The Friends of the Cynwyd Heritage Trail (FOCHT) calls for community support on Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 at the Lower Merion Township Administration Building in Ardmore, Pa. of submission of a grant application for $500,000 under the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (DCNR) Community Conservation Partnership’s Program to construct a multi-use trail and linear park across the Manayunk Bridge. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:15 p.m. Friends are being asked to wear green shirts in support of the trail completion.
The monthly Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting is a free event open to the public. The meeting will be held at the 2nd Floor Board Room of the Township building at 75 East Lancaster Avenue in Ardmore, Pa.
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The proposed trail across the Manayunk Bridge will connect the Cynwyd Heritage Trail with both the Ivy Ridge and Schuylkill River Trails. Currently, the Cynwyd Heritage Trail is only 2.5-miles long, but when the extension is complete, increased recreational opportunities will be provided for the Lower Merion community. According to the Friends of the Cynwyd Heritage Trail, the trail utilization rate ranges from 59 users per hour on a typical Sunday to 135 users per hour during peak weekday evening hours. Further, most of these users are pedestrians, as the limited distance on the current trail does not allow ample riding opportunity for bicyclists.
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According to Selene George, the President of the Friends of the Cynwyd Heritage Trail, “The Friends have worked hard to support the Township to make this trail a reality. We are asking the Lower Merion Township Board of Commissioners to support the completion of the trail so that we can link it to Manayunk and the full potential of the trail can be realized – in terms of both recreation and distance.”
