LION Bash scheduled Sept. 3
STATE COLLEGE — Living In One Neighborhood (LION) Bash, a community resource fair and block party, will return to downtown State College on Thursday, Sept. 3, from 5 to 8 p.m. The free event will be held on the 100-300 blocks of South Allen Street and is for everyone in the community. Local organizations, community groups, businesses, nonprofits, and student groups interested in hosting an engagement station can apply at www.bit.ly/LIONBash2026. For more information, email engage@statecollegepa.us. LION Bash is a partnership between the Borough of State College and Penn State University.
Speed Display Board placed in Howard
HOWARD — The state Dept. of Transportation recenly placed a radar-controlled speed display board on Route 26 in Howard Township this week. It is intended to remind drivers to obey the posted speed limit and reduce speeding, a common type of aggressive driving behavior. The board faces northbound traffic between Hillcrest and Mill streets on the bridge with a posted speed limit of 25 miles per hour. The board utilizes radar to determine the speed of oncoming traffic and posts them to the lighted section of the sign. The board will remain in this location for four to six weeks.
Parking Changes for Festival of the Arts
The Borough of State College Parking Department will lift the “No Parking 2 a.m. to 6 a.m.” and the one-and two-hour restrictions starting at 2 a.m. on Wednesday, July 8. Restrictions will be reinstated at 6 a.m. on Sunday, July 12. Event rates will be in place at all lots and garages starting at 6 p.m. Wednesday through 6 p.m. Sunday.
Some current parking signs will be covered, and temporary exhibitor signs will be posted in these areas. Visitors are encouraged to use the Beaver Garage, Fraser Garage or Pugh Garage, each of which are accessible 24 hours a day. Festival parking and bus service to the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts will be available via the Blue Loop on Penn State’s campus.
Exhibitor parking areas during the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts will be strictly enforced, and vehicles will be subject to ticketing and towing. Lawn parking will not be permitted.
Pennsylvania Vehicle Code Violations will be strictly enforced:
- No parking on the sidewalk
- No parking within an intersection
- No parking on a crosswalk
- No parking within 20 feet of crosswalk at an Intersection
- No parking 30 feet of a stop sign
- No parking over 12 inches from the curb
- No parking against traffic
- No parking in front of driveway
- No parking anytime
Cars in violation of any of the above violations will be subject to ticketing and towing.
All other non-PA Vehicle Code Violations will be strictly enforced, as well. Parking meters on-street and parking lots are enforced from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. Contact the State College Parking Department at (814) 278-4769 with further questions.
