WHO: 

• U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz (PA-13)
• Rina Cutler, Deputy Mayor for Transportation and Utilities, City of Philadelphia
• Scott Fletcher, P.E., PennDOT Acting Assistant District Executive for Services
• Captain Mike Murphy, Philadelphia Police Department
• Lieutenant Bettina Baldere, Philadelphia Police Department
• Officer Richard Simon, Philadelphia Police Department
• Catherine L. Rossi, AAA Mid-Atlantic
• Northeast Philadelphia residents

WHAT: 

U.S. Rep. Schwartz, Philadelphia City officials, PennDot, Philadelphia Police Department representatives, AAA and others will unveil newly activated pedestrian crosswalk timers along Roosevelt Boulevard. 46 key Boulevard locations are scheduled to receive the timers, for a total of 488 pedestrian crosswalk timers. The first of the timers are scheduled to be installed in the beginning of August, with timer installation concluding in late September 2008.

The $440,209 project to install pedestrian countdown timers and paint new continental crosswalks at certain intersections on the Boulevard is financed as part of $3.2 million in funding secured by U.S. Rep. Schwartz for safety improvements on Roosevelt Boulevard. 

WHEN: 

Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 10:00 a.m.

WHERE: Intersection of Roosevelt Boulevard and Rhawn Street, Philadelphia

Note: Northeast corner on the sidewalk in front of Checkers and the Boulevard Lanes Bowling Alley.  Parking will be available for press in the bowling alley parking lot.

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