2040 VISION
Rail Station Walk Shed
– This category shows a half mile radius around the county’s passenger
rail stations where residents and commuters can easily walk to the station. These areas are typically
developed but have extensive opportunities for redevelopment that is more oriented towards train
stations.
Redevelopment in these areas might include:
Mixed use buildings
Offices
Higher-density multi-family and townhouse development
Secondary uses might include small-scale retail, service businesses, and institutions.
The Rail Station Walk Shed land use category is shown as an overlay of other land uses, and any new
development should be consistent with the standards of these underlying land uses.
New development within Rail Station Walk Sheds should be more intense than other development to
support pedestrian traffic to and from the train station. Buildings should be multi-story, close to the
sidewalk, and designed for pedestrians. Parking for cars should be deemphasized by locating parking
to the rear of buildings, putting retail and other uses in the ground floor of parking garages, or screening
parking garages with buildings. Streetscaping, street trees, and road diets should be used to make
walking as easy as possible.
Station Square is a suburban mixed use development
next to the Pennbrook Station in Lansdale.
This apartment complex in Spring Mill is designed to
appeal to residents who want easy access to the train. It
also includes a parking garage partially wrapped by the
apartment building.
This mixed use building has offices above retail stores
and restaurants. It is next to the Ardmore train station.
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