Transformative Talks is our new series that brings together experts to dissect, analyze and offer answers about the most important and timely planning issues in the region. This webinar meets podcast meets roundtable discussion, while COVID-19 Pandemic social distancing continues, will be virtual, interactive and open to the public.

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ZONING FOR UTILITY SCALE SOLAR

August 2, 2022

Grid-Scale Solar Energy Production facilities are an emerging and rapidly growing segment of the energy production sector of the economy. They pose unique land use and other regulatory challenges for local municipalities. Representatives from Penn State University’s Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research presented a slide show entitled Grid Scale Solar in Pennsylvania on August 2, 2022 to a group of Lehigh Valley municipal officials, staff from the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, and others. The slide show includes a background on grid-scale solar production in Pennsylvania, potential land use impacts and sample zoning ordinance language from Montour County and Lycoming County.

COORDINATED ZONING

February 1, 2022

Collaborating on your multi-municipal comprehensive plan is a major step in the future of your communities. But when your multi-municipal plan is complete, what happens next?  Multi-Municipal Plan Implementation Experts, Andrew JG Schwartz, Managing Principal & Carolyn Yagle, Director of Planning & Policy from Environmental Planning & Design walk through the step-by-step process of revising your zoning ordinance to achieve the outcomes you envision in the comprehensive plan update.

TODAY'S PLANNING: WHAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS NEED TO KNOW

August 26, 2021

The planning and zoning process is complex. At our Transformative Talk, Planning Today: What Local Governments Need to Know, we'll break down to what every municipality, developer or investor needs to know to navigate the evolving process of getting development done.

BUILDLV MID-YEAR REPORT: THE PRESSURE OF DEVELOPMENT

August 6, 2021

In the first half of 2021, the Lehigh Valley saw more housing and industrial proposals than it has seen in years. We’re going to talk about what that means at our next Transformative Talk, BuildLV Mid-Year Report: The Pressure of Development.

THE HOT HOUSE: THE REGION'S BURN, BLISTER & BLOOM

June 25, 2021

Homes are selling hours after hitting the market to buyers bidding way above list and offering cash. The Lehigh Valley housing market is in a frenzy brought on by a monumental housing shortage.

Our next Transformative Talk, “The Hot House: The Region’s Burn, Blister and Bloom”, at 8:30 am, June 25, will look at how we got here and what has to happen for things to return to normal.

COVID-19 VACCINE

The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission was excited to present an important roundtable discussion on the roll out of the COVID-19 Vaccine.

Topics Included:

How are Leading Health Officials Responding?

What can Local Governemnts Do?

What’s the Truth about the

Vaccine + Deployment?

How Local Governments Can:

• Require Vaccinations
• Prepare to Vaccinate Officials,
• Employees

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