Registration is open to join us for the Northwest Schuylkill River Trails Summit at the Venice Island Performing Arts & Recreation Center in Manayunk on Saturday, September 27th at 9:30AM for an exploration of current trail investments and future trail projects in Northwest Philadelphia and Lower Merion Township!
The Greater Philadelphia area is the proud home of the Circuit Trails, a vast regional network of hundreds of miles of multi-use trails that’s growing in size each year. The Schuylkill River Trail makes up a significant portion of the regional trail network that connects our communities and provides opportunities for recreating and commuting. Attendees will hear from those who are advancing the trails in Northwest Philadelphia and Lower Merion areas, and learn more about why trails are advantageous to economic development, how trails foster community building, and expand our growing active transportation network. Following the presentations there will be facilitated discussions covering trail maintenance, programming on the trails, and trail development to Increase expansion of the Circuit Trails network in the area. See below for the event program:
| 9:30 AM | Arrive |
| 9:55 AM | Welcome |
| 10:00 AM | Keynote Speaker: Ariella Maron, Executive Director, DVRPC |
| 10:10 AM | Circuit Trails in Northwest Philadelphia and Lower Merion |
| 10:30 AM | Guest Speaker: Pennsylvania State Representative, Tarik Khan |
| 10:35 AM | How the Circuit impacts the economic development of Laurel Hill and Penn Group |
| 11:00 AM | BREAK |
| 11:10 AM | Community led breakout sessions |
| 12:15 PM | Closing remarks |
| 12:30 PM | (Optional) Lunch |
| 1:30 PM | (Optional) Guided biking tour (14.5 miles) |
| 1:30 PM | (Optional) Guided walking tour (1.5 miles) |
Be sure to purchase your tickets before the event! Questions? You may contact the Bicycle Coalition’s Regional Organizer, Patrick Monahan at patrick@bicyclecoalition.org. Transportation options to reach the Venice Island Performing Arts & Recreation Center include the SEPTA Manayunk/Norristown Regional Rail Line, find a route via the SEPTA bus network, or the Circuit Trails regional trail network via the Schuylkill River Trail.