MORE THAN JUST AN
INTERSECTION
THE CURTIS HALL & ARBORETUM IN WYNCOTE IS ON
THE REGISTRY OF NATIONAL HISTORIC SITES
IT SITS DIRECTLY AT GROUND ZERO OF THE PROPOSED PENNDOT EXPANSION OF THE CHURCH/GREENWOOD INTERSECTION
EVERY DAY, JUST OUTSIDE THE PEACEFUL ARBORETUM, NON LOCAL, CUT THROUGH, COMMERCIAL & COMMUTER TRAFFIC CLOGS CHURCH ROAD AND GREENWOOD AVENUE
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY OF LIFE IS NEGATIVELY IMPACTED
OUR NEIGHBORS ARE LOCKED IN THEIR DRIVEWAYS
BY THE NON STOP, HIGH SPEED, HIGH VOLUME TRAFFIC
ACCESSING & EXITING ROUTE 309
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO CURTIS ARBORETUM IS IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO SPEEDING AND ZERO PEDESTRIAN SAFE CROSSWALKS
EXPANDING THE CHURCH ROAD/GREENWOOD AVE INTERSECTION WILL ONLY CREATE A MORE DANGEROUS, LESS WALKABLE COMMUNITY FOR CHELTENHAM NEIGHBORS
INCREASING THE SIZE OF AN INTERSECTION TO REDUCE CONGESTION WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CARS THROUGH THE INTERSECTION.
IT IS AN UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE OF CONGESTION REDUCTION PROJECTS AND WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE MORE TRAFFIC, CARBON EMISSIONS AND TRAVEL DELAYS.
INDUCED TRAFFIC WILL BRING MORE TRAFFIC
PENNDOT’S PROPOSAL PRIORITIZES
THE SAFETY AND MOBILITY OF MOTORISTS
OVER PEDESTRIANS AND CHELTENHAM NEIGHBORS
PEDESTRIANS AND BIKERS ARE NOT SAFE ON
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ROADS
OVERSIZE COMMERCIAL TRUCKS REGULARLY SPEED THROUGH THE CHURCH ROAD/GREENWOOD AVE INTERSECTION AT 40-50 MPH
TRAFFIC MUST BE SLOWED DOWN
IMPOSE VEHICLE SIZE RESTRICTIONS
LARGE MULTI AXLE COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ARE COMPLETELY OUT OF SCALE ON OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ROADS AND NEXT TO RESIDENTIAL HOMES
WE NEED PEDESTRIAN SAFE CROSSWALKS TO ACCESS CURTIS ARBORETUM AND PROMOTE NEIGHBORHOOD WALKABILITY
FUTURE
DEVELOP A COMMERCIAL BYPASS ROUTE 73 USING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE ON WASHINGTON LANE AND CHELTENHAM AVENUE TO MOVE TRAFFIC TO ROUTE 309
DEVELOP A LONG RANGE COMPREHENSIVE TRAFFIC STRATEGY BASED ON CHELTENHAM 2013 SUSTAINABILITY PLAN GOALS RELATED TO WALKABILITY AND SAFETY