Bucks County Transportation Management Association
Mayor Joseph DiGirolamo spearheaded the first transportation management association in Bucks County. His vision, along with his colleagues is to improve transportation by fostering partnerships among state, county and local governments and the Bucks County business community. The association is designed to promote and coordinate travel demand management strategies to reduce peak-hour traffic congestion and serve as a clearinghouse for transportation policies and programs.
BENEFITS TO GENERAL PUBLIC
Provide up-to-date road and work construction advisories
Offer a library of information providing transportation-oriented news clips, regulations, correspondence, speeches, etc
Conduct public travel surveys, provide access to commuter travel needs and recommend changes in transit routing
Reduce congestion through goods-movement management, off-hours shipping, roadwork updates and minimizing construction disruption
Promote the advantages of utilizing high-occupancy vehicles through priority parking locations and reduce parking rates
Raise political support and matching funds for transportation projects
Recommend land-use policies to improve transit access
Publish a regular, comprehensive newsletter on transportation issues
Host seminars to discuss and educate the public about transportation
TO EMPLOYERS
Serve as a transportation advocate, on behalf of its members, before regulating agencies and governmental bodies. The TMA Bucks is the early warning system to alert members of pending legislation and rules
Provide motivational programs to encourage employee car/van pooling and the use of park-and-ride facilities
Study staggered start and quit times for local companies
Encourage employers to adjust work schedules to accommodate ride-sharing initiatives
Study parking management strategies for member companies
TO INDIVIDUALS
Provides assistance in arranging car pools, ride-sharing and use of the park-and-ride facilities
Develops transportation centers where drivers can park and transfer to various modes of transportation
Contracts with vendors to provide van pools and provide buses for people traveling to and between multiple sites
Provides access to off-peak transportation services for senior citizens
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION BUCKS COUNTY, PLEASE CONTACT:
T.M.A. Bucks
Bill Rickett, Executive Director
2 Greenwood Square-Suite 440
Bensalem, PA 19020
215-244-9082
www.tmabucks.com
Mayor Joseph DiGirolamo spearheaded the first transportation management association in Bucks County. His vision, along with his colleagues is to improve transportation by fostering partnerships among state, county and local governments and the Bucks County business community. The association is designed to promote and coordinate travel demand management strategies to reduce peak-hour traffic congestion and serve as a clearinghouse for transportation policies and programs.
BENEFITS TO GENERAL PUBLIC
Provide up-to-date road and work construction advisories
Offer a library of information providing transportation-oriented news clips, regulations, correspondence, speeches, etc
Conduct public travel surveys, provide access to commuter travel needs and recommend changes in transit routing
Reduce congestion through goods-movement management, off-hours shipping, roadwork updates and minimizing construction disruption
Promote the advantages of utilizing high-occupancy vehicles through priority parking locations and reduce parking rates
Raise political support and matching funds for transportation projects
Recommend land-use policies to improve transit access
Publish a regular, comprehensive newsletter on transportation issues
Host seminars to discuss and educate the public about transportation
TO EMPLOYERS
Serve as a transportation advocate, on behalf of its members, before regulating agencies and governmental bodies. The TMA Bucks is the early warning system to alert members of pending legislation and rules
Provide motivational programs to encourage employee car/van pooling and the use of park-and-ride facilities
Study staggered start and quit times for local companies
Encourage employers to adjust work schedules to accommodate ride-sharing initiatives
Study parking management strategies for member companies
TO INDIVIDUALS
Provides assistance in arranging car pools, ride-sharing and use of the park-and-ride facilities
Develops transportation centers where drivers can park and transfer to various modes of transportation
Contracts with vendors to provide van pools and provide buses for people traveling to and between multiple sites
Provides access to off-peak transportation services for senior citizens
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION BUCKS COUNTY, PLEASE CONTACT:
T.M.A. Bucks
Bill Rickett, Executive Director
2 Greenwood Square-Suite 440
Bensalem, PA 19020
215-244-9082
www.tmabucks.com
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