[DVBC] Upper Providence Trail

[dster at craftech.com]

> Woody,

Thank you for attending the meeting and keeping us in the loop.  Your news
reflects a sea change in the course of the debate.  I thought that there
was overwhelming support in Upper Providence for improvement of bike/ped
facilities and that the issues the opposition addressed were well
addressed at previous meetings.  Mis -information has ruled the day.  The
concerns you have mentioned are the typical ones frequently brought up by
opposition in addressing changes in municipal infrastructures to enhance
walking and cycling. Some of us remember those ugly meetings for the
Chester Creek Rail Trail. We will reply to those concerns in due course. 
We are the Delaware County Cycling Committee of the Bicycle Coalition of
Greater Philadelphia.  If any of you are interested in joining us, we have
a mailing list at delcobikes at yahoogroups.com.  I am the chairman and
moderator of that group.

David Bennett




I attended the Upper Providence Township Council meeting tonight. It was
> the
> biggest crowd ever at a township meeting. I'd say three hundred residents
> came out to rant at the council on the poor job they did on communicating
> with the community on this project and urged them to vote down the entire
> proposal, which they did.
>
> The speakers from the audience called the report by the consultants a
> waste
> of $80,000.00 that was poorly done. The arguments of higher taxes,
> undisclosed expenses, security issues, and eminant domain concerns, that
> the
> township would take land from property owners highlighted the opponents
> points. Only three people spoke out in favor of the proposal. 30 or so
> against.
>
> Alot of work went into this plan and it is a shame that it seems to have
> been killed by the inclusion of trails that would have been built on or
> behind private property many years in the future. In this case it might
> have
> been better to start small with just some designated streets and extended
> sidewalks. That might have been downed too. The venum in the room was that
> thick.
>
> Woody
>
>
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