A Comprehensive Preservation, Infill & Redevelopment Plan

july 2007 AComprehensive Preservation, Infill & Redevelopment Plan For Lower Merion Township

Policies, programs, and projects to address issues & to realize our community vision for land use, housing, transportation, and historic preservation A overview Summary of the Process Products & Benchmarks necessary for the completion of a new comprehensive plan

Comprehensive Preservation, Infill & Redevelopment Plan COMPREHENSIVE PRESERVATION INFILL REDEVELOPMENT Policies programs projects ADDRESS ISSUES REALIZE COMMUNITY VISION Land use housing transportation Historic preservation products & benchmarks

Comprehensive Preservation, Infill & Redevelopment Plan products & benchmarks

Comprehensive Preservation, Infill & Redevelopment Plan planning context background context •what is a comprehensive plan? •how does a comprehensive plan work? •the comprehensive plan process •history of comprehensive planning •experience of similar communities

Comprehensive Preservation, Infill & Redevelopment Plan what is an issues report? issues report •summary of development activity •summary of proposed ordinances •summary of planning studies •INVENTORY OF IDENTIFIED ISSUES

Comprehensive Preservation, Infill & Redevelopment Plan where do issues come from? issues report

Comprehensive Preservation, Infill & Redevelopment Plan Issues Report completed winter 2007/2008

Comprehensive Preservation, Infill & Redevelopment Plan where do goals come from? community goals & vision

Comprehensive Preservation, Infill & Redevelopment Plan how to resolve issues plan elements

Comprehensive Preservation, Infill & Redevelopment Plan what makes this plan special? themes

Comprehensive Preservation, Infill & Redevelopment Plan the garden suburb themes

Comprehensive Preservation, Infill & Redevelopment Plan traditional neighborhood development

Comprehensive Preservation, Infill & Redevelopment Plan different solutions for different neighborhoods

Comprehensive Preservation, Infill & Redevelopment Plan what makes this plan special? planners

Township planning staff Montgomery County Planning Commission staff Targeted consultants Historic preservation/transportation Visioning

Comprehensive Preservation, Infill & Redevelopment Plan what makes this process special? bonus •Comprehensive Plan Website http://www.lowermerion.org/planning/compplan.html

•Comprehensive Plan Email [email protected]

Comprehensive Preservation, Infill & Redevelopment Plan what makes this process special? bonus One Planning Book Lower Merion •Last Harvest – Witold Rybczynski

Comprehensive Preservation, Infill & Redevelopment Plan what makes this process special? bonus Township Map •Land Use •Streets •Political Boundaries •Transportation •Open Space •Demographics

Comprehensive Preservation, Infill & Redevelopment Plan the broadcast

•Rebroadcast August 8th – August 15th •Monday, Wednesday, Friday •@ 12:00pm •Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday •@7:00am & 7:00pm •Available at Bala & Ludington Libraries

Comprehensive Preservation, Infill & Redevelopment Plan july 2007 AComprehensive Preservation, Infill & Redevelopment Plan For Lower Merion Township

Policies, programs, and projects to address issues & to realize our community vision for land use, housing, transportation, and historic preservation