County Commissioners to Review Bucks County Bicycle Plan

202 Parkway; credit: Montgomery County Planning Commission via Flickr

The Draft Bucks County Bicycle Plan is scheduled to be presented to the County Commissioners at their January meeting. The Bucks County Planning Commission adopted the plan on Dec. 6 and recommended that the County Commissioners adopt it.

Meeting information:
Wednesday January 9th 
10:00 AM
Bucks County Courthouse
Community Room, 1st floor
55 E. Court St, Doylestown, PA.

We urge supporters who can attend the meeting to do so. We believe that the 202 Parkway Trail is raising the visibility of bike mobility in the county. Another high visibility project set to begin construction this spring, the construction of the D&L Trail Tunnel under Route 13 in Tullytown, will be the first major East Coast Greenway project in the county. The timing for the Bucks County Bike Plan could not be better and having supporters speak positively about the improvements happening in the county would be a great way to boost support for the plan.

A Bike Plan For Central Camden County

The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) has published a bicycle and multi-use trail master plan in cooperation with 10 municipalities in central Camden County: Berlin Township, Berlin Borough, Clementon, Gibbsboro, Hi-Nella, Laurel Springs, Lindenwold, Somerdale, Stratford and Voorhees.















The funding for this master plan was paid for with a Smart Growth grant form the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions (ANJEC). Implementation of the plan is dependent upon the the municipalities so it is very important for residents to press their elected officials to take action towards completing the recommendations in their respective communities.

We love the concept of multi-municipal bicycle plans since most bicycle trips are under 5 miles but often cross municipal lines. It's also a great opportunity for local municipalities to plan together with their neighbors, increasing the likelyhood of municipal buy-in. With New Jersey's and Pennsylvania's home rule government structure a strong suburban bicycle network can only be implemented by the municipalities working together.

Comment on the Whitemarsh Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan

Whitemarsh has joined Upper Providence, Tredyffrin, Upper Merion and Lower Merion Township's by developing a municipal bicycle and pedestrian plan


Posted in: Boards & Commissions, 12/21/2007 2:02 PM

On December 20, 2007, the Whitemarsh Township Board of Supervisors authorized a 30-day public comment period on a Feasibility Study for a Township-wide Pedestrian and Bicycle Network.

The overall objective of this study is to create a network of sidepaths, sidewalks, trails, bike lanes and other appropriate facilities to restore the ease and safety of walking and bicycling in Whitemarsh Township.

A Public Hearing to consider adoption will be advertised to be held in the 1st quarter of 2008. Whitemarsh residents have until Jan. 20 to submit their opinions of the study to the township.

You may access the study by the links below:

Study Final Report:
http://www.whitemarshtwp.org/pdf/ped-report.pdf

Plans:
http://www.whitemarshtwp.org/pdf/ped-plans.pdf

Opinion of Probable Cost:
http://www.whitemarshtwp.org/pdf/ped-costs.pdf