{"id":399,"date":"2013-02-13T18:22:48","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T22:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chescotimes.com\/?p=399"},"modified":"2013-02-13T18:22:48","modified_gmt":"2013-02-13T22:22:48","slug":"public-input-being-sought-for-hikingbiking-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/?p=399","title":{"rendered":"Public input being sought for hiking\/biking initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><em>Meeting will focus on Central Chester County Bicycle and Pedestrian Circulation Plan<\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_402\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chescotimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/flyerSIZE_201302130834256921-300x266.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-402\" class=\"size-full wp-image-402 \" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" alt=\"The meeting will offer the public an opportunity to provide feedback on the plan.\" src=\"http:\/\/chescotimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/flyerSIZE_201302130834256921-300x266.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Feb. 28 meeting will offer the public an opportunity to provide feedback on the plan.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Attention biking\/hiking enthusiasts: The Chester County Planning Commission and the Chester County Health Department would like to invite residents interested in making the community more bike and pedestrian-friendly to the final, public informational meeting of the Central Chester County Bicycle and Pedestrian Circulation Plan.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting will be held Thursday, Feb. 28, at the West Whiteland Township Building, 101 Commerce Drive, Exton.\u00a0 A walk-through will be available from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.; a presentation is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\u00a0The plan addresses how to make improvements to seven municipalities in the center of Chester County: Downingtown Borough, East Bradford Township, East Caln Township, East Goshen Township, West Chester Borough, West Goshen Township and West Whiteland Township. Meeting attendees will have an opportunity to voice their opinions, concerns and ideas regarding the plan and its impact on the entire study area.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><!--more-->\u00a0The meeting will feature plans for over 37 miles of new trails, 21 miles of proposed bike lanes, and 62 miles of additional sidewalk in the Central Chester County region. Cost estimates, a list of priority projects, and an action plan of recommendations will also be presented.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\u00a0\u201cThe way a community is designed, built, and maintained determines its walkability and bikability. \u00a0Even when you do not perceive these things, they affect your likelihood of walking,\u201d says Margaret Rivello, Chester County Health Director. \u201cThe place you remember walking drew you outside, but the wrong environment can deter or even scare would-be pedestrians. Without sidewalks, crosswalks, pleasant scenery, a place to go, or the presence of other pedestrians, most people walk only as far as their cars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\u00a0Anyone who lives, works, or plays in any of the plan\u2019s regions is encouraged to drop by and share input. For more information or to review documents, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chesco.org\/planning\/cccbikeped\">www.chesco.org\/planning\/cccbikeped<\/a>, or contact Randy Waltermyer, transportation planner\/project manager, at 610.344.6285 or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:rwaltermyer@chesco.org\">rwaltermyer@chesco.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meeting will focus on Central Chester County Bicycle and Pedestrian Circulation Plan Attention biking\/hiking enthusiasts: The Chester County Planning Commission and the Chester County Health Department would like to invite residents interested in making the community more bike and pedestrian-friendly to the final, public informational meeting of the Central Chester County Bicycle and Pedestrian Circulation [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,7],"tags":[126,163,170,241,251,252,254,414,495,639,650,655],"class_list":["post-399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-featured","tag-central-chester-county-bicycle-and-pedestrian-circulation-plan","tag-chester-county-health-department","tag-chester-county-planning-commission","tag-downingtown-borough","tag-east-bradford-township","tag-east-caln-township","tag-east-goshen-township","tag-margaret-rivello","tag-randy-waltermyer","tag-west-chester-borough","tag-west-goshen-township","tag-west-whiteland-township"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}