Making Connections in Lower Merion Township

SCHUYLKILL RIVER TRAIL - MANAYUNK TOWPATH

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EET STR NES JO IVY RIDGE TRAIL ET BY OTHERS TRE S JE N P F RSO R FE FFE IC R JE E S O S N ET TR E TRE E V CONNECTION TO LOW- S E A ST H T STRESS BIKE NETWORKER R Z I E EE G E EN AND T EB H CKL L RO MANAYUNK N A . N STATION W D IN PROGRESS LightingNUE the Manayunk Bridge A VE A S W VIE H A IR V FA I Currently, the Manayunk Bridge closes at dusk because N E G Nof a lack of lighting. A grant obtained by Philadelphia T U

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O O FUTURE Restoring the Towpath Bridge

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N N The Philadelphia & Reading Railroad’s Towpath Bridge, built in 1889, E E E E N P N

U E extended the Manayunk Canal into Lower Merion. It was used by A G V I E R Norfolk Southern for freight service until recently. If put in use as part N A M NUE U VE R APLE A of the trail network, this bridge would become the Schuylkill River E D MANAYUNK TOWPATH BRIDGE Trail’s link from the Wissahickon Gateway to the Towpath Trail. BRIDGE MAIN STREET TRAILHEAD

R IV ROCK HILL E AD FUTURE Lighting the Cynwyd RO TrailL RO CK HIL P ROAD TRAILHEAD Currently, there is no lighting along the Cynwyd Heritage Trail, but Township recreation fees will fund a mid-2019 study to add lighting, with possible installation in 2020. WESTMINSTER B E BELMONT AVENUE L CEMETERY M

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H R R A D A M Pencoyd Bridge OA C E R R COMPLETE Y D LL A & Trail ROCK HILLNE ROAD MULTI- L R E O O C PURPOSE PATH IN PROGRESS X The privately restored Pencoyd Bridge

H F G O A A R D ROAD AN R R R EL provides public access from Lower S O N V D L T A E A D R A T Merion to the Schuylkill River Trail D O A R R R A D D SS K A and Wissahickon Trails. O V E N R N

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T TH T MOU S ER H R . AM E O A D OA D N R FUTURE Barmouth Trailhead Redesign ETO WISSAHICKON GATEWAY D NC OA RI IN PROGRESS Pencoyd Landing BY OTHERS ST R E. P HER D One of the main gateways to the Cynwyd OA O R L A multi-purpose private redevelopment T L AD Heritage Trail is the Barmouth trailhead. A plan MI RO T project on the site of the former Connelly

Y G EM IN D by SALT Design Studio and funded by the non- R A E C R V A LE Container property (originally the Pencoyd

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proft Friends of the Cynwyd Heritage Trail is D A R WEST LAUREL Iron Works) with public amenities including A D O O envisioning covered pavilions, expanded parking, L R IR LING a new pedestrian plaza, trail expansion, and C CL HILL CEMETERY D E WY improvements to the Belmont Avenue vehicular YN BALA CYNWYD the Pencoyd Bridge restoration.

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F R D T M T F T W I A L D R W O C E C D O Y O A N R R D R A N R RD D L S E H A H F T V O S R R H IN PROGRESS E E City Avenue Multi-Use Trails S O T N D E C H DG A G U LO C K I E Y E O R N R N The orange lines represent a network of connected

B S K W T O A A E E A Y L pathways implemented through redevelopment and T L NP N L D L A COMPLETE Low-Stress Bike Routes E I A L E T A

S R R M LN modernization of City Avenue offce parks. New and O D R N B A N Y D C A W R Y B D L upcoming develpoment projectsD are shown with This network of local roads has been L O A E O N L C E L N K W A C A purple dots. G identifed as a safe, low-stress route to A L K E B Y V A E E R Bala Village R D N R R connectY both ends of the Cynwyd Heritage U D E N COMPLETE B Y N Y R Connection O K W H E Trail withM Narberth, MerionR Station, L Y U O CO L L N L E A A A D P Wynnewood, and Ardmore. TheA reconstruction of BMW of the D V T W D N O R A E R O K E F F R R CYNWYD Y N I M R Main Line created an opportunityI N D

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O S COMPLETE Pedestrian Crossing V S to make a trail connection through B R A R Y G R E TE A E A AI D W R O NF H LLA N G the dealership, linking the trail A U E N . RI LD U K U E IE N N New redevelopments have allowed for EN G AV F AVT E Y W T E E E and Cynwyd Station with a new O R R N ME TO BALA VILLAGE & T D V S E R O A improvements like “road diets,” bike R G R A G T CITY AVENUE DISTRICT E S BIK N public parking garage and the I A R S E O D RE RO M VIA CYNWYD STATION V lanes, and pedestrian crosswalks, like R T E D -S U Y O T commercial district of Bala T N W CAL R E E I O LO OA SDI P this one on Presidential Boulevard. L D AR Cynwyd Commercial District. C N S H O RD RIS BER T AN S LL A

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A D V H R R D AI A B D HIGH SCHOOL L FUTURE LINWOOD L Bala Station Trail Extension BALA CYNWYD WOODSIDE AVE L E MERION E ATHENS Y LIBRARY ELEM. SCHOOL E C S U R E N O Future Trail Extensions A E D R V A K NNEWOO OAD H S A Y D EST W T W AVENUE CLOVER HILL RD W N A CASKEY TORAH C Y A T N M E ACADEMY SHORTRIDGE N W U M A E O L ASHTON RD The Cynwyd Heritage Trail is set to be extend- W B MERION L MEMORIAL PARK N Rail Line . O E TRIBUTE HOUSE NORTH HIGHLAND AVENUE O O A V D SOUTH ARDMORE N

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CSUSSEX RD C SAINT JOSEPH’S from DVRPC has been obtained to extend the U MERION A UNIVERSITY D R BOTANICAL PARK A A R O Trailhead TE R trail to City Avenue, expected for completion SWYNNEWOOD D M N L H T AD A O IL in mid-2020. Continuation of the trail into P O A Parking R L A N H TO P P E G E U A M IN K PHILADELPHIAG EM L R P Philadelphia is planned for the future. L E D R A E T Restroom N O D A N V T E R 1 mile E N 0 ft. 200 400 600 800 1,000 R U FUTURE PARKSIDE-CYNWYD N O O LAPSLEY LANE N E A TRAIL BY OTHERS A K L D A N D

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