Supporting Plans and Letters of Support

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Below are the studies on which this application was based.  Chester Connected seeks to integrate these studies into a cohesive vision as directed by the community input of Chester City. The letters of support are reflective of how important this project is to so many groups, organizations, and elected officials. We look forward to further engagement to ensure it is a transportation network that works for all people.

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Chester Transportation Center & Economic Development Action Plan

 

East Coast Greenway Master Plan Needs Assessment (2002)

East Coast Greenway- Tinicum 291 to Heinz feasibility Study (2017)

 

Improving Pedestrian & Bicycle Access to Heinz Refuge (2007)

Chester Waterfront Redefined

 

Chester City Stormwater Plan (2017)

Chester City Resilience through Recreation (2018)

 

Chester City Vision (2012)

Chester City Vision – Climate Adaptation (2014)

 

Chester Environmental Risk Study (1995)

Chester Waterfront Master Plan

 

City of Chester Marketing Document (2019)

Delaware County Housing Plan (2020)

 

East Coast Greenway Trail Feasibility Study (2009)

East Coast Greenway Implementation Phase 1 (2019)

 

East Coast Greenway Title Search (2014)

Industrial Heritage Parkway Greenway Landscape & Signage Guidelines (2005)

 

Industrial Heritage Parkway Beautification & Greenway Plan (2002)

Industrial Heritage Parkway Interpretive Signage Guidelines Design Handbook (2013)

 

Industrial Heritage Parkway Interpretive Signage Guidelines Project Narrative (2013)

Delaware River Watershed Conservation Plan

 

A River Connected- Public Access to the Delaware River (2021)

Chester Riverfront & Community Rail Access Study (2011)

 

PA291 Access Management Study (2015)

Population Forecast – DVRPC (2015)

 

Truck Way Finding in the City of Chester

US322 Congestion Management Systems Analysis (1995)

 

Greenway Criteria & Design Guide (2019)

Investing in Our Future (2019)

 

Economic Development Plan (2017)

Superfund Site- Chester 5 year Report (2018)

 

Potential Economic Impact of the Chester Waterfront Master Plan (2020)

Opportunities to Improve Heavy-Duty Vehicle routes through Chester (2016)

 

Highland Avenue Transit Oriented Development Study (2009)

SR 291 Right of Way Assessment for the East Coast Greenway Phase 1 (2018)

 

SR 291 Right of Way Alignment and Right of Way Analysis (2018)

SEPTA Forward Strategic Plan

 

SEPTA Forward Bus Revolution

SEPTA Market Analysis

 

Sunoco Marcus Hook Industrial Complex Economic Opportunity Reuse Study

Pennsylvania Trail Network Strategic Plan, 2020-2024
Appendix E

 

Delaware County Transportation Plan 2035 (2017)

Delaware County: Countywide Greenway Plan Vol II (2015)

 

 

   

 

----------------------------------------------- LETTERS OF SUPPORT -----------------------------------------------
Elected Officials
 
Labor Stakeholders

Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon

 

IBEW 654

Senator John Kane

 

Laborers 413

Senator Robert Casey, Jr.

 
Chester City Stakeholders

Representative Carol Kazeem

 

Chester Business Association

 
 

Chester Housing Authority

Stakeholder Partners
 

Chester City Chief Operating Officer

SEPTA

 
Businesses

Delaware Valley Regional Planning Authority

 

Keystone First

City of Chester

 

Monroe Energy

Delaware County Council

 

TD Bank

East Coast Greenway

 

PSA Penn Terminals

Bicycle Coalition

 

Widener University

 

 

Murphy Ford

County Government
 

Philadelphia Union

Delaware County Chamber of Commerce

 

Covanta

Delaware County Foundation

 

 

Delaware County Office of Housing and Community Development

 

 

DELCORA

 

 

Delaware County Workforce Development Board

 

 

Visit Delco

 

 

Delaware County District Attorney

 

 

     

 

 

 

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