POTTSTOWN PA – The 422plus Project, a team of planners and transportation experts studying the future of the U.S. Route 422 highway corridor between King of Prussia and Reading PA, released a series of videos Monday (Nov. 8, 2010) that attempt to answer frequently asked questions about the team’s work, 422 congestion, its effects on business and quality of life issues, and the possibility of tolling to raise money for its improvement.
An image from the first of four videos posted Monday at the 422plus Project website.
The first and last of the four videos feature representatives of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, which is the lead agency behind the study, as well as planning spokespersons for Montgomery, Chester and Berks counties.
Others interviewed include Kent Smith, director of the John Middleton Co. in Limerick PA; Steve Tullman, chief executive officer of Phoenixville Hospital; Sue Padilla, president of S&H Interiorscapes in Oaks PA; and several area residents, all identified by name and municipality, whose comments about 422 were filmed at the Providence Town Center shopping complex in Collegeville PA.
All of the videos are less than 2 minutes in length, and can be found here:
- What is the 422plus Project, and why is it so important?
- What effects do you think the traffic situation of 422 is having on the business climate and quality of life along the corridor?
- During rush hours, what is it like for you to drive or commute on 422?; and
- A study of the situation on 422 is being conducted. Does this mean that a toll on 422 will automatically be its recommendation?
Related:
- Planners put positive spin on tolls for stretch of 422 (Philadelphia PA Inquirer, 28 Nov. 2010)
- 422plus campaign aims at gaining tolling support (Pottstown PA Mercury, 14 Nov. 2010)
Related (to U.S. Route 422 Corridor planning):
- 422 Questions Answered, For Your Viewing Pleasure
- In 422 Tolling, Planners Say, Studying Doesn’t Make It So
- Former Reporter Asks Commissioners To Support 422 Tolls
- Online Survey Seeks Opinions On Local Road Congestion
- 422 Plus Project Plays Offense With FAQs Debut
- Peering Into The Future? Gov’s Bridge Proposal And 422
- Another Township Endorses 422 Master Plan
- Neighboring Limerick Supervisors Endorse 422 Master Plan
- Understand 422 Plan Endorsement, Lower Pottsgrove Advised
- Lower Pottsgrove Holds On 422 Plan Endorsement
- Engineers Claim PA Roads Worse Now Than In 2006
- Tuesday Session Tackles Funding For 422 And Elsewhere
- Tolls, Lower Pottsgrove Station Part Of 422 Plan
- Pending Decision May Affect Route 422 Projects
- Last Day For Your Say On Route 422 Plan
- Notebook Worthy (Aug. 24, 2009)
- Consultants Express Interest In Studying 422
- Don’t Like 422 Tolling? Website Wants Your Alternative
- Truckers Alerted On Highway Partnerships Bill
- In 422 Debate, Time A Hindrance And Help
- Notebook Worthy (June 29, 2009)
- Growth, Planners Say, Is 422’s Growing Problem
- Tech Used To Draw For 422 Meetings
- Route 422 Toll Meetings Next Week
- 422 Repairs, Delays Start Tuesday
- 422 Proposal, Like Traffic, Creeps Ahead
- Got A Route 422 Idea? Time To Air It
- Train Service On The Front Burner Once More
So, we study to see if it is feasible and doable …
Naw, it’s infeasibile. We don’t know how to set up toll booths and such. Doable … well how long to you think it will take to set up access control, gateing to collect a revenue stream…
My question to these people is simple … Why us?
Why not 202, 309, Route 1, the Blue Route, the Schuylkill expressway, etc. Toll all the roadways … Better yet collect and use registration fees, gas taxes, license fees.
Oh yeah, we already do that. Pays for roadways all across the state … works well. Why toll 422 again?
Stop misusing the roads funds on cameras and electronic billboards and over priced contractors.
Take a run over to Lancaster and look at all the roadways they recently improved. No tolls there. Why? Smart buying.
No trolling 422. Keep them under your own bridge near your home.