On May 12, members of the Lansdale community, Borough Council members, and Bike North Penn met at the corner of Columbia and Richardson Avenues to hold a vigil and observe a moment of silence in memory of Diane Kopena. Diane was struck by a vehicle while walking across that intersection on April 24, and later succumbed to her injuries.

Following the vigil community members walked to the Borough Hall with a police escort to hear the results of the Borough Traffic Calming Study. A large turnout of Borough residents shared their thoughts and concerns on the results during the question and answer session led by Lansdale PD Chief Trail and a Pennoni Engineering representative. One of the primary concerns voiced by residents was that addressing visibility at intersections was outside of the scope of the study. Chief Trail stated that Lansdale PD will be ramping up enforcement of parking setbacks at intersections and crosswalks.

Study results will now go to the Lansdale Public Safety Committee for review, they will be linked here when they become available.