You’re invited to the 2nd Northwest Schuylkill River Trails Summit at the Venice Island Performing Arts 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 between counties. 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.
The Bicycle Coalition is thrilled to partner with Venice Island Performing Arts and Recreation Center, MYNK Development Corp, Roxborough Manayunk Conservancy and the Circuit Trails Coalition once again to highlight the incredible trail work that is moving forward in Northwest Philadelphia and Lower Merion Township after a successful summit held in Spring of 2024. Below is a preview to the program to provide a sense of the goals and supporting efforts that attendees may walk or roll away with following the summit.
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 9:30 AM | Arrive & Network |
| 10:00 AM | Keynote Speaker |
| 10:10 AM | Accomplishments since April 2024 and what’s ahead |
| 10:30 AM | Spotlighting how the trail impacts the economic development |
| 11:00 AM | BREAK |
| 11:10 AM | Overview of breakout sessions |
| 11:15 AM | Maintenance session: Discussing successes and challenges. How to plug into the various groups and/or provide support. |
| 11:15 AM | Programming session: What’s needed? What are you hoping to bring to your programming? |
| 11:15 AM | Trail development session: Discussing successes and challenges. What tools or resources support your work? Support needs? |
| 12:15 PM | Closing remarks & wrap up |
| 12:30 PM | (Optional) Lunch at Manayunk Brewery |
| After lunch | (Optional) Groups meet for guided biking tour |
| After lunch | (Optional) Groups meet for guided walking tour |
To join the event, we ask that you register here and share with family, friends, and colleagues who are interested in learning more about the growing network of trails and how they support the network within their community. More details will be made available in the coming months.
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