Already five years into the planning process, SEPTA has decided to halt plans for a new parking garage complex in downtown Conshohocken, writes Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza for WHYY.

The project with a $48 million price tag would replace a surface parking lot with about 100 spaces to make more room for commuters.

The money for the project is still earmarked in SEPTA’s budget, but it is not clear whether the project will eventually move forward or not.

SEPTA is considering other alternatives such as a new surface parking lot, leasing extra parking spaces nearby or partnering with a developer for a new residential community with attached parking.

Andrew Busch, SEPTA’s director of media relations said that SEPTA is still trying build up ridership after the COVID-19 pandemic and wants to make sure that they are “utilizing what are very limited capital resources in the best possible way”.

Conshohocken officials, however, say that they do not approve of any of these alternatives.

“The borough cannot sustain additional multifamily development in that area,” said Colleen Leonard, president of the Conshohocken Borough Council at a SEPTA board meeting in late June.

Read more about the proposed project at WHYY.

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