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Montgomery County, PA November 3, 2009 Election
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Improving Transportation

By William F. Jenaway

Candidate for Supervisor; Township of Upper Merion

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We need to continue working on the management of traffic from our neighboring communities, reducing traffic as possible, and require developers to pay their fair share for traffic management that their projects generate.
Traffic is a function of community activity. As a suburb, the traffic generation and management needs to be looked at from within the community and outside the community, thus requiring regional approaches (working with state, federal, and neighboring community elected officials) to manage the impact of traffic on a regional basis. Yes, we can charge developers for the impact of traffic developed by their addition to the community, yes we can try and expand bus routes (which are proven to require subsidies in suburban communities like ours due to lack of ridership), and yes, we can try and limit construction, but that doesn't stop the traffic coming from neighboring communities to work or shop in our community which drives our economy and keeps our taxes low. I have personally worked (as Chair of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission's Highway Incident Management Task Force) to support the Intelligent Transportation System to move traffic along arterial highways and testified to the State House of Representatives and Senate on the need for "Quick Clearance" legislation which was ultimately passed. I also serve on the Board of a national organization (Highway Responder Safety Institute) that deals with highway related issues. Traffic is a local problem that requires a regional appraoch for solution. My work with state and federal government and daily interaction with local elected officials in other communities will serve as solid footwork to make enhancements to our traffic impact solutions.

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