent
Transportation Systems
■■ More commuters live in
the municipality where
they work
Measuring success
IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION QUALITY AND EXPAND OPTIONS FOR
COUNTY RESIDENTS ANDWORKERS
The county’s transportation system connects people and places to each other and
offers a variety of transportation choices for county residents and workers. To
improve and expand these transportation options,
the county will...
…work with
and local municipalities to improve road
connectivity, expand IntelligentTransportation Systems, and
eliminate road bottlenecks
Having an interconnected, finely-grained road network with many choices reduces
congestion and provides alternative routes around accidents or other incidents. The
Lafayette Street extension, for example, will do this.
The county already has an extensive network, and the vast majority of future road
projects will improve intersections, repair roads, install Intelligent Transportation
Systems, and widen roads, where appropriate. In addition, the county will advocate
for new highway interchanges, roads, and bridges where more options are needed.
(All transportation projects, whether providing a new road choice or not, are
described in the final Vision chapter.)
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52
43
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39
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41
35
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Pottstown
Norristown
Lansdale
Collegeville
Jenkintown
Conshohocken
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New Road Choices
New or Expanded Interchange
Hatboro
Ambler
Pennsburg
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New Road, Bridge, or Direction of Traffic
Numbers refer to the project list in the
transportation section of the Vision Chapter
NEW ROAD CHOICES
