Whitemarsh Township Greenway Plan

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Whitemarsh Township Greenway Plan Prepared for: Whitemarsh Township August 16, 2007

Table of Contents Table of Contents... i Introduction... 1 Study Area Setting... 2 Regional Setting... 2 Township Character... 3 Benefits of Greenways... 3 Community Benefits of Greenways... 3 Recreation and Health...3 Transportation Enhancement and Safety Benefits...4 Economic Benefits...4 Historic and Scenic Resource Preservation...4 Conservation of local Rural and Farmland Legacy...4 Creation of Educational Opportunities...4 Building Partnerships...5 Promotion of Sustainable Development and Sound Land Use...5 Environmental Benefits of Greenways... 5 Water Quality Protection...5 Habitat Protection...5 Air Quality Protection...6 Global Climate Change...6 Revealing the Whitemarsh Township Greenway Network... 7 Goals and Objectives... 7 Natural Resource Protection... 7 Recreation Opportunities... 7 Historic and Cultural Resources Preservation... 8 Educational Opportunities... 8 Greenway Types... 8 Conservation Greenways... 8 Recreation Greenways... 8 Multipurpose Greenways... 8 Natural Resource Greenway Network... 9 Water Resources...10 Streams and Rivers... 10 Floodplains and Flood Prone Areas... 11 Wetlands... 12 Riparian Buffers... 12 Wetland Margins and Pond Shores... 12 Earth Resources...13 Geology and Soils... 13 Steep Slopes... 13 Woodlands... 13 Biological Resources...14 The Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program... 14 Park and Recreational Greenway Network... 14 Parks/Public Open Space... 15 Private Open Space... 15 i

School Land... 16 Transportation and Utility Corridor Resources... 16 Trails... 17 Existing Trails...17 The Wissahickon Green Ribbon Trail... 17 The Schuylkill River Heritage Trail... 17 McCarthy Park and Victory Fields Trail... 18 Planned Trails...18 County Trails... 18 Trails Recommended in the Township Open Space Plan... 18 Historic and Cultural Resource Greenway Network... 19 National Register of Historic Places... 19 Implementing the Greenway Network... 20 Greenway Implementation Recommendations... 20 General Recommendations... 20 Land Protection/Property Acquisition... 21 Land Use Management... 21 Land Stewardship...22 Trails Recommendations... 22 District Specific Recommendations... 22 Broad Axe District Conservation Greenway...22 Stenton-Wissahickon Conservation and Recreation Greenway...23 Central District Urban Greenway...25 Miquon/Riverfront District Conservation and Recreation Greenway...27 Greenway Management Strategies... 28 Short-term Greenway Partners... 29 Adjacent Municipalities...29 Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association...29 Schuylkill River Greenway Association...29 Montgomery County Land Trust...29 Montgomery County Agricultural Land Preservation Board...29 Private Sector Partners...30 Long-term Greenway Management... 30 Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association...30 Montgomery County...30 Department of Conservation and Natural Resources...30 Greenway Conservation Strategies... 30 Land Protection/Property Acquisition... 31 Temporary Binding Agreements...31 Management Agreements... 31 Formal Land Lease... 31 Greenway Easements...31 Public Access Easement... 32 Conservation Easements... 32 Preservation Easements... 32 Securing Title...32 Fee Simple Acquisition... 32 Donations and Gifts... 32 Purchase and Lease Back... 32 Bargain Sale... 32 Right of First Refusal... 32 Purchase of Development Rights... 33 ii

Land use management enabled by the Municipalities Planning Code - Regulatory Mechanisms for Greenway Conservation... 33 Comprehensive Plans...33 Zoning Ordinances...33 Official Map...33 Conservation Design Zoning...33 Transfer of Development Rights...35 Greenway Overlay Districts...35 Subdivision Regulations...35 Land stewardship...35 Develop landowner outreach and education programs...35 Develop and adopt forest canopy and woodland protection ordinances....35 Conclusion... 36 Appendices... 37 Appendix 1... 38 Population Summary... 38 Demographics... 38 Socioeconomic Characteristics... 38 Appendix 2... 39 Land Use and Zoning Summary... 39 Land Use... 39 Township Zoning...39 Appendix 3... 41 Greenway Design Standards... 41 Trail Design Standards... 41 Trail User Types...41 Pedestrians... 41 Bicyclists... 41 Americans with Disabilities Act... 42 Equestrians...42 General Trail Design Guidelines...42 For urban, non-motorized trails The Pennsylvania Greenway Partnership recommends the following:... 42 Other general trail design elements to be considered include:... 43 Multi-Use Recreational Trails...43 Pathways...44 Trailheads...44 Primary Trailheads... 44 Secondary Trailheads... 45 Riparian Buffer Standards... 45 Appendix 4... 48 Potential Greenway Funding Sources... 48 Township Funds... 48 County Funding... 48 Montgomery County s Green Fields/Green Towns Program...48 Montgomery County s County Farmland Preservation Program...48 State Funding... 49 iii

Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Community Conservation Partnership Program...49 Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Community Forests Program...50 Municipal Challenge Grant... 50 Community Improvement Grants... 50 Tree Improvement Grants... 51 Mini Grants... 51 Department of Environmental Protection - Growing Greener I and II...51 Environmental Education... 52 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation - Transportation Enhancements and Hometown Streets/Safe Routes to School...52 Transportation Enhancements... 52 Hometown Streets/Safe Routes to School... 52 Federal Funding... 53 Community Development Block Grant...53 Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users...53 Private Funding... 55 PECO Energy s Green Region Program...55 Partnerships... 55 Appendix 5... 56 Supporting Maps... 56 Appendix 6... 57 Review Comments and Adoption... 57 Maps Natural Resource Network Map #1 Cultural and Recreational Network Map #2 Whitemarsh Greenway Network Map #3 Primary Conservation Resources Map 1A Secondary Conservation Resources Map 2A Hydrology Map 3A Geology Map 4A Prime Agricultural Soils Map 5A Steep Slopes and Woodlands Map 6A Species of Special Concern Map 7A Land Use Map 8A Zoning Map 9A Greenway Network (By Districts) Map 10A Tables: Primary Resources Table #1 Secondary Resources Table #2 Hydrology Table #3 Transportation and Utility Corridors Table #4 Implementation Strategies Table #5 Figures: Regional Location Figure #1 Hawk Watch Platform Figure #2 Montgomery County s Greenway Network Figure #3 Wissahickon Green Ribbon Trail Figure #4 Trail at McCarthy Park Figure #5 iv

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