{"id":44319,"date":"2017-08-30T17:21:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T21:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=44319"},"modified":"2017-08-30T18:34:15","modified_gmt":"2017-08-30T22:34:15","slug":"lutheran-manor-residents-gather-signatures-community-support-lighted-crosswalk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=44319","title":{"rendered":"Lutheran Manor Residents Gather Signatures, Community Support for a Lighted Crosswalk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;The city won\u2019t pay for the crossing light (the city estimated the cost at $20,000) so the residents are trying to raise the money themselves&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">SENIORS, DISABLED SPIRIT THE POWER OF THE T-REX<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Lutheran Manor Residents Gather Signatures,<br \/>\nCommunity Support for a Lighted Crosswalk<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Aug. 29, Bethlehem, Pa. \u2013 As school crossing guards are mobilized this week for the opening of Bethlehem schools, there are no crossing guards available to make sure seniors and the disabled can safely cross Westgate Drive. Passing motorists couldn\u2019t help but notice the T-Rex who accompanied Lutheran Manor residents Monday as they continue their safety walk at the intersection of Westgate Drive and Bathgate Drive where they have asked for a lighted crosswalk and a lower speed limit.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u201cWe are out here because this intersection is very dangerous,\u201d said Lutheran Manor resident and group organizer Richard Harding. \u201cI\u2019ve almost been sideswiped several different times. One time I got knocked over and my groceries went all over the street,\u201d Harding said.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 474px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-44319-1\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LM-R-Harding.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LM-R-Harding.mp4\">http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LM-R-Harding.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Another one of the \u201cWalkers,\u201d Sharon Jones said, \u201cI can move fast but this scares the heck out of me. We are trying to get some kind of crossing light here.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 474px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-44319-2\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LM-Trex.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LM-Trex.mp4\">http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LM-Trex.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Lutheran Manor \u201cWalker\u201d organizer Linda Ostrander stood at the nearby bus stop gathering signatures on a petition in support of the lower speed limit. &nbsp;Muhlenberg Hospital workers, area nursing home employees and residents ride the bus that stops about 50 feet from the crosswalk. \u201cWe have a lot of people who come by in the morning to go to the hospital to get to work and they wave and let us know they support us,\u201d she said.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe will be out here again on Friday,\u201d said Amy (T-Rex) Zanelli, the Democratic candidate for Lehigh County Commissioner District 3. Zanelli has been an advocate for the \u201cWalkers\u201d since April when they met at a senior fair at Westgate Mall. Zanelli helped the residents develop a letter writing campaign and appeared with them before the Bethlehem City Council and the Citizens Traffic Advisory Committee. <strong>The city won\u2019t pay for the crossing light (the city estimated the cost at $20,000) so the residents are trying to raise the money themselves through this online donation site:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youcaring.com\/lindaostranderandthewalkers-917478\">https:\/\/www.youcaring.com\/lindaostranderandthewalkers-917478<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youcaring.com\/lindaostranderandthewalkers-917478\">&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">For more information about the petition or to help with this effort, contact Richard Harding at <a>r.harding@ymail.com<\/a> or <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Amy Zanelli at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/amyz4district3\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;AmyZ4District3@gmail.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/amyz4district3\/\">&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Information Provided By:<br \/>\nCarolynn Fedor<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>***In effort to share the Lehigh Valley&#8217;s events and happenings with out bias we will accept political press releases and positive opinion pieces. 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