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What does your 422 Corridor look like?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Rob Danner Feb 16.

How should we fund the needed improvements?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Norman Castor Mar 9.

What are your thoughts on the US 422 Master Plan?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Billekin Mar 5.

 

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Norman Castor replied to the discussion 'How should we fund the needed improvements?'
I am totally opposed to ANY form of tolls or tax increases to pay for this project. Many residents along the 422 corridor are impacted by the recession as anyone and an increase to taxes would hurt a lot of people. The typical 422 traffic patterns…
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Billekin replied to the discussion 'What are your thoughts on the US 422 Master Plan?'
The passenger rail system would be good for the county. However it should not be paid for by a toll on Rt 422. I can forsee several things happening. 1. Tolls are collected for use of Rt 422 but the funds are stolen for use on some pork project and…
March 5
Shane Scherch replied to the discussion 'How should we fund the needed improvements?'
We should seek grants, of course. But tolling is a terrible idea. We should charge an impact tax on on all new residential and retail construction, which increase traffic and sprawl (however, we should not charge the tax on new offices, because thes…
March 1
Josh Frantz replied to the discussion 'How should we fund the needed improvements?'
What are the realistic options? Tolling is one. Commuter rail is another. Both are viable methods to help ease congestion. I'd also like to see lights on the entrance ramps, much like they have on 476 south of the Schuylkill Expy. For a start though…
March 1
US 422 Corridor replied to the discussion 'How should we fund the needed improvements?'
Both HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) and HOT (High Occupancy Toll) lanes were evaluated as part of the R6 Extension study, available on this site, as a method to fund rail improvements. Both were determined to be cost prohibitive. Either plan still req…
March 1
Max Goldman replied to the discussion 'How should we fund the needed improvements?'
They run buses now and no one rides them, Seniors can ride free and still no one rides them, so what makes them think people are going to get on trains that will not go anywhere near you work or shop. I spoke against the tolls at the Springford High…
March 1
Mike Israel replied to the discussion 'How should we fund the needed improvements?'
You could put HOV lanes each direction on 422. Then you could run a load of buses back and forth in those lanes all day long for a fraction of the cost of a train. During off peak and emergency hours, those lanes benefit more than the 1.5% of the po…
February 27
US 422 Corridor replied to the discussion 'How should we fund the needed improvements?'
US 422 is a federal aid highway and subject to the United States code which governs how money can be raised and spent on said highways. Title 23, Chapter 1, Section 129 of the United States code clearly states the "all toll revenues received from op…
February 27
Max Goldman replied to the discussion 'How should we fund the needed improvements?'
You raise the gas tax. Putting a toll on 422 will not mean the money will go for repairs but to the railroads which are not even built in this country anymore. There is no way to get to any place with a train, it will run at a loss for the few who u…
February 27
Raymond Roncase replied to the discussion 'What are your thoughts on the US 422 Master Plan?'
I just finished digesting the Master Plan, and like Mr. Wert's comment below, cost is going to be the bigest hurdle. Light rail from Philadelphia out to Reading (a staple when I was growing up here) and the proposed Phoenixville to Paoli line would…
February 25
Robert Howard replied to the discussion 'What are your thoughts on the US 422 Master Plan?'
Mike, I commend your research on transit systems, however you are not showing the full picture. You have not included in your synopsis anything that includes increased land value in proximity to a transit system. Anecdotally I have seen land values…
February 22
Mike Israel replied to the discussion 'What are your thoughts on the US 422 Master Plan?'
Hmm, more fun facts. The city of Phoenix recently "celebrated" the launch of it's own light rail system. While most citizens were oppossed to the idea, they too formed a comission to push the agenda using the same arguments we have seen here. Let's…
February 22
Philip C. Wert replied to the discussion 'What are your thoughts on the US 422 Master Plan?'
Sorry, Paul, but I reject your labeling of sustainability in political terms. So, in your world continuting to purchase cheap oil from the Middle East, Venezuela, Nigeria and others is "conservative"? Sounds silly, doesn't it? So does labeling susta…
February 20
Joseph Carrig replied to the discussion 'What are your thoughts on the US 422 Master Plan?'
I am in the process of going through the 422 Corridor Coalition Members List. As I review each members web site, I feel more and more uncomfortable. So far, the majority of members are private firms. A good deal of consulting and engineering firms.…
February 16
US 422 Corridor replied to the discussion 'What are your thoughts on the US 422 Master Plan?'
Limerick Township, and Collegeville Borough are members of the US 422 Corridor Coalition. Oaks is not a municipality but rather an area inside Upper Providence Township which is a member of the coalition. A complete list of US 422 Corridor Coalitio…
February 16
Mike Israel replied to the discussion 'How should we fund the needed improvements?'
It is nice to see how you present your four options in such an unbiased and balanced manner. Why not simply present the options without the editorializing to support your own agenda?
February 16

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CONGRESSMAN SESTAK SECURES $700,000 FOR US ROUTE 422 SCHUYLKILL RIVER CROSSING COMPLEX

King of Prussia, PA –GVF is pleased that Congressman Sestak was able to secure $700,000 for continued funding of the US Route 422 Schuylkill River Crossing Complex.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, in conjunction the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, the counties of Chester and Montgomery, as well as the adjacent municipalities, is developing two projects to remedy problems related to US 422 in the Schuylkill River crossing area.

These projects are:… Continue

Posted on February 8, 2010 at 1:00pm —

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US 422 Corridor Master Plan Summary Report

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The US 422 Master Plan has been summarized into an "executive-style" report and is now available for public comment. At the project's conclusion, Barry Seymour, DVRPC's Executive Director, suggested that the reporting document be left "open" (i.e., Draft-Final) to accompany a campaign of municipal outreach meetings to take place in the corridor during the Spring

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Posted on February 8, 2010 at 11:30am —

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Free ride on roads must end: Maintaining the state's infrastructure is a matter of safety - and economic growth.

By Steven B. Bolt, special to the Philadelphia Inquirer

Considering the recent debate about transportation funding, some may be wondering whose responsibility it is to finance our roadway and transit systems. Well, if you live in Pennsylvania and drive its highways and bridges everyday, or use some form of public transit, then it is yours!

As a civil engineer in the state's transportation industry, I have an insider's view of the condi… Continue

Posted on October 20, 2009 at 12:42pm —

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