ExhibitA

DRAF Mission Statement and Go FT n oals Circ culationEle ementfortheLowerMerionT TownshipC Comprehe ensivePlan n
Statement: MissionS
TheCircul lationElemen ntoftheLowe erMerionCom mprehensivePlanhasbeenpreparedto opromotethe e safe,effic cient,andsust tainablemov vementofpeo opleandgood dsviathemultipletranspo ortationmode es availabletoconnectp peopletokeyp places.TheC CirculationEle ementseekstocreateanin ntegrated ationnetwor rkthroughout tLowerMerio onTownshipt thatpromote esasustainab bleandattrac ctive transporta builtenvir ronmentwhil lealsoenhancingpubliche ealthandsafe etythroughc congestionmi itigation,and dthe promotion nofwalking,biking,andp publictranspo ortationtotak kevehiclesof ffoverburden nedroadways s.The LowerMe erionTownshi ipCirculation nElementreco ommendstha atfutureTow wnshipcirculat tion improvem mentsareapp propriatelysca aled,creative elydesigneda andconsistentwiththeTownships Communi ityDevelopme entObjective esandtherec commendationsofotherTo ownshipCom mprehensiveP Plan Elements.

Circulatio onElementGoals Goals:Ve ehicularCirc culation

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Focus sPointsandPossibleRec d commendat tions:

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ExhibitA

DRAF Mission Statement and Go FT n oals

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Focus sPointsandPossibleRec d commendat tions:

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Goals:P Pedestrianan ndBicycleIm mprovemen nts

Continuetoinventoryexist tingbikeandpedestrianro outesandinvestigateways stocreate lin nkagesinthe eTownshipan ndtotheregionaltrailnetwork Prioritizebikeandpedestria animprovem mentsanddev velopimplementationstra ategiestocrea ate an nintegratedBicycleandPedestriannet twork W Workwiththe eLowerMerionSchoolDis strict,Townsh hipCivicAsso ociationsandprivateprope erty ow wnerstoenactpolicychan nges,implem mentprogrammaticimprov vementsandtoconstruct in nfrastructuretohavemore echildrenwalkandbiketo oschool

sPointsandPossibleRec d commendat tions: Focus

Updatethe e2004Towns shipwidebicy ycleandpede estrianmobili ityplan Installside ewalksandco onnect"missin nglinks"ines stablishedpartsoftheTow wnship ImproveSc choolWalkZo onesandinve estigateexpandingwalkzo onestoencou uragechildren nto walkandb bicycletoscho ool Workwith hschooldistric cttosupportWalktoScho oolandBiketoSchooleve ents PencoydBridgeandthe eendofRight tersFerryRoa adProvidep publicpedestr rianandbicyc cle PencoydBridg geandexami ineextensionoftheSchuyl lkillRiverTrai iloverthebri idge accesstoP andaccess stotheWissa ahickonRegio onalRailStati ion CityAvenu ueandPreside entialBouleva ardEnhanc cebicycleconn nectionsacro ossCityAvenu ue; Createmo orepedestrian nfriendlyenvi ironmentint thearea Conshohoc ckenRoadan ndWaverlyRo oadExtendsidewalksfro omGladwynevillagecente er; ReachouttoGladwyne eCivicAssocia ation

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ExhibitA

DRAF Mission Statement and Go FT n oals

Goals:F FreightMob bility
Assessfreightrailactivityandpotentialimprovement tsalongtheN NorfolkSouth hernlinethatruns al longtheSchu uylkillRiver,in ncludingthei impactofhighclearancet trackimprove ementsandth he in ncreaseofrailactivityatan nygradecros ssings

Goals:Pr rogrammatic
Ev valuateExistingCapitalIm mprovementsProgramand dIntegrateint toLongTerm mPlanning Workwithneig W ghboringmun nicipalitiesto ointegratepla anningeffortsandexplore eopportunitie esfor cr rossmunicipa alpartnership pstoforward dtransportationimprovem ments

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