News Flash

Our 2017 Annual Report highlights a number of our achievements over the past year and how these initiatives were enhanced by public engagement. The report also focuses on the successful implementation of many goals contained within Montco 2040: A Shared Vision, focuses on work accomplished through our professional planning services, provides data on county development proposals, highlights our education and outreach efforts, and celebrates our 2017 Montgomery Award winners. Accomplishments from 2017 include:

• Creating a new urban design guidebook called Building Better Townhouse Communities
• Initiating the third phase of the multimillion-dollar Lafayette Street Extension Project in Norristown, which will improve access and mobility into downtown Norristown and Plymouth Township
• Awarding grants from the Montco 2040 Implementation Grant Program to 13 municipalities and increased 2018 program funding to $1.5 million
• Preserving 142 acres of farmland
• Completing new zoning ordinances, through our community planning assistance contract program, for Abington and Cheltenham Townships, which were adopted in 2017