State/County - Bensalem Township

Shapiro Administration Announces Over $17 Million to Improve Traffic Safety along Roosevelt Boulevard

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12 months ago

March 20, 2025

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PennDOT announced that it will distribute approximately $17.4 million in Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) funding to support five safety projects in the City of Philadelphia. These projects are in line with the Shapiro Administration’s focus on making travel safer for everyone, whether they drive a car, ride a bike, walk, or take public transit.

“Dangerous driver behavior – like speeding – makes everyone on the road less safe,” said PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll. “This program aims to discourage speeding and change people’s behavior, and invest those funds back in the community, in projects that help keep everyone safe.”

Act 86 of 2018 authorized Pennsylvania’s ASE pilot program on Roosevelt Blvd. (U.S. Route 1) in Philadelphia between Ninth St. and the Bucks County line. Under this program, the Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) installed automated speed enforcement at eight locations where data shows speeding has been an issue. PennDOT administers a Transportation Enhancement Grants Program using the fines from the ASE pilot program.

This investment brings the total dollars awarded through the ASE funding program to $72.8 million since the program began in 2021.

The following approved projects are all located in the City of Philadelphia:

$1 million for Roosevelt Blvd. Parallel Corridor Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Pre-Development. This program will fund the concept and preliminary design of traffic safety improvements along Roosevelt Blvd. using federal HSIP funds. Work will be conducted at priority corridors Bustleton Ave. (from Winchester Ave. to County Line Rd.) and Whitaker Ave./B St. (from Venango St. to Roosevelt Blvd.).
$5 million to complete design and construction for selected projects in the vicinity of Roosevelt Blvd. for a Speed Cushion Program on City-owned streets. Speed cushions are rounded raised areas of asphalt, similar to speed humps, which have been shown to reduce speeds.
$7 million for Roosevelt Blvd. Parallel Corridor Transit Priority. Funds will support design and construction of the intersection modifications on Olney Ave. between Broad St. and Rising Sun Ave., including bus boarding islands (including curb, sidewalk, and stormwater modifications), street lighting, pavement marking and signing, signal modifications and upgrades to improve transit access in this area.
$3.4 million for Roosevelt Blvd. Parallel Corridor Intersection Modifications. Funds will support design and construction for intersection improvement at three to four locations, which will be determined by project viability, crash data, and funding gaps for projects currently underway. Possible locations include Castor Ave. (from Van Kirk to Cottman Ave.), Rising Sun Ave. (from Van Kirk St. to Cottman Ave.), and Adams Ave. (from Rising Sun Ave. to Roosevelt Blvd.). This project will help to slow traffic at intersections, improve visibility between drivers and pedestrians, and improve safety by reducing the time it takes for pedestrians to cross.
$1 million to support expansion of the City of Philadelphia’s Automated Speed Enforcement Program. The City is partnering with Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) to expand the ASE program to other corridors with high levels of speed-related crashes.

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Police from Plumstead Township Police Department with an assist from Tullytown Borough Police are asking for help from the community in attempting to locate a missing 17 year-old .

Ryan Jaatar Age 17 is 5ft 8in Brown eyes and has not been seen since January 3, 2026, police say.

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Jaatar’s, according to investigators, is believed to be in the Levittown/Bristol/Croydon area.

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Floral Design Program Wins Again at Philadelphia Flower Show

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March 5, 2026

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Dr. Patrick M. Jones (left), President & CEO of Bucks County Community College, and Carol Tyler admire the College’s floral design program’s exhibit at the Philadelphia Flower Show featuring “Joan of Arc at Orleans” by Stella Elkins Tyler. The sculpture, donated to the College by the Tyler family, is the centerpiece of the College’s award-winning “Rooted in Art” exhibit. The College was founded on the Tyler estate in Newtown more than 60 years ago. Credit: BCCC

In only its second year, Bucks County Community College (BCCC) picked up another medal at the prestigious horticultural expo for its ‘Rooted in Art’ tribute to Stella Elkins Tyler.

BCCC’s floral design program has once again taken home a prize in only its second year participating in the Philadelphia Flower Show. Students, alumni, and instructors earned a bronze medal for “Rooted in Art,” reflecting the College’s origins of being founded on the Newtown estate of artist and educational philanthropist Stella Elkins Tyler. The exhibit features Tyler’s sculpture “Joan of Arc at Orleans,” donated to the College by Carol Tyler, who visited the show with College President & CEO Dr. Patrick M. Jones (Feature Pic). The College was founded on the Tyler estate in Newtown more than 60 years ago. The exhibit features seven original floral designs, each interpreting the connection between nature, art, and education, alongside six selected student works from the College’s School of Arts and Communication.

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A team of 20 students, alumni, and instructors from BCCC’s floral design program helped install “Rooted in Art” at the Philadelphia Flower Show, which reflects the College’s origins of being founded on the Newtown estate of artist and educational philanthropist Stella Elkins Tyler. The exhibit features one of Tyler’s original bronze sculptures, “Joan of Arc at Orleans,” pictured in the background.

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Melanie Poff (left) and her mother Els Poff, both Certified Floral Designers from Doylestown and students in BCCC’s floral design program, helped surround “Joan of Arc at Orleans” by Stella Elkins Tyler with botanical beauty at the Philadelphia Flower Show. The sculpture is part of the “Rooted in Art” exhibit, reflecting the deep connection between art, education, and nature that Stella Elkins Tyler championed throughout her life.

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Amparito Arriaga, a Certified Floral Designer from Exton and a student in BCCC’s floral design program, installs part of the “Rooted in Art” exhibit at the Philadelphia Flower Show. The exhibit features seven original floral designs, each interpreting the connection between nature, art, and education, alongside six selected student works from the College’s School of Arts and Communication.