Lehigh Valley Planning Commission
NEWS
UPCOMING EVENTS
CLICK HERE TO VIEW OUR NEWSLV PAGE
FEDERAL BUILD GRANT WOULD FUND $38 MILLION TRAIL PROJECT
The vision is clear: A scenic recreation and commuter trail that rivals San Antonio’s Riverwalk snaking along the Lehigh River, from Allentown to Whitehall Township.
It’s part of a $38 million project designed to close the largest gap along the 165-mile D&L Trail, connecting urban, suburban and rural neighborhoods along a 3.5-mile stretch that has been identified as Pennsylvania’s highest priority trail gap.
The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, with help from dozens of business, government and community partners, has applied for a $19.6 million federal grant to make it happen.
FIVE LEHIGH VALLEY ROADS SLATED AS CRITICAL FREIGHT CORRIDORS
With the Lehigh Valley taking its place as one of the nation’s fastest-growing passageways for the goods people order online every day, transportation planners are trying to move six high-traffic roads into a new federal program designed to improve freight movement.
LEARN HOW TO MAKE YOUR COMMUNITY'S ROAD NETWORK SAFER
Have you ever noticed that stop sign with the tree branch hanging in front of it? Or maybe you’ve wondered why the crosswalks in the business district are faded.
Those are the kinds of roadway issues you’d be trained to find during the daylong Road Safety Audit class offered through the Local Technical Assistance Program. The class will be offered for the first time in Pennsylvania, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., September 11th at the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission (LVPC) offices.
BE THE SMARTEST COMMUNITY ORGANIZER IN THE ROOM
Are you a concerned citizen looking to make sure your voice is heard? The Lehigh Valley Government Academy (LVGA) may be your ticket to bringing real change in your community.
These crash courses in community planning, zoning and land development will help you know your rights and responsibilities as you try to navigate the complex world of how development gets done.
This year’s schedule of courses begins in September with Community Planning. The 10-hour course will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on three successive Thursdays September 6, September 13 and September 20, at the offices of the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission.
LEHIGH VALLEY SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT SET FOR SEPTEMBER 21
The rules are changing for recycling and stormwater runoff and that figures to be more expensive for municipalities, businesses, property owners and residents.
The Lehigh Valley Sustainability Summit, hosted by the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, will look to cut through some of the complexities of new government regulations. The LVPC-sponsored summit, scheduled for September 21st at the Homewood Suites Center Valley, will include a session on Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) regulations. The session titled “MS4 and Your Property”, will be moderated by LVPC Director of Environmental Planning Geoff Reese. MS4 is a state program that forces most Lehigh Valley municipalities to abide by rules designed to reduce pollutants into streams through stormwater runoff.
FutureLV
LVPC Meetings
August 21, 2018 NEW DATE + TIME
August 28, 2018
Comprehensive Planning Committee
August 30, 2018
The following is the schedule of regular monthly meetings and all Committee meetings of the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission. All Commission and Committee meetings will be held unless otherwise noted at:
Lehigh Valley Planning Commission
961 Marcon Boulevard, Suite 310
Allentown, PA 18109
LVPC – meets on the last Thursday of every month at 7:00 PM. Except December.
Executive Committee – meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 1:00 PM.
Comprehensive Planning Committee – meets on the Tuesday immediately preceding LVPC meeting dates at 12:00 PM.
Environment Committee – meets on the Tuesday immediately preceding LVPC meeting dates at 11:00 AM
Transportation Committee – meets on the Thursday immediately preceding LVPC meeting dates at 5:30 PM.
LVTS Meetings
October 3, 2018
The following is the schedule of
regular monthly meetings of the Lehigh
Valley Transportation Study (LVTS). All
LVTS meetings will be held, unless
otherwise noted, at:
Lehigh Valley Planning Commission
961 Marcon Boulevard, Suite 310
Allentown, PA 18109
Technical Committee
Meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 9:00 AM (except May and December).
Coordinating Committee
Meets on the first Wednesday, every
other month, starting in February at 10:00
AM (except December).
Freight Advisory Committee
Meets four times annually following
LVTS Coordinating Committee during
the months of April (2018 only), June, August and December.
Local Technical
Assistance Program 2018
Lehigh Valley Government Academy 2018
COMMUNITY PLANNING
5:30-9 p.m.
September 6, September 13, September 20
ZONING ADMINISTRATION
5:30-9 p.m.
October 16, October 23, October 30
SUBDIVISION + LAND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
5:30-9 p.m.
November 1, November 8, November 15
ALL COURSES AT LVPC OFFICE
Experts say a regional approach is essential for tackling freight transportation
LVB.com, June 22, 2018
As construction of warehouses and distribution centers continues to increase throughout the region, the challenges of transporting all that freight continue to rise in importance.
These issues touch on a host of trends and factors, from the changing needs of the labor force to the amount of time people spend driving to and from work navigating busy highways.
To identify and explore the issues facing freight transportation, several regional organizations hosted an Eastern Pennsylvania Freight Summit at Lehigh University’s Mountaintop Campus in Bethlehem on Thursday.
The first day of the event included panel discussions and several speakers, followed by guided tours of manufacturing and distribution facilities in the region today.
Click here to read the full article.
PennDOT focusing on truck parking in Lehigh Valley, other congested areas
Lehigh Valley Live, June 22, 2018
Parking for tractor trailers was already a problem in Pennsylvania 11 years ago, and now PennDOT is calling for help with solutions.
On Thursday, PennDOT Secretary Leslie Richards said the department is moving forward with a public-private partnership, referred to as a P3, to address truck parking in the state.
Richards spoke at the Eastern Pennsylvania Freight Summit, the first of its kind summit in the state held at Lehigh University's Iacocca Hall.
Click here to read the full article.
As trucking booms, planners scramble to find tractor-trailer parking
The Morning Call, June 21, 2018
While the growing presence of tractor trailers has been a complaint of Lehigh Valley residents in recent years, local planners are concerned with the one place they’re not seeing them — designated truck parking spots.
In the past decade, the Lehigh Valley has seen enormous warehouses spring up to accommodate the growing demand for online retail and overnight delivery. Logistic hubs for Walmart.com and Amazon have moved into warehouses of more than a million square feet in the Lehigh Valley, and FedEx Ground is finishing up a similarly sized warehouse in Allen Township that will be the company’s largest warehouse facility. The transportation and warehousing industries now account for about 8.4 percent of employment in the Lehigh Valley, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Click here to read the full article.
New Subdivision and Land Development Fee Schedule +
Plan Signing Requirements
The LVPC has updated the current fee schedule for services related to Subdivision and Land Development applications. These fees went into effect on October 1, 2017.
The schedule and submission requirements can be viewed here.
Click here for the new Plan Signing Requirements
Click here for the new Subdivision Review Submission Requirements
BUILDLV
Annual Development Report 2017
LVTS Public Participation Plan Update
Public involvement is a vital component of the transportation planning process. Providing full disclosure of plans and programs not only during the development phase but also after the adoption of these plans and programs allows the general public the opportunity to be involved, comment on, and influence the development process. Every person, regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, gender, disability, or socio-economic status should have the opportunity to take part in and influence the transportation planning process. This Public Participation Plan provides for and documents the methods utilized by the LVTS to achieve this outcome.
Full PDF Draft Report click here.
Click here for the Public Notice on a public meeting related to this plan.
The People: Population + Employment Projections 2017
BuildLV
Monthly Development Report
MOVELV
Long Range Transportation Plan
MOVELV
Lehigh Valley Regional Freight Plan
Regional Comprehensive Plan
Lehigh Valley Planning Commission
961 Marcon Boulevard - Suite 310
Allentown, PA 18109
Phone: (610) 264-4544
Toll Free: (888) 627-8808
Fax: (610) 264-2616
