[DVBC] Fw: Greenway Plan for the Darby Creek Watershed

[david c bennett]

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From: david c bennett 
To: delcobikes at yahoogroups.com 
Cc: Maura Williams 
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 9:42 PM
Subject: Greenway Plan for the Darby Creek Watershed


A group of us attended a focus group discussion at the Springfield Twp Municipal Bldg this evening in order to learn about the Greenway Plans and to give our input about including bicycling in the plans.  The short meeting was a big success.  It was hosted by Robert Kriebel and Philip Hunsberger who are the consultants from Urban Research & Development Corporation.  Our local host was Stephen Beckley, Environmental Senior Planner with the DELCO Planning DEPT.  The meeting was attended by Justin Dula, Emily Linn, Maura Williams, A bike officer from Haverford whose name I did not get, Dom Zuppo, and myself.  
After a brief slide presentation about what Greenways were, we had the opportunity to share our pros and cons about the region in question and the concepts of "Complete the streets" and "Safe Routes to School".

There will be a big completely public meeting next Tuesday nite at the same place and time and I urge all you advocates who have done so in the past to attend.  We must make a good showing in order to counter the negative and doubting general public that is bound to show up.  This will be the second time in 19 years a plan to develop a greenway in this watershed will be proposed.  I think it has a better chance of success this time.  The last time this plan was presented, the only advocates were the Darby Creek Valley Assoc.  Now we have the bike riders to join in on the alliance.  

There will be reminders between now and then from me and Steven Beckley.

David Bennett, DCCC Chairman

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