9th Annual Lehigh Valley Outlook + Awards

The Lehigh Valley will continue decades of consistent growth, even as regions across Pennsylvania and the nation shrink.  That’s going bring more people, more development, more vehicles, and that always means more emissions.

That usually strengthens the economy, but it also means we’ll have to work even harder to manage our growth, create attainable housing, evolve our infrastructure and ultimately reduce our emissions.  That was the story told by a raft of new data released at our 9th Annual Lehigh Valley Outlook + Awards event, Nov. 15 at Lehigh University’s Iacocca Conference Center.

The first in-person Outlook since it went virtual during the COVID-19 Pandemic also crowned Easton as the 2022 Community of Distinction, given every year since 2014 to one municipality that demonstrates a strong commitment to planning excellence that is consistent with FutureLV: The Regional Plan. North Whitehall and Upper Saucon were recognized as honorees for also being nominated for the Community of Distinction Award.

Also at the event, Lehigh Gap Nature Center interns Sherlyn Martinez and Donna Hanna were named the 2022 FutureLV Heroes, given each year to individuals or groups that show a commitment to FutureLV’s environmental policies.

Formerly an evening event, the Outlook went virtual the past two years to allow social distancing during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The 2022 event still included awards from the past, but also several data releases.

Awards winners were:

• City of Easton – Winners of the 2022 Community of Distinction, given every year since 2014 to one municipality that demonstrates a strong commitment to planning excellence that is consistent with FutureLV: The Regional Plan. North Whitehall and Upper Saucon townships were recognized as honorees for also being nominated for the Community of Distinction Award.
• Lehigh Gap Nature Center interns Sherlyn Martinez and Donna Hanna – Winners of the 2022 FutureLV Heroes Award, given each year to individuals or groups that show a commitment to FutureLV’s environmental policies. Martinez is a recent Roberto Clemente Charter School graduate and Hanna is a recent Lafayette College graduate. Both are pursuing careers in environmental conservation.

 

 

 

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