A variety of transportation choices, along with safe and convenient access to employment, shopping and public services, are essential components of high-quality suburban communities. Attractive, tree lined roads with convenient connections to regional highways; safe, walkable neighborhoods and plentiful access to public transportation are particularly distinctive characteristics of Lower Merion and are among the core features which make the Township such a desirable place to live. These transportation assets provide Lower Merion with a competitive advantage over other suburban communities throughout the region and serve as the foundation of the Township’s circulation planning efforts.

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Housing

In Lower Merion Township housing policies have been coordinated with transportation, land use, environmental and community infrastructure efforts to maintain the Township’s residential character and livability. The Township’s older and attractive housing stock combined with the Township’s diversity of residential neighborhoods and high levels of municipal services make Lower Merion an attractive place to live. The continued attractiveness of the Township as a residential community encourages continued investment within the community, but also promotes speculative redevelopment of existing housing. Maintaining the Township’s high quality built environment, while also maintaining the social and economic diversity of the Township is a core planning challenge considered in the Housing Element of the Township’s Comprehensive Plan.

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