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Over the past decade, the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission has developed plans that address our changing climate via policies and actions. These plans promote principles of smart growth, economic savings, natural resource protection and sustainability that further reinforce climate change mitigation.
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.
Infrastructure improvements along BRT routes involving crosswalks and bus rider
amenities, queue jumps for traffic signalization and other infrastructure to enhance
the BRT.
The LVPC, along with Carbon and Warren Counties, are currently developing the Greater Lehigh Valley Regional Climate Action Plan, or RCAP, which incorporates both the PCAP and GHG inventory and will cover all emission sectors including industrial, commercial, residential, water/wastewater/solid waste and agricultural.
Contact the Environment team via our comment box with any questions or concerns regarding the plan. These outreach efforts will help us prioritize approaches and projects to help our region reduce pollution sources, while continue to grow and prosper.
The Greater Lehigh Valley Greenhouse Gas Inventory is designed to measure the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and where they originate, so that a plan can be designed to reduce them. Reducing the carbon footprint will be particularly important in a region that be 2050 is projected to have 37 days a year with temperatures exceeding 90 degrees.
This report shows communitywide emissions by sector for Lehigh and Northampton Counties, Carbon County, PA and Warren County, NJ. The data shows why it is important to begin mitigation measures immediately.
Below is the Lehigh Valley's 2024 Priority Climate Action Plan, which is focused on reducing carbon emissions created by our transportation sector, and funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Read the plan at the link or in the Flipsnack below.
September 2023 WorkshopLV Environment Transportation Decarbonization Presentation (pdf)
DownloadOctober 2023 WorkshopLV Environment Transportation Decarbonization Presentation (PDF)
DownloadNovember 2023 WorkshopLV Environment Transportation Decarbonization Presentation (pdf)
DownloadDecember 2023 WorkshopLV Environment Transportation Decarbonization Presentation (pdf)
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