City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Bus transportation is an essential public service to the Lancaster community, allowing residents to get where they need to go for school, work, shopping and leisure. On Monday, the Red Rose Transit Authority (RRTA) will launch a new set of routes, the first major changes to its fixed-route service in almost 50 years! Read/Watch More ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e2Rd8uzK

Big news! 🚲⚡️ The City of Lancaster has expanded the Bike It Lancaster bike share program, bringing new options for active transportation to residents and visitors. As part of this expansion, 25 electric bikes, or e-bikes, have joined the fleet, providing an accessible, low-effort alternative to traditional bikes. The program will also extend its service area to include neighboring Manheim Township and East Lampeter. Since its launch in 2017, Bike It Lancaster has made it easy for users to take short trips across the city using active transit. With the Movatic app, riders can pick up a bike from any station and return it to any other station. The addition of e-bikes offers riders a faster, more convenient way to travel, especially when navigating hills or covering longer distances. Without a membership, e-bike rentals will be $3 for 30 minutes. With a membership, e-bike rides are $1.50 for the first hour. Riders must follow all traffic laws. The expanded bike share network now includes three stations in Manheim Township and one in East Lampeter. Users can pick up or drop off pedal bikes at stations located at Stehli Silk Mill, Stauffer Park, the Foundry Apartments and St. Joseph University. To learn more about the program, download the app, or locate a station, visit www.bikeitlancaster.com. #bikeitlanc #cityoflancasterpa

Passionate about community building? We have two AmeriCorps VISTA positions open with the City of Lancaster's Department of Neighborhood Engagement. ➡️ Civic Engagement VISTA ➡️ Language Access VISTA The Civic Engagement VISTA will help develop and execute community engagement initiatives and programs like the Love Your Block grants and Neighborhood Leaders Academy. The Language Access VISTA will help bolster the City's language access efforts through community building, assessing language access needs, and assist with internal city staff trainings. Learn more and apply at https://lnkd.in/ed_k6iGB

It's Lead Poisoning Prevention Week and we certainly have news to celebrate. The City of Lancaster recently received $7.75 million in U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development funding to continue its Lead Hazard Control Program citywide. The new funds will support lead inspections and remediation for about 300 homes, creating lead-safe homes across the city. Priority will be given to neighborhoods south of King Street and other targeted areas due to the age of housing and the presence of young children. Funding is limited to low- to moderate-income households. In 2019, the City was awarded a five-year, $9.7 million HUD grant to remediate 435 homes in certain census tracts south of King Street. Over 300 homes have been completed, with about $1 million left to meet the goal by May 2025. This funding, along with support from the PA Department of Health, enables the City to offer free lead hazard control for tenants and homeowners, with landlords contributing 10% of remediation costs. Funding from the DOH is earmarked for homes where children with lead-poisoning have been identified. "Lancaster's 2019 HUD lead paint remediation grant was transformative for the city. Over 300 homes South of King Street are now lead-safe. I am deeply proud of this work and grateful for the team behind it at City Hall. Removing lead paint hazards so our kids can stay healthy and reach their highest potential remains a top priority for my administration. The new $7.75M grant will help power this essential work into the future," said Mayor Danene Sorace. The Office of Healthy Homes also runs two other programs: the Healthy Homes Program, which addresses health and safety hazards such as accessibility and the Critical Repair Program, which provides emergency repairs to prevent displacement in owner-occupied homes.

The Lancaster Halloween Parade, hosted by our friends at the Lancaster Stormers, is tomorrow, Sat. Oct. 26, in Lancaster City from 7-9 pm. We encourage everyone to be extra mindful of traffic flow, pedestrians, and your general surroundings. Enjoy the parade! 🎃 Lancaster Halloween Parade: Saturday, October 26 from 7 - 9 pm, starts from Clipper Stadium Prince St. and Queen St. will be closed between Clay & Chestnut Expect additional traffic on Duke St. due to the parade and detour overlap. 🚗 Tips for Drivers: Avoid the parade route and Route 30/222 detours if possible. Use parking garages if you're driving into the city. 🚸 City residents: If you're able, walk to the parade to avoid traffic! ⚠️ Reminder: PennDOT announced routes 30 & 222 will close for construction starting at 9:00 pm on Friday, October 25, and will reopen at 5:00 am on Monday, October 28. Find more info at https://lnkd.in/et9ufepq Please join us in thanking the Lancaster City Police Bureau, Fire Bureau, and Department of Public Works for helping make the parade possible.

Tomorrow, 10/24, is the final Home Rule Education Session! The session will be held at City Hall's Polite Council Chambers at 6 pm. On November 5th Lancaster City voters will decide whether to adopt a Home Rule Charter for the City of Lancaster. At this two-part session, you’ll hear from the Home Rule Study Commission about what is in the proposed Home Rule Charter, then you’ll hear from Mayor Sorace about what the Home Rule Charter means for taxation, city services, and more. You can learn more about home rule at https://lnkd.in/dzhzcvS2 #cityoflancasterpa

The next installment of Lancaster on the Move is here! In this episode Bryant Heng teams up with Mike Domin, Lancaster County's Principal Planner who has worked to design and implement bike trails in Lancaster County like the Warwick-Ephrata Rail Trail. Lancaster County is home to many bike trails that offer recreation spaces and help enhance the local economy. 🚲🌲

Trees for Lancaster! 🌳 Yesterday, Mayor Sorace along with EPA Region 3 Administrator Adam Ortiz, Rep. Smith-Wade-El, and local climate advocates gathered to celebrate the City of Lancaster receiving $1 million to bolster our street tree program. The funds are made possible by the Biden-Harris Administration's Inflation Reduction Act and the USDA Forest Service in partnership with American Forests. Speakers also emphasized the importance of federal, state, and local action on climate. Lancaster continues to lead the way locally. With our flourishing stormwater program that can capture 65 million gallons annually — you can’t go far in Lancaster without running into a rain garden. We're also growing our urban tree canopy, launching an EV infrastructure plan, initiating a solar energy effort to reduce emissions, and recently adopted our new comprehensive plan that reimagines the City's relationship with the Conestoga River — establishing a 70-acre nature preserve and environmental center along it. Culliton Park's green infrastructure alone can capture 1.5 million gallons of stormwater runoff annually acting as a sponge for the area. This helps reduce flooding, stress on our combined sewer system, and pollution to our river. Plus, the rain garden's native plants provide important habitat. US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Lancaster Clean Water Partners | Lancaster Conservancy | RegenAll

Join us in welcoming our AmeriCorps NCCC team! 👏 The team will spend 5 weeks with us and will be assisting with completing the Water Service Line Inventory. Starting today they will be out and about in the City's water service area canvassing to help complete the water line inventory. Nearly 12,000 water customers have self-reported their water line material so far. You can too! Learn more and submit your info at https://lnkd.in/eetYjGMa. (link in bio) 💧 #AmeriCorpsWorks To learn more about AmeriCorps NCCC go to https://lnkd.in/gbt8vrBx

It's never been easier to explore Lancaster City from the seat of a bike! Learn more about the Bike It Lancaster bike share program. 🚲 Download the "Movatic" app to get started! ➡ Learn more at bikeitlancaster.com Stay tuned for the addition of e-bikes to the bike share program coming soon! Be sure to ride responsibly and follow all traffic laws. 😎 #cityoflancasterpa #bikeitlanc