Upper Darby wants input on ‘action plan’ for making streets safer
Upper Darby Township is on a mission to make its streets safer — and it needs your help.
The township said there are a variety of ways that locals can provide input on the Safe Streets for All Action Plan, which is a federally funded initiative to eliminate roadway deaths and serious injuries.
First, those who live, work or visit Upper Darby are encouraged to take a survey to provide feedback on draft plans for improving safety at four key locations where most serious and fatal crashes occur. This “high-injury network” makes up only 10% of roadways in the township (18 miles) but accounts for 58% of severe crashes. The four intersections being targeted are:
– State Road and Lansdowne Avenue
– Garrett Road and Lansdowne Avenue
– State Road and West Chester Pike
– West Chester Pike and Market Street, from Brief Avenue to Copley Road
Proposed improvements to those areas include ideas such as adding high-visibility crosswalks, introducing a roundabout, consolidating commercial driveways, adding speed-limit warnings and more.
Locals can take the survey online until March 20 or attend a “pop-up” events, like the one which was held on Thursday, Feb. 26 at the 69th Street Terminal. Upcoming dates will be shared on the Township’s site, where residents can take the survey in person and visit with the project team.
There will also be a feedback session on March 12 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the township building, during which individuals can share feedback on the concept plans and learn about safety improvements along corridors. Also at the township building, there will be a “plan open house” on April 13 from 5:30-7:30 p.m., during which stakeholders will review a draft of the Safe Streets for All Action Plan.
Upper Darby is not the only Southeastern Pennsylvania municipality aiming to make its roads safer with community input. Lower Merion Township and Narberth Borough also recently asked residents to weigh in on an action plan they created to eliminate traffic fatalities and improve safety along a key stretch of Montgomery Avenue.
