State Representative Dave Kessler will hold a town meeting at 7 p.m. this Thursday, Aug. 12 at the Exeter Township Building, 4975 DeMoss Road, Reading.
Dates and locations for future town meetings are available from his offices or on his website.
Whether or not you are able to attend a town meeting, you are always welcome to contact your state representatives if you have a state-related concern or question.
Ideas to mention:
Encourage PennDOT to release 2010 Safe Routes to School Federal Funding to build safer access for children to walk and bike to school. PennDOT has been allocated $6 million from the federal government for SRTS, but they are choosing not to use it. There is an increasing need for these projects around the state. These funds could potentially fund 12 projects; PennDOT’s decision means that 12 schools that want to help kids walk and bike to school won’t have the opportunity.
House Bill 2070 -- Distracted Driver Bill -- An Act amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for Commonwealth portion of fines, etc.; defining "interactive wireless communication device"; prohibiting use of interactive wireless communication device; and further providing for duty of driver in construction and maintenance areas or on highway safety corridors, for duty of driver in emergency response areas, for accident report forms, for department to compile, tabulate and analyze accident reports and for applicability and uniformity of title.
House Bill 1110 -- An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for driving on right side of roadway, for overtaking vehicle on the left, for no-passing zones, for driving on roadways laned for traffic, for required position and method of turning and for minimum speed regulation.
Senate Bill 776 -- An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for driving on right side of roadway, for overtaking vehicle on the left, for no-passing zones, for driving on roadways laned for traffic, for required position and method of turning and for minimum speed regulation.
State Complete Streets Policy -- hundreds of communities, counties, and states across the nation are passing Complete Streets policies which means that streets and roadways are designed and operated to be safe and accessible for pedestrians, transit riders, bicyclists, and drivers -- all users, regardless of age or ability. See the example of the MN Complete Streets Coalition.
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