Montgomery County Planning Commission

Maintaining and improving the County’s quality of life

Lansdale Borough January 20, 2016

John Cover, AICP, Section Chief – Community Planning Mike Narcowich, AICP, Principal Community Planner Brian Olszak, Community Planner Create County Plans for a Better Future

• County Comprehensive Plan - Montco 2040 • Municipal Waste Plan • Cultural Arts Plan - Creative Montco • Stormwater Management Plans • Hazard Mitigation Plan Translate Plans in Action

• Advancing transportation projects • Environmental protection • Model ordinances • Design publications • Trail development • Staffing the Transportation Authority, Open Space Board and Agricultural Preservation Board Expand Planning Education and• Montco Awareness Planning Smarter 2015 – program of events • Engage public through the website and social media • Provide informative publications • Montgomery Awards Tracking County Trends

• Web-based data portal • Various inventories and demographic reports published • Economic and demographic forecasts • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

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Total Submissions New Proposals Provide Community Planning Services

• Contracts with 32 municipalities and 4 regions • Prepare comprehensive plans, zoning ordinances, special studies and design work – Walkability audits, Sustainability planning, Design guidelines, Form-based codes • Provide planning guidance at municipal meetings • Perform enrollment projections for school districts Montgomery Awards Achieving Better Site Planning

• Review development submittals

 subdivision or land developments

 ordinance amendments

 special reviews Community Planning Assistance New Lansdale Comprehensive Plan

• Comprehensive Plan • Task Force to be formed • Plan to incorporate recommendations of recent Borough plans and ensure consistency • Focus areas may include: • Revitalization of older industrial areas • Central business district • Shopping center reuse • Public health/active living • To maximize use of public workshops and Web to spread info. Plan(ning process) and solicit feedback (Lansdale Comprehensive Plan Timeline (draft) Other MCPC Support– Lansdale

• County Community Revitalization Funding: Approx. $2 Million for completed projects

• Wood Street Realignment Wood St. Realignment • Pedestrian Connections to Main Street • 9th Street RR Crossing & Drainage • Traffic Signal at Broad & Vine

9th St. Crossing & Drainage Other MCPC Support– Lansdale

• Open Space Funding: $721,000. • Railroad Plaza • Schweiker Park • Stony Creek Park • Wissahickon Project • York Street Park MCPC Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 2015 THE NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY

This plan provides an overall growth management framework for local municipal plans, a list of actions for county government, and guidance on issues that transcend local boundaries, such as:

• Roadways • Public Transportation • Flooding • Trails • Growth Trends • Economic Growth • Impact of Large Developments • Natural Systems • Housing Needs • Shopping Needs • Redevelopment Trends MCPC THE NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY

The Plan has two major components:

• Montgomery County Today –this element includes an overview of existing conditions, trends, forecasts, and issues.

• Montco 2040: A Shared Vision –this element includes a vision for the county, goals, themes, recommendations, and an implementation strategy.

MCPC THE NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY

MCPC CONNECTED COMMUNITIES Connected Communities Support a modern infrastructure network

• Improve county‐owned roads and bridges

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MCPC Connected2040 Vision Communities Transportation Vision

• Proposed Transportation Projects

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MCPC Connected Communities Encourage collaboration and partnerships among governments, businesses, institutions, and other stakeholders

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Member/Associate Member of MCATO only

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Member/Associate Member of MCATO and Consortium

Multi-Municipal Planning Region

MCPC SUSTAINABLE PLACES Sustainable Places Improve stormwater management and reduce the impact of flooding

• Complete watershed stormwater management plans

Perkiomen Creek Headwaters Poquessing Creek

Neshaminy Creek/ 29 Perkiomen Little Neshaminy Creek Creek Pennypack East¨¦§476 309 Lansdale Creek Branch Perkiomen 611 Creek 276 Wissahickon ¨¦§ 663 Skippack Creek Creek ¤£202 Tookany 73 73 Creek

Swamp Stony Creek/ Creek Perkiomen Sawmill Run Creek ¯ Schuylkill 100 ¤£422 River Schuylkill 76 Manatawny Schuylkill ¨¦§ River Lower Merion Creek River Drainage Area 29 ¨¦§476

Completed Act 167 Watershed Plan Darby/Cobbs Valley Creeks Creek Act 167 Watershed Plan to be Completed

MCPC SustainableConnected CommunitiesPlaces Support strong downtowns and community destinations, including mixed use areas, arts and culture focal points, libraries, and other gathering places

• Revitalize downtowns

• Raise the profile of arts and culture activities in the county

• Strengthen the county library and collaborate with other libraries

MCPCMCPC Sustainable Places Enhance community character and protect neighborhoods

• Support investment in existing neighborhoods

• Advocate for appropriate land uses and infill development

• Organize and support emergency services

• Preserve important historic properties

• Reinvigorate the tree canopy in communities

MCPC VIBRANT ECONOMY Vibrant Economy Improve transportation access to businesses

• Provide better road access to employment centers

• Expand transit options in employment centers

• Improve freight movement in the county

• Preserve existing airports

MCPC Vibrant Economy Encourage development and transformative investment where infrastructure already exists

• Encourage redevelopment of underutilized and vacant industrial land

• Modernize older offices and businesses

• Locate new development in proposed growth areas

MCPC 2040 VISION 2040 Vision Land Use Vision

• Future Land Use

Lehigh County Bucks County

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Green Lane ^_ ^_ Towamencin 611 ^_ North ^_ Lower Upper Abington Wales Upper Gwynedd Dublin ^_ ^_ 663 Upper Lower Gwynedd Rockledge Salford Salford ^_ ^_ ^_ Ambler 276 ^_ Douglass New ^_ ¨¦§ Jenkintown Upper Hanover Lower ^_ ^_ ^_ ^_ Frederick 202 ^_ Frederick ¤£ Whitpain Cheltenham 73 ^_ ^_ 73 Worcester ^_ Schwenksville Springfield Skippack East Norriton Plymouth Whitemarsh 100 Perkiomen Philadelphia

Norristown Limerick Trappe ^_ Upper Lower Collegeville West ^_ ^_^_ Pottsgrove Providence ^_ Lower Norriton Bridgeport ^_ Pottsgrove ¤£422 ^_ Conshohocken Upper ^_ ^_ West W Providence Upper

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Delaware County Regional Mixed Use Center Rural Resource Area 0123456Miles Suburban Residential Area Town Center Community Mixed Use Town Residential Area ^_ Rail Stations ¯ Business Area Unique County Wide Uses Rail Lines

Open Space Village Center Rail Station (1/2 Mile) Walk Shed

MCPC Partnering with MCPC

• Let us know about issues or concerns

• Use our online and printed resources

• Continue to utilize our planning services and view us as an extension of township staff Stay Connected

• Website: www.planning.montcopa.org

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• Visit our offices at: One Montgomery Plaza, Swede and Airy Streets, Norristown

• Pick up the phone: John Cover at 610.278.3741 Mike Narcowich at 610.278.5238 Brian Olszak at 610.278.3737