DelCo Municipalities to Talk Traffic Calming

Inclement weather, road work, traffic accidents, and other unexpected events can cause major traffic backups and detours through residential areas of Delaware County’s municipalities.  Such events pose serious concerns for municipalities.  The challenge that planning officials and engineers face is slowing down or
reducing motor vehicle traffic in order to improve safety for residents, pedestrians, and cyclists.

In order to prepare and strategize, Delaware County Transportation Management
Association will hold its 11^th Annual Municipalities Conference and Trade Show on Thursday, March 21, 2013.  The event will be held at Drexelbrook
Catering & Corporate Events Center.  This year’s theme is “Congestion Mitigation and Traffic Calming,” and will feature Keynote Speaker James D. Ritzman, P.E., Deputy Secretary for Planning, PennDOT.  He will discuss Governor Tom Corbett’s plan to fund Pennsylvania’s transportation infrastructure. 

There will also be a special panel of industry experts, including representatives
from Delaware County Planning Department, The Boeing Company, and Delaware
Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC). The panel will be moderated by DVRPC’s Executive Director Barry Seymour.

Three breakout meetings will be held to start the conference - DCTMA Board of
Directors, Delaware County Coastal Zone Task Force, and Delaware County
Incident Management Task Force.

Throughout the luncheon, attendees will have the opportunity to network on the trade show floor, which will feature representatives and exhibitors from a variety of organizations and businesses serving the county’s municipalities.

Municipal staff members will be entered into an exclusive drawing for an overnight stay and breakfast at the Staybridge Suites in Glen Mills, and two passports to the Brandywine Valley Wine Trail.

Boeing, PECO, and TD Bank are lending their support as this year’s presenting sponsors.

For more information, visit dctma.org or call 610-892-9440.