PUBLIC MEETINGS INVITE SUGGESTIONS FOR
BRYN MAWR VILLAGE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN

What is the best thing about the town of Bryn Mawr? What do you like least? Lower Merion Township's Ad Hoc Bryn Mawr Committee has invited community members to e-mail photographs of their five favorite and least favorite sights in the village, in preparation for a series of public meetings to begin on Wednesday, March 1. The meetings offer the people of Bryn Mawr a chance to make their voices heard as Lower Merion Township officials and consultants formulate a redevelopment plan for the village's commercial corridor.

"Areas we will focus on in this process include 'the Square' across from Ludington Library (now known as Parking Lot 7), the train station, the retail corridor on Lancaster Avenue and the area from Lancaster Avenue over to Summit Grove Avenue, which includes Central Avenue, adjacent to Bryn Mawr Hospital's planned area for development," says Lower Merion Commissioner V. Scott Zelov, who chairs the Ad Hoc Bryn Mawr Committee.

The ad-hoc committee was formed to implement the recommendation of the Urban Land Institute that there be strong community participation in the process of developing a plan for Bryn Mawr. The committee comprises leaders from the Bryn Mawr business, civic, health care and education communities, including Bryn Mawr President Nancy J. Vickers.

"The issue of how to bridge the perceived gap between the needs of students and the Bryn Mawr community has been of interest to the committee since its inception," states a communication from the committee. Vickers urges students, faculty and staff to attend the meetings to ensure that all sectors of the campus community are well represented in the discussion of issues that will have a long-term effect on the life of the College. Township officials request that those who plan to attend RSVP as soon as possible to Angela Murray, Assistant Director of Economic and Community Development (610) 645-6140.

The schedule:

Wednesday, March 1, 6 to 9 p.m.

LOCATION:
Township Administration Building
Board Room, 2nd Floor
75 E. Lancaster Ave.
Ardmore, Pa.

6 p.m. — Open House and Project Overview
7 p.m. — Group discussion: Goals and Expectations

Thursday, March 2, 1 to 8 p.m.

LOCATION:
Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church
625 Montgomery Ave.
Bryn Mawr, Pa.

1 p.m. — Opening Remarks
1:30 p.m. — What is Unique about Bryn Mawr: Context
3 p.m. — Nuts and Bolts: Transportation and Parking
5 p.m. — What is Missing/What is Possible: Program & Implementation
6:30 p.m. — Where are the Opportunities: Building on our Assets

Friday, March 3, 9 a.m. to noon

Alternative futures and wrap-up presentation

LOCATION:
Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church
625 Montgomery Ave.
Bryn Mawr, Pa.

9 a.m. — Alternative Futures
11:30 a.m. — Conclusion and Priorities

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