Parking Changes Coming With One Ardmore Place Construction

Lower Merion Township said temporary parking changes will take affect when construction on the former Cricket Avenue parking lot begins in mid to late October.

According tot he township website, the changes will "enhance short-term and permit parking in the Ardmore Business District."

According to the township, the changes have added

• 41 spaces in Temporary Cricket Lot (through September 2017);
• 5 spaces to Ardmore West Lot through re-striping;
• 3 new metered spaces on Rittenhouse Place;
• 1 new metered space on Cricket Terrace.

The township also said there will be no meters in the Ardmore Post Office lot and that Cricket Avenue South will remain all permit parking.

The changes also turned Cricket Avenue into a one-way street as of Sept. 19.

The township made the parking changes to accommodate construction of One Ardmore Place by Dranoff Properties, which has been mired in controversy and even underwent several court hearings.

"Please refer to the plan to keep track of any changes that could affect your routine and commute," the township website says. Township documents say the plan is "dynamic" and will be able to accommodate changes in construction, saying the township, Dranoff Properties, and the Ardmore Initiative Residents will have "ongoing coordination" with the changes.

Click here for a full report on the township's parking changes.

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