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RADNOR — Radnor officials hope to begin developing a master plan for Wayne.
During a meeting of the board of commissioners this week, a resolution was approved for the township staff to execute an application for a $100,000 grant to develop a master plan for Wayne.
Bill White, township manager, outlined some of the details about the grant.
“What we’re looking for tonight is authorization to submit this grant approval,” White said. “It includes a request of $100,000, which I believe is the maximum amount that you can ask for under this grant program. We included an additional [$90,000 from the] township, so the total amount of the master plan would be [$190,000] to develop this plan for Wayne.”
The grant would be through the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission.
The idea behind developing a master plan for Wayne came from the recent public input survey conducted by Radnor’s consultant, FHI Studio, in developing its comprehensive plan for Radnor Township.
According to White, the survey results showed a significant emphasis on Wayne’s positive and negative aspects.
“Rather than waiting until the comp plan is complete, we have an opportunity to apply for a grant funding that exists now for a master plan that would look to address a lot of those concerns that were raised during the public survey portion of the comp plan process,” White said.
One issue people raised about Wayne was affordable housing as a way to maintain economic and social diversity.
Another aspect of the survey related to businesses and economic development, and it suggested that there was little support for local businesses.
FHI’s survey also talked about mobility and, specifically, nonmotorized mobility.
“So enhancements of the sidewalk network the promotion of a walkable community where people can feel safe … walking and biking and getting around in their community, but for a lot of people this wasn’t just connected to their mobility needs their need to move around there was also a sense that pedestrian enhancements and bicycle enhancements really are tied to personal and environmental health so a real sense that these go beyond just your need to move around the township,” Adam Tecza of FHI Studio said at a meeting last month.
Although non-motorized traffic was discussed, so was motorized traffic.
“Traffic and parking was obviously something that people cared about. A desire to see maybe closer planning around infrastructure and land use, the sense that traffic and parking does have an impact on the community, and excuse me and the environment that there are areas where there’s just not enough parking we’ll see that come up a little bit when we talk about Wayne,” Tacza said.
White said they have also been contacted by members of the township’s Planning Commission advocating for this grant, as well as having a couple of members helping Radnor in reviewing the application.
“I’d just like to say I appreciate the willingness to partner on this with our consultant at FHI and definitely have my vote on this one,” Commissioner Moira Mulroney said.
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