Walkability Trail Study Meeting Notice: April 24, 2025, 6:00 – 8:00 PM

Walkability Trail Study Meeting Notice: April 24, 2025, 6:00 – 8:00 PM

Thank you for being involved in the walkability/connectivity strategic planning process for Selinsgrove, whether by attending the first public meeting and/or filling out the public survey. Your participation is a critical component to the success of this project.

If you haven’t yet filled out the online survey, please do so – even if you attended the public meeting. And encourage your friends and neighbors to do the same.

To keep you in the loop, we’ve attached our presentation from Public Meeting #1, along with notes from the meeting. We’ll be using the concerns and ideas you shared to develop initial concepts, which will be shared at Public Meeting #2, scheduled to take place on Thursday, April 24, 2025, from 6:00 – 8:00 PM, again in person at Selinsgrove Boro Hall and as an online meeting (register now to get it on your calendar). Please plan to join us, either in person or online for that meeting – and bring a friend or neighbor! Poster attached – please share on your social media platform(s) of choice.

If you have additional thoughts or feedback about walkability/connectivity in Selinsgrove, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. We look forward to your continued participation in this process.

Staff Landscape Architect

 

The plan will analyze how residents circulate through the Borough on foot and via bicycles and make recommendations on how non-motorized transportation can be made more accessible and safer. Sidewalk gaps will be identified along with community destinations that can be more frequently accessed by non-motorized means. Community members can also take a short opinion survey about their circulation habits, how frequently they move through the town on foot and via bicycle and what improvements or changes will allow them to use non-motorized circulation more frequently. The opinion survey went live on February 26^th and can be accessed by scanning the QR code below.

Simone Collins Landscape Architecture of Norristown, PA was selected by the Borough of Selinsgrove through a competitive proposal process. Firm principal Pete Simone notes that “all across the Commonwealth folks are looking for more opportunities to safely walk, jog or bike through their hometowns. The goal of this study is to recommend ways to meet this need.”  Simone Collins is teamed with Gibson-Thomas Engineering of Camp Hill to complete the plan.

Future meetings: June 25 and a final public meeting at the October 6 Borough Council meeting.

For additional information contact Borough Manager Lauren Martz at 570-374-2311 ext. 113 or by email at lmartz@selinsgrove.org.