Plans
Comprehensive Plan Update
Claire Warner from the Montgomery County Planning Commission will attend the March 18, 2026, Township Planning Commission meeting to present the Comprehensive Plan. The 2045 Lower Gwynedd Township Comprehensive Land Use Plan is currently in its final phase: public review and adoption. Adoption of the final Comprehensive Plan is governed by the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (MPC) and involves several required steps, including a 45-day public review period that will expire on March 20, 2026, as well as a presentation to the Planning Commission at a regularly scheduled meeting. A public hearing on the plan is scheduled for March 24, 2026, during the regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors.
Township staff and consultants also held a public “Town Hall” meeting at Gwynedd Mercy University on February 19, 2026. The meeting provided residents with an opportunity to learn more about the plan and offer feedback in advance of the public hearing and anticipated adoption. At this time, no formal written comments have been received. However, key themes from the town hall discussion included concerns about traffic, interest in redevelopment along Bethlehem Pike, and questions regarding “high-density” housing depicted in a conceptual redevelopment illustration included in the plan.
The redevelopment plans shown in the document were intended only as examples of what future redevelopment in certain areas could look like. However, based on the feedback we received, the concepts were too detailed and may have been misleading or confusing. As a result, we have removed these conceptual illustrations from the plan. A revised version of the document is available at the link below.
DRAFT Comprehensive Plan: Lower Gwynedd 2045
If you have questions or wish to submit comments to the Township please contact Jamie Worman, Assistant Township Manager, at 215-646-5302, jworman@lowergwynedd.org or Claire Warner, Principal Community Planner I, Montgomery County Planning Commission at 610-278-3755, claire.warner@montgomerycountypa.gov.
As noted above, Township staff and consultants also held a public “Town Hall” meeting at Gwynedd Mercy University on February 19, 2026. If you would like to see the presentation, please click here.
Sidewalks and Trails Strategic Plan
Lower Gwynedd Township recently adopted a strategic plan for pedestrian access across the Township. The document will guide decisions related to sidewalk and trail implementation in future developments. To integrate the plan into Township operations, it will become part of the standard review process for land development applications. Over time, the strategic plan will also support grant applications for pedestrian amenities.
The plan includes priority routes for future pedestrian accessways, existing mid-block pedestrian crossings to be evaluated for improvements, and locations to consider for future crossings. The plan highlights several “community nodes” (schools, parks, commercial corridors, etc.), which highlight popular destinations for pedestrians.
The plan has received feedback at public meetings held by the Planning Commission, Parks & Recreation Board, Environmental Advisory Council, and the Board of Supervisors.
LGT Sidewalk & Trails Strategic Plan - July 2025
LGT Sidewalk & Trails Plan - Maps Only
Forest Evaluation and Strategic Management Plan
In 2025, Lower Gwynedd undertook a strategic planning process to determine the best way to preserve and expand Township-owned woodland areas. The plan was also intended to create a methodology for using fees that the Township has received in lieu of planting trees. These fees are collected when land development applicants cannot replace as many trees as they remove during construction.
The first step involved a certified arborist evaluating a sample of woodland areas across the Township. The evaluation was used to determine the ecological health of each area. The second step involved using that information to develop a strategy for prioritizing tasks to promote forest health. The work involves maintenance activities (such as the removal of dead ash trees or invasive species), and opportunities for planting additional trees. The plan also produced a new method for Township staff to use to evaluate tree health and prioritize maintenance activities.
LGT Forest Evaluation & Strategic Management Plan - August 2025