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) 1200 958 1000 927 905 913 883 792 800 668 600 474 484 440 446 399 386 400 363 344 302 228 168 200 127 114 0 2 3 4 5 1 08 09 10 00 0 0 0 01 2 200 200 200 2006 2007 2 2 2 2 Year 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 Bucks County Lehigh County k P e l l i Telford v n # Hatboro Lower Moreland o Montgomery Souderton Hatfield#i Twp. n # U # 29 East Greenville # # # G# # # # # Pennsburg e # Salford Hatfield Horsham oad d R Bryn Athyn # ryv #Marlborough # am Franconia R rsh # i # # Bor. o Red Hill ll H e ## # # s Upper Hanover P e Upper #k # l # # a 309 Moreland # W 476 h ¨¦§ t Lansdale r o k # P N ## r t Green Lane# e # l # t S # Towamencin 611 Knight Rd u # # Old Sumneytown Pike d Sumneytown Pike B # d North Lower# ### # # a # Upper Abington o R # # # # Sumneytown Pike r Wales P y l Gwynedd # # # B R y Dublin k e # Upper m d d 663 R d g ek # Upper o P e r # Lower # u # l r d # R C l Gwynedd t e ep R # h d Rockledge e e h Salford B D d r # Salford d R c e # B r R d R Ambler n y # 276 u n e Douglass z o g # # t S t h Jenkintown New # u # ¨¦§ l l n s i u C B # Upper a n h # Hanover # # - # E n c # Lower n # e Frederick S 202 y # l # l k H ¤£ Whitpain # # # Frederick n P # e # r # Cheltenham P # e l 73 # # t # # u 73 # # # Worcester B # # Schwenksville # Springfield # # Skippack # # # # ## S East Norriton# wa ike # mp # n P Pi # ow Plymouth Whitemarsh 100 #ke ant Philadelphia Perkiomen # erm # G ike ge# P # Rid # # # Norristown ### Upper Limerick Trappe Lower West # Pottsgrove # Collegeville # # Lower Providence Norriton Bridgeport 422 Conshohocken Pottsgrove ¤£ # Upper # # # West W Providence # Upper Berks CountyBerks Conshohocken e Sch Merion s Pottstown uyl # t kil New MIll l P Ri Royersford ve # Road 76 o r ¨¦§ Lower Merion t # # t # 29 # s # g Narberth r Old o # v Chester County # Reading e # Pike # # ¨¦§476 Road Ownership Status of County-Owned Bridges Delaware County Top Candidates for Replacement County Owned # Top Candidates for Rehabilitation State Owned # # Candidates for Rehabilitation or Replacement # Candidates for Elimination or Turnover ¯ # Other County-Owned Bridges MCPC Connected2040 Vision Communities Transportation Vision • Proposed Transportation Projects Lehigh County Bucks County Telford GF Hatboro Lower Moreland Souderton Hatfield Twp. 29 East Greenville Horsham Pennsburg Salford Hatfield Marlborough Franconia GF Montgomery GF Bryn Athyn GF Red Hill Bor. Upper Hanover !C Upper 309 Moreland ¨¦§476 GF GF Lansdale !C Green Lane Lower !C 611 GF North Gwynedd Upper Towamencin Wales GF Upper Dublin Abington 663 Upper GF Gwynedd Rockledge Salford Lower Ambler 276 Salford ¨¦§ Jenkintown Upper Lower Frederick 202 Frederick ¤£ Whitpain New 73 Cheltenham Douglass GF GF GF GF HanoverGF 73 GF !C GF Schwenksville Worcester Springfield Skippack GF !C East Norriton Plymouth Whitemarsh Philadelphia 100 PerkiomenGF West LimerickGF Trappe Norriton Norristown Upper Lower !C Pottsgrove Collegeville !C Lower Providence Bridgeport Pottsgrove !C ¤£422 Conshohocken Upper West W Providence Berks County Berks Pottstown GF Conshohocken e S ch Royersford !C GF s u !C GF yl !C t kil l P R Upper ive 76 o r ¨¦§ Lower Merion t GF Merion t 29 s GF g Narberth r !C o v Chester County e ¨¦§476 Delaware County Programmed Road Projects Vision Road Projects Programmed and Vision Transit Projects G Intersections and Interchanges E Interchange ! 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Station Improvements Major Capital Project Rail Service Extensions Road Diet Frequency Increase MCPC Connected Communities Expand and connect county trails, local trails, greenways, natural areas, and parks Lehigh County Bucks County Graeme Park Telford Þ Hatboro Lower Moreland Souderton Hatfield Twp. 29 East Greenville Horsham 7 Pennsburg Salford Hatfield 16 18 Marlborough Franconia 5 Montgomery Bryn Athyn Red Hill Bor. 9 Upper Hanover Upper 20 309 Moreland ¨¦§476 Lansdale 17 19 Morgan Lorimer Green Lane Log House Lower 3 Þ 611 North Gwynedd Upper Towamencin Wales 8 Upper Dublin Abington 7 663 Green Upper Evans-Mumbower Lane 4 Gwynedd Rockledge Park Salford Lower Mill 15 Ambler 276 Salford ¨¦§ Jenkintown Upper Þ Lower Frederick 5 202 Hope Frederick ¤£ Whitpain Lodge 23 New Þ 73 Þ 2 Cheltenham Douglass Pennypacker Peter Wentz Þ Hanover 73 Mills Farmstead The Highlands 24 Þ Fort Schwenksville Central Perkiomen Worcester Valley Park 12 Washington Springfield State 14 Þ 13 Skippack Park Sunrise Evansburg East Norriton Mill State Park Norristown 5 Plymouth Whitemarsh Philadelphia 100 Perkiomen 21 Farm Park 15 West Norristown Limerick Trappe Norriton Spring Mill Upper Lower 3 Pottsgrove Collegeville Lower Providence Bridgeport 11 Pottsgrove ¤£422 11 Conshohocken Upper John James West W Providence 8Audubon Center Berks County Pottstown Conshohocken e 10 Sch Royersford at Mill Grove 1 s 22 6 uyl t ki l l P R Lower Upper ive Upper Schuylkill 76 25 o r Perkiomen ¨¦§ Lower Merion t 11 Valley Park Merion t 29 Þ 22 s Valley Park g Þ Narberth r o v Pottsgrove Chester County 11 e Manor Valley Forge ¨¦§476 National Historical Park Delaware County 1. Chester Valley Trail 9. Power Line Trail 17. Mill Hill Trail Completed Trail 2. Cresheim Trail 10. Schuylkill East Trail 18. Perkiomen Trail Extension Proposed Trail 3. Cross County Trail 11. Schuylkill River Trail 19. Green Lane Park County Owned Land 4. Evansburg Trail 12. Stony Creek Trail 20. Highlands Trail State Owned Land 5. Liberty Bell Trail 13. Sunrise Trail 21. Skippack Trail 14. West County Trail Valley Forge National Historical Park 6. Manatawny Trail 22. Schuylkill West Trail 7. Pennypack Trail 15. Wissahickon Green Ribbon Trail 23. Tookany Creek Trail ¯ Historic Sites Þ 8. Perkiomen Trail 16. 202 Parkway Trail 24. Rockledge Trail 25. Cynwyd Heritage Trail MCPC Connected Communities Encourage collaboration and partnerships among governments, businesses, institutions, and other stakeholders Hatboro 29 Pennsburg Upper §476 309 Perkiomen ¨¦ Lansdale Indian 611 Valley 276 Ambler ¨¦§ 663 Jenkintown ¤£202 73 73 Central Perkiomen Pottstown