Climate Action

This project involves the conversion of Linden Street to improve circulation and

congestion by converting Linden Street from a one way southbound street to a two

way street in the City of Bethlehem, Northampton County. Linden Street is currently

a one way southbound street from Fairview Street to East Church Street. There is

no parallel one way northbound street.

Infrastructure improvements along BRT routes involving crosswalks and bus rider

amenities, queue jumps for traffic signalization and other infrastructure to enhance

the BRT.

Construct new sidewalk to connect to Saucon Rail Trail and installation of a new

traffic signal.

Improve multimodal transportation infrastructure along the corridor, including

Americans with Disabilities Act ramps, traffic control devices and crosswalks.

For a project to redesign intersections and install separates bikes lanes along Northampton Street, from Greenwood Avenue in Palmer Township to Larry Holmes Drive, to calm traffic and provide better fields of vision for motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians. It’s part of a $2.6 million plan to improve safety along the busy business corridor. 

Install traffic-calming and pedestrian improvement measures along Northampton

Street from 7th Street to 15th Street and along 13th Street from Butler Street to

Jackson Street.

The project will convert approximately 2 miles of an abandoned railroad bed along

the west side of the Lehigh River in Whitehall Township and the City of Allentown,

Lehigh County, from Lehigh Avenue to Furnace Street to a complete two-lane street

with an adjacent multi-use path. The multi-use path will continue north to connect to

the existing Delaware and Lehigh (D&L) Trail just north of Race Street. The project

will also convert another 450 feet of an abandoned railroad bed between Hamilton

Street and Union Street within the City of Allentown to complete the southern

terminus of Riverside Drive. Proposed Riverside Drive will vary in width from 24 feet

to 36 feet, providing one lane in each direction (north/south) and allowing for turn

lanes where warranted. The proposed speed limit will be 25 MPH. The multi-use

path will be 10 feet wide and located between Riverside Drive and the Lehigh River.

The Right-of-Way will be variable in width, with most of the required Right-of-Way

falling within the boundaries of the former RJ Corman Railroad parcels, which will

be donated to the City of Allentown, Whitehall Township, and Lehigh County by a

private entity. The new roadway will be owned by the City of Allentown and

Whitehall Township within their respective municipal boundaries, while the multi-use

path will be owned by Lehigh County within Whitehall Township and by the City of

Allentown within its limits. The area type is urban. The project includes $19.34

million matching funds provided as a real property donation.