Officials Recommend Mixed Use at Ardmore Hub; Train-Station Plans Hinge on Funding
Lower Merion would have to close a $20M to $23M funding gap.
Wednesday night, the Economic Revitalization Committee of the Lower Merion Township Board of Commissioners recommended Option 2 for the Ardmore Transit Center, a proposal which would include a new train station, transit improvements and mixed-use development. The Economic Revitalization Committee recommended in a 10-3 vote that the Board of Commissioners choose option 2, provided that a $20 million to $23 million funding gap can be closed. If the money is not available to close the gap, the board will make a determination as to whether it wants to instead proceed with option 3, which would defer the new train station, according to the motion which approved with the vote. The three commissioners who voted against the recommendation for …
