Official Launch: Save Cintra Woods

The Cintra estate represents over 200 years of history, with open space, old-growth trees and a centuries-old carriage house, all sitting right in the middle of town across from New Hope-Solebury School.

The property is now under threat of development, with many homes to be packed into the 5-acre parcel. The project will significantly increase traffic across from school entrances, causing back-ups and endangering students. The creation of impervious surfaces will create downhill flooding, straining residents’ wells and damaging property. And the development will increase population density in a borough that already has parking issues and a lack of recreational space.

The issues don’t stop in New Hope Borough. Thousands of Lambertville residents’ shop at Giant, McCaffrey’s, CVS, and dozens of other stores to the west of New Hope and in Solebury Township. Adding many homes at Cintra will increase local traffic significantly, making it harder for Lambertville and New Hope residents to access food and services.

The Save Cintra Woods campaign wants to stop the development of the land and to create open space for the public. Leaders of New Hope community organizations have expressed a keen interest in turning the Cintra carriage house into much-needed meeting space for civic groups. Efforts are underway to build a coalition which will pursue preservation of the property.

Join the effort to save the last historic open space in New Hope. To see how you can help, go to savecintrawoods.org.