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SUSTAINABLE PLACES
Modernized Infrastructure
Network
Improved Stormwater
Management
Conserved Natural Resources
Opportunities for Healthy
Lifestyles
Diverse Housing Choices
Enhanced Community Character
PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS TO EXERCISE AND
HAVE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES
The county’s built environment is intrinsically linked with the ability of its residents to lead healthy lives. All county residents
need access to the things that keep us fit—such as healthy food and places to exercise. To that end,
the county will...
...expand opportunities to walk, ride, bicycle, boat, and exercise in
county parks while connecting to adjoining parks and facilities.
Montgomery County’s parks provide outdoor experiences for the county’s residents
and visitors and include countless opportunities for recreational activities—such as
walking, running, bicycling, boating, and horseback riding. The county will:
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Explore adding loop trails or trail extensions to county parks.
Potential
areas for new trail expansions include Central Perkiomen Valley Park, Green
Lane Park, John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove, Lorimer Park, Lower
Perkiomen Valley Park, Norristown Farm Park, Pennypacker Mills, Peter
Wentz Farmstead, Spring Mountain Natural Area, and Upper Schuylkill
Valley Park.
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Add fitness stations and equipment where suitable.
Fitness stations along
trails in parks could fit almost anywhere, particularly Central Perkiomen Valley
Park, Green Lane Park, Lorimer Park, Lower Perkiomen Valley Park, and
Norristown Farm Park.
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Take advantage of the unique geography of county parks when
opportunities arise.
Other parks present unique opportunities—an aerial
ropes course, adventure course, or additional boat launches are possible
additions to the county park system.
■■ Increase in the number of
park users
Measuring success
