Montgomery County will receive $45 million in funding for several walking and biking trails that will further improve accessibility and sustainability across the region. Work made possible by the grant will connect the Cross County Trail in Conshohocken with the Wissahickon Green Ribbon Trail, SEPTA’s Fort Washington Station, the Willow Grove YMCA and the Power Line Trail. Since the Cross County Trail intersects with the Schuylkill River Trail, the new connection will allow foot or bike access from some of the most populous parts of the county to Philadelphia and out to Bucks County. The money, part of a larger $200 million funding of the greater Philadelphia area's Circuit Trails Network, comes via the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission and the 2025 Transportation Improvement Program for Pennsylvania.
Source: Lansdale Patch; 9/16/2024