Conceptual Trail Design for Manayunk Bridge - What do you think?

Last Thursday (September 15th) Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP presented a concept design for the Manayunk Bridge that will connect the (soon to open) Cynwyd Trail over to Manayunk at a public meeting held in Ardmore. The Manayunk Bridge, an asset owned by SEPTA, spans both the City of Philadelphia and Lower Merion Township. The City received $1.3 million from PennDOT's Community Transportation Initiative in 2010 for constructing a trail and funds from the William Penn Foundation have been made available for its design.

The main goal of this design is to accommodate both passive and active users of the Bridge safely. The Bridge will be both a destination and a transportation corridor. Many different types of users will want to use the bridge for different purposes, ranging from cyclists using it as a commuting route to people wanting to enjoy the views while walking or sitting.

Read the Bicycle Coalition blog HERE.