Traffic Calming & Complete Streets in Abington
Our residents in Abington are in dire need of complete streets and traffic calming, with much of our area having been designed in a dangerous, auto-centric manner.
Residents of Abington need traffic calming NOW. We deserve proactive policies & a process that prioritizes safety first and foremost for pedestrians, the disabled and all vulnerable road users. Walk the walk and align with the many planning documents outlined for the Township.
The WHY:
- Extreme number of injuries and deaths for pedestrians & cyclists on Abington’s auto-centric streets without adequate facilities
- Old York Road, our primary corridor for commerce and public transit, is very dangerous and actively discourages trips on foot
- Residents have no citizen-led process to make their streets safer to walk, bike and play
The numbers:
In Abington and Jenkintown from 2017-2023
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7 pedestrians killed – 4 on York
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157 pedestrians injured – 57 on York
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46 bicyclists injured – 1 killed on York
Beyond the numbers, speak to residents and there is a real feeling of danger as a pedestrian and resident on our streets.
To our Abington Leaders, Help us achieve:
- A Citizen, Township & Police-led traffic calming process + committee so we can be proactive rather than reactive (See Cheltenham)
- Standardized Traffic Calming Zones to cut red tape – ie. Around Elementary Schools, areas with high number of vulnerable road users + history of speeding & crashes (See Cheltenham, Philadelphia)
- Engage with Cheltenham & Jenkintown to request a Multi-Municipal 611 Traffic Calming Study, ie. via Montco Planning Commission
- Commit as a Township and Police Department to Vision Zero to achieve zero traffic fatalities. Deaths and serious injuries are not inevitable and are preventable with our action.
Petitions around abington for calming
- Washington Lane (From Fairacres to Frog Hollow)

