Chesco planning launches survey on Chester Valley trail expansion

The Chester County Planning Commission launched a public opinion survey about a plan to extend the popular Chester Valley Trail westward across the county. The goal is to extend the Chester Valley Trail west of Downingtown and ultimately connect with the future 29-mile multi-use Enola Low Grade Trail located just outside of Atglen in Lancaster County. The Chester Valley Trail West project includes...

Tredyffrin police reinstate bike patrols on Chester Valley Trail

Tredyffrin Police Officer Neil Jackson and Officer Rhonda Carroll with one of the electric patrol bikes. TREDYFFRIN — The Chester Valley Trail now has added security for its users.  Just last week, the township’s Police Department reinstated its Bike Patrol on the Chester Valley Trail after an 8-year hiatus. Officer Rhonda Carroll, the Department’s new Director of Community Policing &...

Phase Three of Chester Valley Trail opened

Local, county and state officials gathered Thursday to formally open the third phase of the Chester County Trail. Steve Soles, Chairman, West Whiteland Township Board of Supervisors; Chester County Commissioner Kathi Cozzone; PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Ellen Ferretti; Chester County Commissioner Terence Farrell; Dave Stauffer, Capital Projects Coordinator, and Steve...

Second phase of Chester Valley Trail opens

Commissioners plan to defer celebration until warmer weather in spring It may be too cold to celebrate, but the Chester County Commissioners announced the opening on Tuesday, Jan.28, of Phase II of the Chester Valley Trail, deferring the festivities until spring.  “Completion of Phase II brings the trail up to 9.8 miles, running through the heart of Chester County,” said Commissioners’ Chairman...

PECO, Natural Lands Trust celebrate partnership

Chester County Commissioner Kathi Cozzone (second from right) participates in the outreach, extending thanks to the volunteers for their help in caring for the popular trail. Volunteers join forces to spruce up popular county trail Volunteers from PECO and Natural Lands Trust pruned trees and shrubs, painted visitor restrooms, and placed protective tubes around trees at the Church Farm Lane trailhead...