January 30 , 2026

At YJR Outdoors, we believe the best outdoor outcomes happen when residents show up early, stay constructive, and work in alignment with municipal partners — township/borough management, commissioners, and citizen committees.

Over the past several months, YJR Outdoors has been supporting and participating in a cross-municipal advocacy effort with like-minded community members in Abington, Jenkintown, and Cheltenham, focused on the SPS property along Tookany Creek. This creek corridor is shared infrastructure — and improvements here can deliver real, lasting value for watershed health, neighborhood quality of life, and long-term stewardship.

If you care about a project like this, the best path is often through the existing local channels: 

• engage municipal management/staff

• communicate clearly with commissioners

• and plug into the citizen committees already tasked with planning, environmental review, and community priorities.

We’re also grateful for alignment with partners whose missions overlap with this work, including PA Environmental Council (PEC), Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership (TTF), and the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia (BCGP).

Read the documents (recommended order) embedded below!

1) “Voice of the Community” (Deck)

Start here for the big-picture framing: the opportunity, community priorities, and cross-municipal context.

2) Coalition Letter + Consolidated Suggestions (PDF)

Then read the action-oriented companion: clear recommendations and practical implementation direction.

If you’re into these ideas, help them move:

• Email your commissioners and say you support this approach

• Bring it up with township/borough staff (planning, public works, stormwater)

• Show up in the citizen committees and keep it on the agenda

• And reach out to SPS to encourage them to bake these concepts into the plan

Clear, consistent voices can make a real difference!