Walkable Willistown Newsletter May 2025
#1 Best Way to Help - REGISTER on our Grassroots Website and TELL US where you want ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION: WalkableWillistown.org
TALK ABOUT - Government News
The 2020 Willistown Survey Results
What is the 2020 Survey? Every 10 years, Willistown completes a survey of its 11,000 residents.
The 2020 results show that walkability is a top priority.
Thanks for joining Walkable Willistown.
TALK ABOUT - Upcoming Events
Photo from past Walk-About Event
@ Willistown Acres, Malvern - May 3rd 2025
Upcoming Walk-Abouts in Your Neighborhood
May 25th at 10am @ 32 Laurel Circle, Malvern
TALK ABOUT - Local Businesses and Organizations
GREAT VALLEY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION (GCVO)
Great Valley Community Organization - 51 North Bacton Hill Road, Malvern PA 19355
Great Valley Community Organization (GVCO)
Great Valley Community Organization (GVCO)
by Christine Batchelor of Walkable Willistown
The Great Valley Community Organization was formed 24 years ago as a youth sports organization. How they have grown! Today, GVCO serves hundreds, from youth to seniors, and in activities as varied as pickleball and ESL. Some unique current activities include Challenger Gym, an adaptive recreational gym program for children with special needs, and GVCO Caring Hands, an innovative volunteer program that empowers middle and high school students to support their community.
And they continue to expand programming to better serve the community. One proposal is to have a walking club; of course, Walkable Willistown was eager to support that idea! Ironically, the GVCO complex is within ¼ mile of the Chester Valley Trail, yet there is no safe way to access the trail from GVCO-sound familiar?
Over 5,500 families have participated in the organization’s activities and more than a third of the school district’s elementary students currently take part in GVCO’s youth sports offerings. What a great organization to have in our backyard!
TALK ABOUT - Citizens Comments
“Honestly in as many areas and neighborhoods as possible. My family is very active and into cycling and power walking.”
“I would like a side walk or bike lane connecting into the Malvern borough along King Road.”
“Everywhere possible in Willistown Township.”
SIDEWALK TALK Newsletter May 2025
#1 Best Way to Help - REGISTER on our Grassroots Website and TELL US where you want ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION: WalkableWillistown.org
TALK ABOUT - Government News
The 2020 Willistown Survey Results
What is the 2020 Survey? Every 10 years, Willistown completes a survey of its 11,000 residents.
The 2020 results show that walkability is a top priority.
Thanks for joining Walkable Willistown.
TALK ABOUT - Upcoming Events
Photo from past Walk-About Event
@ Willistown Acres, Malvern - May 3rd 2025
Upcoming Walk-Abouts in Your Neighborhood
May 25th at 10am @ 32 Laurel Circle, Malvern
TALK ABOUT - Local Businesses and Organizations
GREAT VALLEY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION (GCVO)
Great Valley Community Organization - 51 North Bacton Hill Road, Malvern PA 19355
Great Valley Community Organization (GVCO)
Great Valley Community Organization (GVCO)
by Christine Batchelor of Walkable Willistown
The Great Valley Community Organization was formed 24 years ago as a youth sports organization. How they have grown! Today, GVCO serves hundreds, from youth to seniors, and in activities as varied as pickleball and ESL. Some unique current activities include Challenger Gym, an adaptive recreational gym program for children with special needs, and GVCO Caring Hands, an innovative volunteer program that empowers middle and high school students to support their community.
And they continue to expand programming to better serve the community. One proposal is to have a walking club; of course, Walkable Willistown was eager to support that idea! Ironically, the GVCO complex is within ¼ mile of the Chester Valley Trail, yet there is no safe way to access the trail from GVCO-sound familiar?
Over 5,500 families have participated in the organization’s activities and more than a third of the school district’s elementary students currently take part in GVCO’s youth sports offerings. What a great organization to have in our backyard!
TALK ABOUT - Citizens Comments
“Honestly in as many areas and neighborhoods as possible. My family is very active and into cycling and power walking.”
“I would like a side walk or bike lane connecting into the Malvern borough along King Road.”
“Everywhere possible in Willistown Township.”
SIDEWALK TALK Newsletter - April 2025
Building safe walkability in Willistown Township
TALK ABOUT - News
Walkable Willistown Makes the Front Page
"Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are made of dirt," wrote conservationist John Muir.
Since 2021, the Walkable Willistown team has led a grassroots effort to increase walkability and bikeability in the township. Propelled by a mission to improve community safety and connectivity, enhance well-being, and promote eco-friendly transportation, we are local citizens at the forefront of the progress being made in the Township.
Our team's dedication to raising community awareness has resulted in the Board of Supervisors taking action. In the Spring edition of the WillisTowne Crier, Township Manager Shanna Lodge asserts that the commencement of a Circulation Study, which has been budgeted at $50,000, was set as a priority for the Board of Supervisors in 2025. Aligning with the citizen feedback reflected in the 2023 Comprehensive Plan, the Study will identify areas where sidewalks, off-road trails, and bike lanes can be accommodated while preserving Willistown's rural character.
Walkable Willistown's work is rooted in cultivating partnerships at the municipal, county, and state levels; conducting research; organizing outreach events; and building neighborhood engagement. Township residents are encouraged to reach out to Walkable Willistown at WalkableWillistown.org to provide feedback and to get involved!
TALK ABOUT - Upcoming Events
Walk-About Event on Laurel Circle, Malvern - May 2024
Upcoming Walk-Abouts in Your Neighborhood
May 3rd at Sugartown Elementary
May 25th at 2025 at 32 Laurel Circle
TALK ABOUT - Local Businesses and Organizations
Historic Sugartown
Historic Sugartown Biergarten to include Walkable Willistown Display in 2025
Meet the Walkable Willistown Team at the Historic Sugartown Biergarten Events in 2025.
June 12th — 260 Spring Road, Malvern
August 21st -260 Spring Road, Malvern
TALK ABOUT - Willistown History and Fun Facts
Can you name this Covered Bridge?
Did you know that Willistown shares a Covered Bridge with another Township from a different County? It is the only example of this in PA. Name the Bridge and name the 2 Counties.
Ans. Bartram Bridge, Willistown, Chester County & Newtown Township, Delaware County.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT