Reviews & Comments
Newtown, PA
Too busy, not walkable, too much police corruption -
2/11/2024Since moving here I've had a lot of mixed feelings. It hasn't been the town that I thought it was. I moved here from another part of the suburbs seeking a better life, and I did not find it here.
Newtown is essentially an upper middle class extension of Northeast Philadelphia. It is very busy, with a massive amount of through traffic. I often nearly get hit by cars even when I have the walk light in pedestrian areas, and if I go for walks at night I can expect people to yell obscenities at me out of their car windows just for existing. As nice as Newtown Borough is with its restaurants and cafes, the odds of being manslaughtered by a drunk driver at any time of day are just too high.
Newtown is also a bit of a police state. I was recently pulled over by a cop who claimed he almost hit me while I was out walking, even though I was in a pedestrian side-of-the-road area that I had every right to walk in, and he kept me for far longer than he needed to while berating me for not liking my clothes. Because they are a small police force they can get away with a lot of bullying, sadly.
I would like to give other parts of Bucks County a chance before I move out entirely, but I won't be renewing my lease here.