Philadelphia Western Suburbs
Trail Summit - 2017

• Agenda (revised to show speaker start times on Trail Summit video)
  
  
• Suburban Bike Lanes, TIP Projects, Level of Traffic Stress, The Circuit
  Susan Dannenberg, Policy Fellow, Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia
  
  
• Bike Delaware County Activities
  Tabb Sullivan, Chair, Bike Delaware County (BCGP Affiliate)
  
  
• Trails in Delaware County
  (Chester Creek Trail, Darby Creek Stream Valley Trail, Little Flower Manor acquisition)
  Ryan Judge, Senior Planner, Delaware County Planning Department
  
  
• Haverford Township Progress Report
  (Darby Creek Trail Extension Study, Pennsy Trail Opens, Willowstreams, Bike Parking, Shoulder Striping)
  Tim Denny, Assistant Township Manager and Director of Parks and Recreation, Haverford Township
  Peter Puglionesi, Co-chair, Friends of Haverford Trails
  
  
• Lower Merion Township Update
  (Comprehensive Plan adopted, Pencoyd Bridge, West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Manayunk Bridge, Ped & Safety Funds)
  Chris Leswing, Assistant Director of Building and Planning, Lower Merion Township
  
  
• Cynwyd Heritage Trail 2016 Review
  (New amenities, activities, new access, new Facebook page)
  
  
• Upper Darby Township Overview
  Sean McIntosh, Friends of Upper Darby Trails
  
  
• Radnor Trail Council Report
  (Greenways & Open Space Plan, Trail Council, 4 major trail projects)
  Laura Luker, Radnor Trail Council
  Gretchen Groebel, Radnor Conservancy
  
  
• Valley Forge - Heinz Refuge Trail Alliance
  Robert Thomas, Partner, Campbell Thomas & Co.
  John Fischer, Valley Forge to Heinz Refuge Trail Alliance
  
  
• Marple Township Report - The Don Guanella Tract (Part 1)
  Marple Township Report - The Don Guanella Tract (Part 2)
  Ken Hemphill, Save Marple Greenspace
  
  
• Newtown Township: Trail Inventory - Knowing What You Have
  Bruce Killen, Environmental Advisory Council, Newtown Township (Delaware County, PA)
  John Custer, Friends of Marple-Newtown Trails
  
  
• Video of 2017 Western Suburbs Trail Summit on YouTube
  
  

Note: The Friends of the Cynwyd Heritage Trail presentation was not given at the summit, due to a family illness, but the visual materials appear here. The Upper Darby presentation at the summit also included remarks by Upper Darby Mayor Thomas Micozzie and Pennsylvania State Rep. Jamie Santora, which are included in the video.