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Lehigh County Livable Landscapes Plan Is One of Several Past Planning and Development LIVABLE LANDSCAPES A Park, Recreation, Open Space, Agricultural and Historic Lands Plan for LEHIGH COUNTY OCTOBER 2017 Funding Partners This project was financed in part by a grant from the Community Conser- vation Partnerships Program, Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund, under the administration of the Pennsylvania Department of Conserva- tion and Natural Resources, Bureau of Recreation and Conservation. The preparation of this report has been financed in part through grant[s] from the Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, under the State Planning and Research Program, Section 505 [or Metropolitan Planning Program, Section 104(f)] of Title 23, U.S. Code. The contents of this report do not necessarily reflect the official views or policy of the U.S. Department of Transportation. A summary of this report will be translated into Spanish. Readers may request a full translation into alternate languages by contacting Michael Donchez, Senior Transportation Planner, Lehigh Valley Planning Commis- sion, 961 Marcon Boulevard, Suite 310, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18109- 9397, (610) 264-4544, [email protected]. Efforts will be made to provide translated documents in a reasonable timeframe. 2 Thomas Muller, Lehigh County Executive Lehigh County Board of Commissioners Marty Nothstein, Chair Michael Schware, Vice Chair Geoff Brace Thomas C. Creighton, III Percy H. Dougherty Dan Hartzell Amanda Holt David S. Jones, Sr. Brad Osborne Lehigh County Staff Richard Molchany, Director of General Services Diane Matthews-Gehringer, Director of Farmland Preservation, Department of Agricultural Land Preservation Robert Stiffler, Director of Parks 3 Thank you Many people were instrumental in the development of this Plan. Their Matthew Marks, Director of Government Affairs, Lehigh Valley Association time, commitment and input were greatly appreciated. of Realtors Diane Matthews-Gehringer, Director of Farmland Preservation, Lehigh Professional Partners County Steering Committee William McFadden, District Manager, Lehigh County Conservation District Anne Baum, Vice President, Lehigh Valley Capital Blue Cross Richard Molchany, Director of General Services, Lehigh County Christian Birch, Owner, Birch Outdoors Thomas Muller, County Executive, Lehigh County Amber Breiner, Associate Director, Lehigh Gap Nature Center Joseph Napolitano, Program Officer, The Rider-Pool Foundation John Cigliano, Biology Chair, Cedar Crest College Todd Nemura, Healthy Living Program Coordinator, St. Luke’s University Budd Coates, Senior Director, Rodale Inc. Health Network Thomas Creighton, III, Commissioner, Lehigh County Marty Nothstein, Commissioner, Lehigh County Allison Czapp, Buy Fresh Buy Local Program Director, Nurture Nature John Papson, Director, Southeast Region, Pennsylvania Game Commis- Center sion Steve Dahl, System Forester for Lehigh Region, PPL Corporation Lindsey Parks, Executive Director, The Seed Farm Lucienne DiBiase-Dooley, Project Manager/Principal, Artefact, Inc. Randy Quinby, Supervisor, Right of Way, PPL Corporation Randy Dietrich, Assistant Director, Lehigh County Parks JB Reilly, President, City Center Lehigh Valley Percy Dougherty, Commissioner, Lehigh County Maria Rodale, Chairman and CEO, Rodale Inc. Holly Edinger, Former Director of Community & Government Affairs, Sa- Janet Roth, Executive Director, Harry C. Trexler Trust cred Heart Hospital Claire Sadler, Conservation Coordinator, Delaware & Lehigh National Randy Galiotto, Principal, Alloy 5 Heritage Corridor, Inc. Joe Garrera, Executive Director, Lehigh County Historical Society Fred Schlauch, Owner, The Mill in Germansville Dawn Gorham, Director of Land Preservation, Wildlands Conservancy Scott Sell, Owner, Crystal Spring Farm Caitlin Heffner, Watershed Specialist, Lehigh County Conservation District Michael Stershic, President, Discover Lehigh Valley Adam Jaindl, Vice President, Jaindl Companies Hannah W. Stewart-Gambino, Director, Lehigh Valley Research Consor- Zachary Jaindl, Chief Operations Officer, Jaindl Enterprises tium Ron Kistler, Owner, Kermit K. Kistler Inc. Robert Stiffler, Director of Parks, Lehigh County Chris Kocher, President, Wildlands Conservancy Lindsay Taylor, Parks Director, City of Allentown Paul Kovalchik, Farm Owner Andrea Tessier, District Director, Penn State Extension Lehigh and Northampton Counties Diane Kripas, Chief, Recreation and Conservation Partnerships Division, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Christine Ussler, Project Architect/Principal, Artefact, Inc. Dan Kunkle, Executive Director, Lehigh Gap Nature Center Judy Woosnam, President, City Center Management Company Valerie Lewis, M.D., Lehigh Valley Physicians Group, Adolescent Medi- Jill Youngken, Assistant Director/Chief Curator, Lehigh County Historical 4 cine, Lehigh Valley Health Network Society Mark Lichtenwalner, Farm Owner Candice Williams, Aide for State Representative Justin Simmons Municipal Officials Steering Committee Howard L. Kutzler, Former Manager, South Whitehall Township Steven Bachman, Chair, Board of Supervisors, Heidelberg Township Patricia Lang, Planning Director, Upper Saucon Township Jeff Bartlett, Manager, North Whitehall Township Janice M. Meyers, Secretary, Heidelberg Township Chris Becker, President, Borough Council, Macungie Borough Brian J. Miller, Planning Director, Upper Milford Township Thomas F. Beil, Manager, Upper Saucon Township Robert G. Milot, Chair, Board of Supervisors, Weisenberg Township Louis Bodish, President, Borough Council, Coplay Borough Dean Molitoris, Mayor, Coplay Borough Chris L. Boehm, Manager, Macungie Borough Christina V. Morgan, President, Board of Commissioners, South Whitehall Township Anthony Branco, Administrator, Fountain Hill Borough Steven L. Neratko, Chief Planner, Allentown City James M. Brunell, Chair, Board of Supervisors, Upper Macungie Township Walter H. Niedermeyer, Mayor, Slatington Borough Brian C. Carl, Administrator, Lowhill Township Daniel Olpere, Manager, Upper Macungie Township Doris Clegg, Vice Chairwoman, Environmental Advisory Council, Timothy Paashaus, Manager, Coopersburg Borough Upper Saucon Township Kathleen Palmer, Mayor, Alburtis Borough Randy Cope, Manager, Parks and Recreation, South Whitehall Sara Pandl, Planning Director, Lower Macungie Township Township Bruce E. Paulus, Chair, Board of Supervisors, Hanover Township Daniel A. DeLong, Manager, Upper Milford Township Edward Pawlowski, Mayor, Allentown City Robert J. Donchez, Mayor, Bethlehem City Shane M. Pepe, Manager, Emmaus Borough Bruce E. Fosselman, Manager, Lower Macungie Township Lynn Pigliacampi, Recreation & Events Coordinator, Upper Macungie Josh Friebolin, Chair, Board of Supervisors, Washington Township Township Eugene L. Goldfeder, Manager, Catasauqua Borough Sandra Pudliner, Manager, Hanover Township Ronald Heintzelman, Chair, Board of Supervisors, North Whitehall Lee A. Rackus, Planning Director, Whitehall Township Township Kathy Rader, Secretary, Upper Macungie Township Darlene Heller, Planning Director, Bethlehem City Jose Rosado, Mayor, Fountain Hill Borough Kathy Hermany, Secretary, Lynn Township Barbara A. Schlegel, Mayor, Catasauqua Borough Gary Hovis, Mayor, Coopersburg Borough Justin N. Smith, Chair, Board of Supervisors, Lynn Township Edward D. Hozza, Jr., Mayor, Whitehall Township Cynthia Sopka, Planning Director, Salisbury Township Richard B. Hughes, Chair, Board of Supervisors, Lowhill Township Randy Soriano, Manager, Salisbury Township Winfield Iobst, Mayor, Emmaus Borough Sharon Trexler, Manager, Alburtis Borough Gwyn Jones, Former President, Borough Council, Slatington Borough Todd Weidman, Planning Director, Washington Township Ellen L. Koplin, Manager, Lower Milford Township Donna Wright, Chair, Board of Supervisors, Lower Milford Township 5 Lehigh Valley Planning Commission Staff Liesel Dreisbach, Chair Kevin Lott Becky A. Bradley, AICP John von Kerczek Executive Director Principal Community Planner Stephen Repasch, Vice Chair Richard Molchany (alt.) John N. Diacogiannis, CPCU, Christina V. Morgan Matt Assad Jillian Seitz Treasurer Managing Editor Community Planner Thomas Muller John Brown Bruce Rider Whitney Burdge Thomas J. Nolan Director of Administration Urban Design Planner Gordon Campbell David O’Connell Geoffrey A. Reese, PE Brian Hite Eugene Clater Owen O’Neill Director of Senior Planning Technician Environmental Planning Robert Donchez Brad Osborne Bowen Liu Percy H. Dougherty, PhD Amanda L. Raudenbush, AICP Geospatial and Economic Sara Pandl, AICP, RLA Director of Community Planning Systems Developer Karen Duerholz Salvatore J. Panto, Jr. Tracy L. Oscavich David Manhardt Charles W. Elliott, Esq. Edward Pawlowski Associate Director Planning Consultant of Development George F. Gemmel Pamela Pearson, MBA Craig Kackenmeister Justin Barclay Graphic Designer / Publication Steven L. Glickman, RA, NCARB Hayden Phillips Senior GIS Planner Coordinator Julio Guridy Kathy Rader Michael S. Donchez Dharam Paul Nohar Darlene Heller, AICP (alt.) Michael Reph Senior Transportation Planner Accountant Tim Herrlinger (alt.) Tina Roseberry, AICP (alt.) Teresa Mackey Erin Willis Kent H. Herman, Esq. Kevin A. Schmidt Senior Environmental Planner Executive Secretary Edward D. Hozza, Jr. Julie Thomases Susan L. Rockwell Kevin McGowan David Kimmerly, AICP (alt.) Senior Environmental Planner Hazard Mitigation Christine Weaver Intern Robert A. Lammi Donna Wright 6 L V T S Lehigh Valley Transportation Study Lehigh Valley Transportation Study Lehigh
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