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Roslyn Community Revitalization Plan with Real Estate Strategies
October 28, 2009
Community Visioning Workshop
Agenda
• What is this plan?• Summary of issues so far• Workshop: Visit Stations
– Streetscape– Signage– Development– Centers
• Regroup and Summarize Findings
• Next Steps
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Montgomery Community Revitalization Program
• Help older communities revitalize
• Grants to prepare revitalization plans
• Grant funding for implementation
• Plans good for up to 7 years
• Update to 2002 Roslyn Plan– Streetscape improvements– Business property improvement
grants– Improved pedestrian access– Gateway enhancements
• Community Task Force overseeing preparation of plan update
Neighborhood Profile
• Roslyn is both younger and more racially diverse than the Township as a whole
• Incomes are lower than Township averages but are increasing faster than in the Township or County
• High rate of owner occupied housing
• Extremely low vacancy rate – less than one percent
• Dominated by small businesses, with fewer than 10 employees
• Roslyn represents about 9% of Township businesses, but only 2.2% of jobs
• Very low crime rate, but ongoing concerns about “nuisance crimes”
Infrastructure
• High traffic volumes, AM, PM and lunchtime
• Variable sidewalk conditions & pedestrian safety features
• Limited parking & challenges to adding new supply
• Transit service: R1, R2, Route 22 and The Link
• Station reconstruction projects
• Poor bike access
Considerations in Moving Forward
• Revitalization Plan has a 5 to 7 year timeframe
• What is the vision?– Land uses
– Appearance & scale
– Transportation access
• Prioritize– What we can complete in that
time?
– What we can lay the ground work for?
What do we want to be?
• Desire to be like Ambler, Lansdale & other successful town centers
• Roslyn somewhat larger than comparable centers
• Need to concentrate efforts, focus on centers of activity
• What are some possible centers of activity?
• How are they connected?
Activity Centers
• How do we reach “critical mass”
– Identify obvious potential draws and nodes
– Create and/or enhance attractions
– Sustain interest between each center
Train Station
• Two major activities: Roslyn Train Station and Genaurdis supermarket.
• Potential gateways:– Train station – Welcome park.
• Crosswalks provide poor access to train station
• Should it be better integrated into Roslyn? If so how?
Triangle Area
• Gateway signage at Bradfield
• A new library/community center would create an important anchor
• Former Bank of America building as opportunity site
• What would we like to see here?
• What should it look like?
Woodland
• Mix of development types, including the Roslyn Valley Shopping Center
• Focus of streetscape improvements
• Grove Park extension to Easton Road with dog park
• What kind of businesses would we like to see here?
• How should development look?
Other Areas
• Hamilton character is distinct from the rest of the corridor– Lot consolidation has provided for
considerable auto-oriented development
– Potential for other uses over time?
• Transition areas – places between the “centers”– How to keep it interesting
Development
Wide mix of uses and development types today
– Traditional small-scale retail
Development
Wide mix of uses and development types today
– National & regional retailers & service providers
Development
Wide mix of uses and development types today– Residential
– Commercial uses in residential structures
Development
Wide mix of uses and development types today
– Auto-serving
Development
• What would we like to see in the future– What goods &
services missing?
– What is the desired development pattern(s)?
– How do we accommodate parking?
Streetscape Appearance and Function
• How important is a consistent appearance?
• What improvements will have the biggest impact?– How it looks
– Supporting business needs
– Pedestrian safety
• Are gateways important?
Signage Along Easton
Signage Issues To Consider
• Balance need to communicate information with appearance
• Amount of signage – information overload?
– Number– Size– Amount of text
• Sign placement– Location on site or
building – Legibility to both
autos and pedestrians
• Sign design– Materials– Appearance
Next Steps
• Workshop exercise
• Tonight’s materials to be posted on Twp. website
• Use tonight’s feedback and Task Force comments to draft preliminary recommendations
• December 16: Community workshop to review
• January: Prepare 2010 County grant application
• March 11: Final public meeting
• Finalize plan by end of March
Workshop
• Stations around the room, each highlights an issue raised in the planning effort
• Review information on the displays, ask questions of consulting team or committee members
• Place stickers in appropriate boxes to answer questions
• Write comments directly on the displays to share any other thoughts
• Regroup for summary and questions at end of evening