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 TMA Bucks Scholarship Fund

Each year, TMA Bucks awards scholarships to Bucks County high school seniors who plan to pursue a course of post high school study in civil engineering, urban planning, transportation management or other related fields. The scholarships are presented to the students in front of TMA members at the annual meeting each June.

These scholarships, which have been awarded since 2009, are one-time awards that are paid directly to the college or other accredited secondary school the winning students will attend.



In 2010, TMA Bucks announced that a $2,000 Joseph V. DiGirolamo Scholarship will be awarded annually. This scholarship recognizes the founder of TMA Bucks who served 11 years as president of the board of directors.



Funds for the TMA Bucks Scholarships are provided through the many area companies that participate in the organization's annual golf outing. The TMA Bucks Scholarship Fund is a registered 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization. Donations to the fund may be sent in care of TMA Bucks Scholarship Fund, Seven Neshaminy Interplex, Suite 103, Trevose, PA 19053.
 




According to statistics gathered by TMA Bucks, seatbelt use by students who drive to Bucks County high schools averages around 60 percent. While alarming on its own, this low rate of seatbelt use becomes more concerning when compared with the 90 percent seatbelt use by all adults in Bucks County. In order to increase seatbelt use among students who drive to Bucks County schools, TMA Bucks and the Bucks County Office of Highway Safety have partnered to deliver a strong message to these students:

Seatbelts Save Lives!



Unannounced baseline surveys of seatbelt usage by student drivers are conducted at all public and private high schools throughout the county in the fall.



Each school's survey results are then forwarded to the administration with an invitation to participate in the challenge to increase the number of students wearing seatbelts.



The student body at each participating school will view an assembly called "Survival 101" (PennDOT’s seatbelt awareness program aimed at middle school and high school students) that is arranged by the Bucks County Office of Highway Safety and conducted by the Pennsylvania State Police. 



A student group at each high school then works to actively promote seatbelt use within the student body using posters, school-wide announcements, and other messages.

In spring, an unannounced follow-up survey is conducted at each of the participating schools. The school with the highest overall seatbelt use and the school with the greatest percentage increase in seatbelt use are both awarded with perpetual plaques and cash grants for a safety-related use by the school.  These plaques and grants are given by TMA Bucks. 

If your school is interested in taking the challenge, contact TMA Bucks at 215-244-9082!


  Compressed Natural Gas



TMA Bucks is paving the way for Compressed Natural Gas use to be a reality in Bucks County by working hard to implement a public fueling station. The TMA has also incorporated a CNG bus into our rushbus job access/reverse commute fleet. Continuing to be proactive in promoting the advantages of integrating CNG vehicles into fleets throughout the county, the TMA has worked with municipalities to participate in demonstrations of CNG vehicles while also holding educational seminars on the alternative fuel.



Could your municipal, government, or school district fleet be a candidate for our Compressed Natural Gas vehicle pilot program? Call TMA Bucks at 215-244-9082 for more information.
 


 Lansdale-Quakertown Corridor
Alternatives Analysis Project

For the past several years, a partnership of agencies including TMA Bucks, Bucks County, Montgomery County, and the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission have been working to revive commuter rail service along the Bethlehem Branch rail corridor between the existing Lansdale Station and upper Bucks County.

In 2007, following a series of public meetings where substantial public input was collected and evaluated, an Alternatives Analysis report was released that identifies commuter rail service as the most cost-effective option and the most desired by the local community.

Federal requirements for cost effectiveness and user benefits are stringent and ever-changing, resulting in the need to further evaluate and refine the results of the 2007 Alternatives Analysis if there is to be any chance of advancing the project to subsequent phases of development. This work began in 2008 and will be complete in 2011 following outreach to appropriate officials, stakeholders, and ultimately the general public.


View the Lansdale-Quakertown Corridor Alternatives Analysis:
*Executive Summary
*Alternatives Analysis
*Appendices

View the Lansdale-Quakertown Commuter Rail Restoration Business Plan HERE.

Click HERE to view the project process and project maps.
Click HERE to view the population and employment projection statistics for the area.
Click HERE to view the display boards from open house meetings.

The above files are very large and are recommended for high-speed connections only! Requires Adobe Reader to view.

More information available at:

bucksmontcorridor.com

 


                               SEPTA News

The latest news releases from SEPTA.
 


                            PennDOT News

The latest news releases from PennDOT District 6-0

Click HERE for the PennDOT Interstate Advisory Page.
 


                       TMA Useful Materials

Click HERE to access PennDOT real-time traffic cameras, including over 100 in the Philadelphia region.

Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission Project Information: