The Haverford 2035 Comprehensive Plan is the Township's vision document for the next decade. We read all 119 pages so you don't have to.
A comprehensive plan is a long-term vision document that a municipality creates to guide decisions about land use, housing, transportation, parks, and more. It's not a legal commitment or a budget, but it's not just words on paper either. In Pennsylvania, comprehensive plans carry real weight. They shape zoning decisions, inform how tax dollars get spent, and signal to developers and residents alike what a community values and where it's headed. Everything you'll find on the pages that follow reflects what the plan recommends and calls for, not promises of what will happen or when.
The plan is organized into several chapters covering everything from parks to housing to transportation. We've grouped them into five themes that paint a picture of what Haverford Township wants to look like — and feel like — by 2035. Explore each one below.
Eagle Road, Oakmont, Brookline, Haverford Road — these are the street corridors that define our Township's character. See what the plan envisions for the future of these virbant town centers.
LEARN MOREHaverford has been around since 1682, and a lot of that history is still standing. The plan has a detailed strategy for keeping it that way by protecting the buildings, streetscapes, and neighborhoods that give our Township its character.
LEARN MORERestrooms, shade trees, and a bike trail that eventually reaches Philadelphia. Find out what residents asked for and what's already underway.
LEARN MOREDrivers speeding through your neighborhood, sidewalks that disappear without warning, intersections that need fixing. The plan has recommendations for all of it. See what it envisions for the roads you use every day.
LEARN MOREHousing costs have outpaced incomes by 22x in five years. Here's the targeted plan for keeping Haverford Township within reach for more kinds of people.
LEARN MOREBoth of Haverford's creeks are officially classified as impaired. See what the plan recommends doing about it, and what's already been accomplished.
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