West Ambler Revitalization Plan – BoRit CAG Meeting December 2, 2015

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Streetscapes

 FEMA – Floodplain ◦ Preliminary floodplain boundary map prepared ◦ Study correcting delineation submitted to FEMA ◦ Approval expected in early Yr Floodplain – Temple (light blue) vs Existing FEMA (dark blue)

 All-way stop at Maple & Mt. Pleasant  Watch Children sign on Mt. Pleasant  Safety gates on Mt. Pleasant

 West Side Park – New deck on playground equipment & wood carpet replaced  Basketball courts resurfaced  Beech Alley clean-up and repairs

●Develop a unified plan for the parcels as a whole. ●Support a mix of uses. ●Support the regional greenway network. ●Support recreational reuse. ●Support compatibility with adjacent land uses (wildlife preserve; riparian buffers; revitalization district; residential neighborhoods). 7

8 Wissahickon Park: ▪Encourage Whitpain Township to reopen the park as a combination of active and passive recreation facilities. ▪Create access and connections between the park and the West Ambler neighborhood that make facilities available to residents while respecting privacy and minimizing effects of traffic, noise, and other park impacts.

Whitpain Township - consistent with all of the requirements of the USEPA final remedy that are specific to the Wissahickon Park parcel and as to be codified in a future Record of Decision (ROD) reaffirms its desire to see Wissahickon Park reopened for both passive and active recreational purposes to include but not limited to athletic fields and courts, a playground, trails, observation decks, public restrooms, parking, and potentially a Boys and Girls Club building to serve the surrounding communities 9

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