The proposed 300-unit SEPTA development next to the Conshohocken train station is back in the conversation this week, and not because everyone has come around to liking it. An op-ed published on MoreThanTheCurve by Richard F. Kosich, a freelance writer, community organizer, Chair of the Conshohocken Borough Republican Committee, and Vice-Chair of the local discussion, pushes back against the Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board's recent take on the project.
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Kosich's argument, in short, is that residents have felt shut out of a process that will reshape one of the most visible parcels in the borough. Whether you agree with him or not, the framing matters. A 300-unit building near the station is not a rounding error on a small borough like ours. Traffic patterns, school enrollment, the look of the train approach, the strain on already-tight parking on the lower end of Fayette, all of it lives downstream of this decision.
For families weighing whether to lean in or tune out, this is the kind of local story that quietly determines what the walk to the farmers' market looks like five years from now. The full op-ed is worth reading on MoreThanTheCurve if you want to see the residents-side argument laid out plainly.