Phil Simpson, owner of Lancaster Brewery, said there had been several setbacks on the way to the Tite and Locke's opening but now as members of the public come to have a drink, he's happy to see how much people like it. The space had been a derelict retail unit for over 60 years until Lancaster Brewery reached a deal with Network Rail to turn the Grade II building into a bar. After a soft launch, beer fans and train spotters alike can visit the spot from 11am every day. The station bar has been in the works for a number of years but opened finally to the public last week. READ MORE: Ribble Valley beer hall inside converted mill named one of best pubs in North West William Tite designed the station in the 1800s for the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway and Joseph Locke established the West Coast Main Line up to Carlisle. The name of the pub comes from the names of two key men in the history of Lancaster railway station. The pub has been years in the making and opened last week with hopes to entice residents of the marshland area and beyond who haven't had a local before. The Tite & Locke is a branch of Lancaster Brewery and can be found on platform three northbound. “Hopefully, we have the patience to wait,” he said.A new bar has opened at Lancaster train station and pays homage to the rich history of Lancaster railway. In all, it will be at least a decade, and likely longer, before a transit-oriented project takes shape near the station. The draft plan features multiple site plans and “conceptual renderings.” They’re intended only as general illustrations of what’s possible, Domin said: Actual development could be much more variegated and incremental and still achieve the desired transit-oriented goal.Ĭreating the necessary framework won’t be a short process, he said. The ordinances might not be precisely identical, as long as they meshed and enabled the broader vision to move forward, Lancaster’s Director of Community Planning and Economic Development Chris Delfs said. Manheim Township and Lancaster would adopt it independently, creating a unified regulatory framework across their shared border. The best way to harmonize their regulatory differences would be to create a new transit-oriented zoning district, the draft plan says. The department recommends that they then create an intergovernmental committee to work on implementation. Once the draft plan is finalized, Manheim Township and Lancaster will be invited to adopt it. (Source: Lancaster County Planning Department) What’s next? The other 7 acres belong to the Deerin Cos., a local real estate investment company. The land was part of the nearly 11-acre Host Town Hotel site. PennDOT owns about 4 acres on the north side of the station, where it is building a 240-space parking lot for Amtrak, with a pedestrian bridge crossing the tracks and connecting to the existing one. There are two public landowners involved: Amtrak and the state Department of Transportation.
of Lancaster County, which can make low-interest loans and other state-supported financing tools available. The draft plan calls for close collaboration with entities like the Economic Development Co. Domin said the planning team has been in contact with the larger landowners, and that they’re been open to the ideas being presented. Then there’s the task of getting the area’s property owners on board and making it worthwhile for private-sector developers to invest. (Source: Lancaster County Planning Department) Looking west along McGovern Avenue between Queen and Prince streets. The area is ripe for redevelopment, the plan says, noting nearby projects in the works such as The Yards apartment complex planned at the intersection of Lititz Pike and Marshall Avenue. The goal would be to implement the principles of transit-oriented development, which call for creating dense, walkable, mixed-use communities around “prime mobility hubs” to reduce car dependence and promote sustainability. The station, it suggests, should be the centerpiece of “a cohesive and well-designed urban gateway neighborhood. It envisions a remarkable transformation. On Tuesday, the department held an open house on the draft plan at nearby Ross Elementary School. He is principal planner with the Lancaster County Planning Department, which is finalizing a “small area plan” for the station’s immediate neighborhood. The station, which is listed on the National Register as part of Lancaster’s Historic District, sits amid a sea of parking lots, vacant lots, blighted former industrial properties and vehicle dealerships.ĭomin and his colleagues would like that to change.
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