Waterway Projects Moving Along

Monday, May 07, 2012

By Bernard J. Scally for Roxborough Review

Much of the Schuylkill Trail and other projects invested in Manayunk are either on or ahead of schedule. Kay Sykora updated the Manayunk Neighborhood Council on the progress of the Schuylkill Project. “We wanted to bring the community up to speed,” said Sykora, who is executive director of The Schuylkill Project. “Things are moving so quickly that not everyone knows what is happening.”

The Schuylkill Project is dedicated to connecting the communities of East Falls and Manayunk to the river through planning, programming and projects. It is a joint effort of the Manayunk Development Corporation and the East Falls Development Corporation funded by the William Penn Foundation.

One of the major projects is The Schuylkill River Trail which eventually will run from South Philadelphia to Pottsville. Many of the sections are popular destinations such as the Schuylkill Banks which runs from Locust Street to the Falls Bridge. Many trails are finding their confluence in the Manayunk with traffic from the city coming from the south and communities in Montgomery coming from the west. “We are going to be trail central,” said Sykora.

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