Making Connections in Lower Merion Township SCHUYLKILL RIVER TRAIL - MANAYUNK TOWPATH LE ED OM EET STR NES JO IVY RIDGE TRAIL BY OTHERS EET STR J E 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 KL C L RO MANAYUNK N A . N STATION W D IN PROGRESS LightingNUE the Manayunk Bridge A E AV 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 O L E Y L N Parks & Recreation is planned to add lighting toE the A A UE V EN E MANAYUNK BRIDGE V bridge in mid-2019.AV N M E U D E HLAN A AS P E L U S N T E E E E VE E O O . A TR V V L S L D D W LD TO MAIN STREET MANAYUNK & A A IE L F B O B A G O SCHUYLKILL RIVER TRAIL (WEST) E IN H E D D R C L M S SP S L M M VIA THE MANAYUNK BRIDGE O O H E A O P U O O O FUTURE Restoring the Towpath Bridge I A N N D N N E R V W W T I T G K A S M T M O D O SS A OY L O L RU V C 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 F O O N T R T D E 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 O M E A R R A D R O O D WISSAHICKON A A E A D D D D AD STATION RO BARMOUTH H ILL AD A H TRAILHEAD O O ER R DARTMOUTH R V W X O V TO WISSAHICKON TRAIL F . A O & CENTER CITY VIA D D R JENNIFER R PENCOYD BRIDGE A A D THE PENCOYD BRIDGE O D P R R T TH T MOU S ER MH R E. A 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 O 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 LING CIRCL HILL CEMETERY a new pedestrian plaza, trail expansion, and D E WY improvements to the Belmont Avenue vehicular YN BALA CYNWYD the Pencoyd Bridge restoration. entrance, shade trees, gathering spaces, andL D E PARK V N R V P TO stormwater management. E E R NC M I I B R N . P O W G E N D U A L O M R CIRCLE P M E E L P L D N N I A E O M B O N T NTIAL R G R B N DE B N I I R E O R S E E E E U T V O E R U E R L L C E D T O A L I P L O I E R SNOWDEN R A N R E E R W D DER D A V N A A V L R L E N D E E CLY N N WYD AD D U Y A RO A R D L H L O D T A E N R I B A A L R NB R E R R P O E. LODGES D AD E O N R O N RO A V Y R V E D L E N E VI N A R 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 O S V R H R E E IN PROGRESS City Avenue Multi-Use Trails O T N S 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 W K 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 A T 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 K R Connection O W H Trail withM Narberth, MerionR Station, L Y U E O O L L N C 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 CYNWYD Y F R R N I M R Main Line created an opportunityI N D R ER M G STATION F A B O S COMPLETE V S to make a trail connection through Pedestrian Crossing 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 V F A 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 E 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 ROLLING E HILL PARK J E F FE R S Y E O NU N VE S C A T D PENN VALLEY R NE E I N B E E T D O E A N O G O A W BELMONTC HILLS L D TH E A NOR LIBRARY E R O Y WEST MILL R R D N U Y CREEK PARK A D O O N C E R SMITH A W R D PARK E R A R AOD E E O O V F R OLD K Y GUL M S A M PH Y WESTMINSTER R B OAD S G H D HIL L CEMETERY A A A E N H R R U E O I R U I G L N K T G N Y C L E E O U N V V N R T A N I A U E T R MERION N S M I MEMORIAL PARK O B E M D CEMETERY O M H U A O C W CYNWYD S B D H A C D T O N I U N H R O W S B A S H L O A C H A H GENERAL R O C Z G H WAYNE PARK P K L I U CYNWYD ELEMENTARY/ E D T N E BALA CYNWYD WEST LAUREL A N H BALA CYNWYD MIDDLE A A S O PARK HILL CEMETERY M SCHOOL T L R A E.