The pork-hating public may be squealing about all the federal spending bills, but who could argue Pennsylvania's congressional delegation isn't bringing home its share of the bacon? Here's what lawmakers secured for projects in the Philadelphia area under the $410 billion FY 2009 omnibus appropriations bill signed by President Obama yesterday:

$475,000 to improve the Market Frankford subway station at 5th and Market Streets in Philadelphia. The renovations will maximize capacity for ridership and improve passenger safety.

$475,000 for the City of Philadelphia’s Avenue of the Arts Revitalization and Streetscaping Project in Philadelphia County. This funding will provide for new lighting on Broad Street and major intersections between 13th and 15th streets.

$190,000 for Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corporation in Philadelphia to support a housing initiative. The Corporation identifies and acquires severely deteriorated and dilapidated homes with the goal of rehabilitating the vacant properties to be sold to low and moderate income families.

$380,000 for the 69th Street Terminal Parking Facility in Delaware County. The site, across from the 69th Street Terminal, will alleviate parking concerns for local businesses and commuters.

$237,500 for US 422 River Crossing Complex Project in Montgomery County. This project will relieve traffic congestion, support economic vitality in the area and increase safety for drivers on US 422.

$2.375 million for Runway Rehabilitation at Philadelphia International Airport for improvements to Runway 9R/27L. This runway is one of the airport’s main runways requires new surfacing in order to be safe for aircraft operations.

$200,000 for Bridgeport Borough in Montgomery County for a combined sewer separation and sewer construction project. This project is necessary as during periods of wet weather, combined sewer outfalls in the Borough of Bridgeport discharge raw sewage into the Schuylkill River.

$696,000 for the Philadelphia to Trenton maintenance dredging project on the Delaware River in Philadelphia and Bucks Counties for maintenance of a channel that provides commercial and military vessels' access to Delaware River ports.

$17.43 million for the Philadelphia to the Sea maintenance dredging project on the Delaware River in Philadelphia and Delaware Counties. The dredging project will maintain commercial and military vessels' access to the port. 

$3.828 million for the Delaware River Main Channel Deepening Project in Philadelphia County to deepen the existing 40 foot channel to 45 feet in order to enhance the efficient movement of vessels through the port.

$2.326 million for the Schuylkill River maintenance dredging project in Philadelphia County to maintain navigational channel depths.

$300,000 for Southeast PA flood plain management services in Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia, Montgomery and Bucks Counties.

$119,000 for a study on utilizing dredged materials from the Delaware River in Philadelphia County, including the transfer, transport, drying and re‑handling of dredged material as it relates to watershed management, ecosystem restoration, navigation, water quality, abandoned mine reclamation and cover material for landfills.

$154,000 for Aquaculture Research at the Cheyney University of Pennsylvania in Delaware County to conduct research in urban aquaculture processes and technology.

$2,365,000 for Mid-Atlantic River Commissions. Funding will support the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, Delaware River Basin Commission and the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin to enable the commissions to implement critically important water resources management projects and activities.

$1.5 million for the City of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County for a program to reduce youth violence and homicide rates. The City’s Youth Violence Reduction Partnership is a multi-agency anti-violence initiative that has succeeded in reducing murders among youth ages 10-24 in targeted high crime areas of Philadelphia.

$250,000 for the Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition in Philadelphia County for the National Comprehensive Center for Fathers for a fatherhood mentoring initiative. The National Comprehensive Center for Fathers provides a comprehensive mentoring approach to fathers and youth to address the challenges of urban violence, recidivism and unemployment.
 

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