Photo Contest Lets You Show Love of Lansdale

The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission has launched its "I Love Classic Towns" photo contest

How much do you love Lansdale? Show it in pictures. The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission has launched its inaugural "I Love Classic Towns" photo contest. Lansdale became a Classic Town under DVRPC last July. The contest is part of the DVRPC's Classic Towns of Greater Philadelphia program. The goal: Engage the community to showcase its neighborhood. All photos must have been take on or after Jan. 1, 2010. The deadline for submissions is April 14, 2012. “This is a fun opportunity to show why we love our Classic Towns,” said Barry Seymour, executive director of DVRPC. “Our goal is to help spread the love for Classic Towns so people embrace them as great places to live, work, and play.”   According to a press releae, at present, …

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Chopping Blocks of Trees

The borough's shady street trees come down, ushering in a new light on a faded Main Street

If you've been out on Main Street in the past two days, you would have surely noticed an abundance of sunshine and a lack of shade. Welcome to the beginning of the overhaul of downtown Lansdale. The tree removal is another major step for the borough's streetscape project, which aims to beautify, as well as update, Lansdale's rather outdated Main Street infrastructure. Previously, work could be seen on Broad Street as well as the Madison Parking Lot, but now the efforts of the borough are abundantly clear, with Main Street looking somewhat barren as they prepare to install new trees and sidewalks. "The work that has begun in the Madison Parking Lot will soon be visible along Main Street, as the streetscape project is now in full swing," …

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BJ Rau-Putnam

7:55 am on Tuesday, May 31, 2011

I hated to see the trees go, they were one of the things I really enjoyed about downtown. However, we really do need new sidewalks. If we were going to lose the trees in order to replace the sidewalks, at least they're going to be replaced with some hardy species. I'm looking forward to smooth, nice looking sidewalks to walk to work on and beautiful trees to shade my way.   more ›

News from Lansdale Borough

Lancaster Officials Offer Lansdale a Helping Brand

Lansdale's Economic Development Committee played host to a couple officials from Lancaster, in an effort to learn about the branding process.

While the Lansdale streetscape project has begun on Broad Street and Madison parking lot, the borough now has its eyes set on their branding initiative. The borough took another step forward Monday night, as the Economic Development Committee viewed multiple presentations by officials from Lancaster, who recently underwent a branding process of their own. "This way, we won't have to reinvent the wheel," said councilwoman Mary Fuller, chairwoman of the Economic Development Committee. First up was a presentation by Jennifer Baker, executive director of the Mayor's Office of Special Events, otherwise known as MOOSE. As Baker flipped through the slides of her presentation, she explained her city's goals in creating a brand. "We want those who …

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What is Lansdale?

The Lansdale Communication Commission is seeking to define the borough's identity through branding

"What makes us who we are?" The question was posed Tuesday night to the members of the Lansdale Communication Commission by their chairman, Denton Burnell, as the commission begins the task of defining the borough's identity as part of a much larger branding effort. On the heels of newly released census data, which shows that Lansdale experienced population growth for the first time since 1970, the commission wants to create a distinguishable logo and byline which defines the borough and its history. Councilwoman Mary Fuller, member of the Lansdale Economic Development Committee, recently returned from a trip to Lancaster, where she learned about the city's experience with the branding process, including its successes and failures. Though …

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News from Lansdale Borough

Lansdale Could Become 'Classic Town'

Council President Matt West announced nomination of Lansdale Borough by county planning commission for inclusion in prestigious "Classic Towns of Greater Philadelphia"

Lansdale Borough will be soon bestowed a level of prestige enjoyed by Souderton, Telford, Ambler and Lansdowne. If council approves March 16, Lansdale will be a “Classic Town of Greater Philadelphia.” The borough was nominated for the honor by the Montgomery County Planning Commission. It was one of two municipalities nominated in the state of Pennsylvania for the Philadelphia region. Council President Matt West, at the Wednesday borough work session, told how he presented the nomination to the communications commission earlier in the week, and got a chance to speak to the administration and finance committee and code enforcement and land use committee Wednesday night. “In the Philly region, there are approximately 350 unique …

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BJ Rau-Putnam

10:22 am on Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Downtown Lansdale is rather small, but if I could I would add more things to do rather than adding much more retail; I think that a small interactive museum, a labyrinth, and an arcade would be great additions. As for retail/service business, I'd like to be able to shop in more upscale consignment stores. I know we have plenty of resale shops, but really the only place that has things that I'm …   more ›