Bucks Co. Planners Seek Input On Newtown Trails

NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA — Bucks County planners are seeking the public's help to study the viability of new outdoor trails connecting the Newtown area to the Delaware & Lehigh trail system.

The trails will provide a connection between the Newtown area — where the future Neshaminy Greenway Trail, Greenway Trail, Newtown Rail Trail and Newtown area trails converge — and the Delaware River, including Yardley Borough, Washington Crossing and Delaware Canal State Park.

"Trails in this area have been discussed for a long time," Bucks County planner Christian Regosch said in a virtual presentation. "We have a lot of local momentum heading into this with a real push for trails."

The new trails would essentially bind the communities of Newtown, Washington Crossing and Yardley and may eventually serve as part of the Sept. 11 National Memorial Trail, Regosch added.

The grant-funded study looks to "identify potential trail routes and evaluate connections to points of interest in the communities along the routes," including schools, shopping and libraries, along with nature centers and parks.

Planners are taking community input through Oct. 30. Click here to take the survey.