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Walnut Lane is an important street that connects the Germantown neighborhood to Manayunk and Roxborough. As one of the few streets that crosses through Wissahickon Valley Park, it's used by people walking, biking, taking the bus, connecting to regional rail, and driving.
Residents have voiced concerns about the safety of the street. They've reported issues with:
The City wants to make the street safer for all, no matter how they travel. During the planning phase of this project, we'll engage with residents to learn more about their traffic safety concerns, review and analyze data, and develop conceptual design solutions.
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Explore meeting materials and other resources related to the Walnut Lane complete streets improvement project.
Three crashes are reported over the summer on Walnut Lane at Morris Street, involving vehicles traveling north. These crashes damage the bus shelter at Morris Street.
Nearby residents reach out to the City requesting safety improvements.
The City begins to evaluate crash data, collect speed data, and understand traffic safety issues. Preliminary meetings with stakeholders in the neighborhood, including Four Freedoms Tenant Council, are held.
The City installs reflective chevron signs on Walnut Lane at Morris Street. This quick-build improvement helps to make drivers traveling north aware of the curve in the road.
Community engagement begins. Neighbors and stakeholders give feedback on traffic safety issues and potential design tools via an online survey, pop-up events, and door-to-door canvassing. Design work begins, responding to community feedback.
A draft conceptual design plan for Walnut Lane is developed. It factors in community feedback from the survey.
The draft plan is shared for feedback from technical partners (SEPTA, PennDOT, and the City’s Department of Streets) as well as for public feedback. Feedback is collected through an online survey, door-to-door canvassing, pop-up events, and community or RCO meetings.
The draft conceptual design plan is revised based on feedback by technical partners and community members. The final draft plan is shared back.
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| Claire Robin | Project Coordinator | claire.robin@phila.gov | Office of Multimodal Planning |