TMA Bucks Scholarship Fund
In June 2009, TMA Bucks awarded its
first-ever scholarships to three Bucks
County high school seniors who plan to
pursue a course of secondary study in
civil engineering, urban planning,
transportation management or other
related fields.
These
scholarships are one-time awards to be
paid directly to the college or other
accredited secondary school the winning
students will attend beginning in the
Fall of 2009. New scholarships will be
given each following year and the number
will be determined by the amount of
donations received.
Funds for the TMA Bucks Scholarship are
provided through the many area companies
that participate in the organization’s
annual scholarship 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, Two
Greenwood Square, 3331 Street Road,
Suite 440, Bensalem, PA 19020.
Bucks County High School Seatbelt
Challenge
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 trophies and cash
grants for a safety-related use by the
school. These trophies 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.
Quakertown Stony Creek Rail Restoration
Project
Since 2003, TMA Bucks has worked with
State Senator Rob Wonderling (24) to
revive commuter rail service to upper
Bucks County. Working together with
Bucks County, Montgomery County, the
Regional Improvement Consortium and
SEPTA, we have advanced the project
THROUGH the first phase of
implementation: The Alternatives
Analysis.
View the Quakertown Rail Restoration
Alternatives Analysis:
*Executive
Summary
*Alternatives
Analysis
*Appendices
View the Quakertown-Stony Creek 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.
Comments on the project may be sent
to
quakertownrail@bctma.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.
Project Information:
View the Compressed Natural Gas Station
Location Study
HERE.
How does the TMA plan, implement and
operate its transit services? click
HERE to view a presentation!
