Editing Lansdale, Pennsylvania (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
{{stack|[[File:2022-10-26 11 19 25 View west along Pennsylvania State Route 63 (Main Street) just west of Church Road in Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|right|PA 63 westbound in Lansdale]]}}
As of 2010 there were {{convert|46.25|mi}} of public roads in Lansdale, of which {{convert|3.29|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|42.96|mi}} were maintained by the borough.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/46411.pdf|title=Lansdale Borough map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 10, 2023}}</ref>

The main east–west street in Lansdale is Main Street ([[Pennsylvania Route 63]]), which runs northwest–southeast. The main north–south street is Broad Street, which runs southwest–northeast. [[Pennsylvania Route 363]] begins at PA 63 on the western edge of Lansdale and heads southwest on Valley Forge Road. The Lansdale interchange of the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]] Northeast Extension ([[Interstate 476]]) is located to the west of the borough in [[Towamencin Township, Pennsylvania|Towamencin Township]] and connects to PA 63.<ref name=gm>{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps?q=Lansdale,+PA&hl=en&sll=40.310106,-75.129894&sspn=0.03626,0.084543&oq=lansdale&t=h&hnear=Lansdale,+Montgomery+County,+Pennsylvania&z=13|title=overview of Lansdale, Pennsylvania|access-date=September 22, 2014}}</ref>

[[File:Lansdale SEPTA station October 2018.jpeg|thumb|[[Lansdale station]] on [[SEPTA]]'s [[Lansdale/Doylestown Line]]]]
Lansdale is served by [[SEPTA Regional Rail]]'s [[Lansdale/Doylestown Line]] via [[Lansdale station]] in downtown, the [[Pennbrook station]] in the southern part of the borough, and the [[9th Street station (SEPTA)|9th Street station]] in the northern part of the borough, with service to [[Center City, Philadelphia|Center City Philadelphia]] and [[Doylestown, Pennsylvania|Doylestown]] along with intermediate points.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lansdale/Doylestown Line schedule|publisher=SEPTA|url=http://www.septa.org/schedules/rail/pdf/doy.pdf|access-date=September 22, 2014}}</ref> Three [[SEPTA Suburban Division bus routes]] serve Lansdale: the [[SEPTA Route 94|Route 94]] connects the southern part of Lansdale with the [[Montgomery Mall (Pennsylvania)|Montgomery Mall]] and [[Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia|Chestnut Hill]],<ref name=septa94>{{cite web|url=http://www.septa.org/maps/bus/pdf/094.pdf|title=Route 94 bus map|publisher=SEPTA|access-date=September 22, 2014}}</ref> the [[SEPTA Route 96|Route 96]] connects Lansdale with the [[Norristown Transportation Center]] in [[Norristown, Pennsylvania|Norristown]],<ref name=septa96>{{cite web|url=http://www.septa.org/maps/bus/pdf/096.pdf|title=Route 96 bus map|publisher=SEPTA|access-date=September 22, 2014}}</ref> and the [[SEPTA Route 132|Route 132]] connects the borough with the Montgomery Mall and [[Telford, Pennsylvania|Telford]].<ref name=septa132>{{cite web|url=http://www.septa.org/maps/bus/pdf/132.pdf|title=Route 132 bus map|publisher=SEPTA|access-date=September 22, 2014}}</ref>

Lansdale is the headquarters of the [[Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad]], a [[Short-line railroad|short-line freight railroad]]. The Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad operates the Lansdale Yard in the borough and provides freight rail service out of Lansdale to several points in the northern suburbs of Philadelphia on SEPTA-owned lines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-07-25/html/2011-18729.htm|title=Federal Register Volume 76, Number 142|date=July 25, 2011|publisher=[[Federal Register]]|access-date=December 9, 2011}}</ref> The railroad interchanges with [[CSX Transportation]] in Lansdale.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.panerailroad.com/services/|title=Services|publisher=Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad|access-date=December 11, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426045140/http://www.panerailroad.com/services/|archive-date=April 26, 2012}}</ref>

===Utilities===
Lansdale Electric, owned by the borough, provides electricity to most of Lansdale,<ref>{{cite web|title=Electric|publisher=Lansdale Borough|url=http://www.lansdale.org/216/Electric|access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref> with portions of the borough receiving electricity from [[PECO Energy Company]], a subsidiary of [[Exelon]].<ref name=peco>{{cite web | url=https://www.peco.com/AboutUs/Pages/CompanyInformation.aspx | title=PECO: Company Information | publisher=PECO Energy Company | access-date=January 29, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Electric Service Tariff|publisher=PECO Energy Company|date=July 17, 2017|page=4|url=https://www.peco.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/CurrentElecTariff_September012017.pdf|access-date=October 10, 2017}}</ref> The borough's electric department purchases its electricity from American Municipal Power.<ref>{{cite web|title=Electric - Purchase Power Contract|publisher=Lansdale Borough|url=http://www.lansdale.org/513/Purchase-Power-Contract|access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref> Natural gas in Lansdale is provided by PECO Energy Company.<ref name=peco/><ref>{{cite web|title=Gas Service Tariff|publisher=PECO Energy Company|date=August 30, 2017|page=2|url=https://www.peco.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/CurrentGasTariff_September012017.pdf|access-date=October 10, 2017}}</ref> The [[North Penn Water Authority]] provides water to Lansdale and some surrounding areas.<ref>{{cite web|title=Service Area|publisher=North Penn Water Authority|url=http://www.northpennwater.org/p-10-Service-Area|access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref> Sewer service in Lansdale is provided by the borough, which operates a wastewater treatment facility.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wastewater Treatment Facility - About The Facility|publisher=Lansdale Borough|url=http://www.lansdale.org/283/About-The-Facility|access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref> Trash and recycling collection in Lansdale is provided by contracts with private haulers, although the borough has plans for a single hauler serving all residents.<ref>{{cite web|title=Trash and Recycling Collection--Residential|publisher=Lansdale Borough|url=http://www.lansdale.org/549/Trash-and-Recycling-Collection--Resident|access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Single Hauler Option Overview|publisher=Lansdale Borough|url=http://www.lansdale.org/562/Single-Hauler-Option-Overview|access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref>

===Health care===
[[Jefferson Health–Abington]] operates Jefferson Lansdale Hospital, which serves Lansdale and surrounding areas in the North Penn Valley. Jefferson Lansdale Hospital has 140 beds and over 700 employees, including over 300 physicians. Services offered at the hospital include an [[emergency room]], Orthopedic and Spine Institute, Pain Center, Sleep Center, and Wound Care Center.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Abington-Lansdale Hospital|publisher=Abington-Jefferson Health|url=https://www.abingtonhealth.org/our-locations/abington-lansdale-hospital/#.WojkLcw8KrU|access-date=February 17, 2018}}</ref> The hospital, which was previously known as North Penn Hospital and later as Central Montgomery Medical Center, was acquired by Abington Memorial Hospital from [[Universal Health Services]] in October 2008, with the name changed from Central Montgomery Medical Center to its present name.<ref>{{cite news|last=Di Domizio|first=Tony|title=Abington Memorial Hospital to buy CMMC|work=The Times Herald|location=Norristown, PA|date=September 9, 2008|url=http://www.timesherald.com/article/JR/20080909/NEWS01/309099974|access-date=February 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Di Domizio|first=Tony|title=CMMC renamed Lansdale Hospital|work=The Reporter|location=Lansdale, PA|url=http://www.thereporteronline.com/article/RO/20081106/NEWS/311069987|access-date=February 17, 2018}}</ref>