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WESLEY PLAZA
GROUNDBREAKING.
Cheltenham Township
and Montgomery County officials joined local business representatives during
the November 2004 groundbreaking ceremony for Wesley Plaza in Glenside. The
first major streetscape enhancement under the township’s commercial district
enhancement plan, the project will transform Wesley Avenue between Easton
and Bickley Roads with colored pavers, new curbing, decorative streetlights,
benches and other improvements to create an area for special events. The
roadway will be closed during construction, but will reopen for parking and
traffic in the new year. A $300,000 Montgomery County Revitalization Grant
provided a major portion of the project funding. |
Improving the physical appearance of our commercial districts draws shoppers and helps attract and keep businesses in Cheltenham. After 18 months and six public meetings, the Commercial District Enhancement Plan (pdf file) (CDEP), which maps out detailed strategies to improve the economic vitality of the five designated commercial districts described below, was adopted by the Board of Commissioners in 2000. The plan is the centerpiece of the Township's economic development effort. The Township has since completed a study evaluating the traffic calming and shared parking recommendations in the plan. Likewise, the Township partnered with SEPTA and Montgomery County to complete a feasibility study of the possible construction of a multi-story parking garage with 10,000 square feet of new retail floor space at the Glenside Train Station. Federal funding has been secured for an engineering study of the project. A second feasibility study is concluding for a parking garage at the Wyncote/Jenkintown Train Station. Finally, all five commercial districts will begin to sport new gateway signs, banners, trash and recycling containers, planters and benches in the near future, to enhance their appeal. Implementing the entire plan will take many years to complete, but construction is already underway for Wesley Plaza,. The Wesley Avenue block near Easton Road is being transformed with a major facelift of brick pavers, decorative street paving, new trees, light bollards and ornamental street lighting to create a venue for special events that draw consumers to the area, such as the annual Glenside Street Fair. Five Commercial Districts
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