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History of the Ardmore Revitalization Project

  • Request for proposals for the Ardmore Transit Center and Business District Revitalization (Document)

  • "Let's get it started"

    Read more."Let's get it started." After a decade of talk about revitalizing the downtown, that's the urgent message of some in Ardmore. They don't want to lose momentum from recent developer interviews.
  • Developer picked for Ardmore revitalization

    In a vote late Thursday night, the board named EBL&S Development as its choice to lead revitalization of the downtown.
    The team, headed by Gladwyne resident Edward B. Lipkin, submitted the most ambitious and comprehensive, but also the most intensive, of five proposals for a new transit center ... Read more.
  • Board chooses EBL&S Development for Ardmore's revitalization

    Lower Merion commissioners are dreaming big for Ardmore.
    In a vote late Thursday night, the board named EBL&S Development as its choice to lead revitalization of the downtown. Read more.
  • Lower Merion gives update on Ardmore's revitalization

    Nine weeks into discussions with a new developer to lead Ardmore's revitalization - that's three weeks past the point when Lower Merion's first choice pulled out - the township still does not have a negotiated agreement.But it does have a new plan for redevelopment. Read more.
  • Ardmore group would like to continue mission

    After 15 years, is there still a need for a business district authority in downtown Ardmore?The answer from a small crowd at a public hearing last week was an enthusiastic yes. Read more.
  • Ardmore Transit Center and business district revitalization negotiations update, goals and conditions (document)

  • Residents weigh-in on Ardmore parking plans‏

    Residents weigh-in on Ardmore parking plans‏
    With both town residents and business leaders saying they need more time to digest new plans for a parking garage for the Ardmore Transit Center project, Lower Merion commissioners agreed this week to push back choosing an option. A vote now could come July 1.
  • Option 2 high on the list for Ardmore parking options

    Of the five options Lower Merion's board of commissioners had been asked to consider, one offered the greatest number of new parking spaces for the Ardmore train station and business district, at the lowest cost per space. Read more.
  • LM commissioners argue over proposed mini-park

    LM commissioners argue over proposed mini-park
    The project, which calls for Ardmore Avenue to be shifted slightly westward to match up with the driveway next to McDonald’s, has been a key component of the larger Ardmore Transit Center project for several years. Read more.
  • Video: Lower Merion scales back Ardmore project

    Video: Lower Merion scales back Ardmore project
    The new version of what has always been referred to as the Ardmore Transit Center project shifts most development south of Lancaster Avenue to the township’s Cricket Avenue parking lot. Read more.
  • Deadline extended on Ardmore's 'evolving' revitalization, development agreement

    Lower Merion commissioners are willing to allow a little more time to reach a new development agreement, but there are increasing rumblings that this may be the last “stay of execution” on hopes for an Ardmore revitalization project. Read more.
  • More time needed for Ardmore Transit Center talks

    With no word yet on critical additional funding, the township is once again facing a deadline. Its development agreement with Dranoff Properties for the long-awaited downtown revitalization project is due to expire June 30. Read more.
  • No new funding for Ardmore Transit Center

    No new funding for Ardmore Transit Center
    Township commissioners received that disappointing news Wednesday night, even as they were poised to extend an agreement with downtown development partner Dranoff Properties.Read more
  • In Lower Merion, a move forward on riverfront development, a setback for Ardmore revitalization

    Ardmore Commissioner Cheryl Gelber announced that the township had learned that day that its most recent application for additional federal funds to support the Ardmore Transit Center project was denied.Read more.
  • Discussion picks back up on the Ardmore Revitalization Project