Lehigh Valley Planning Commission
Lehigh Valley Transportation Study (LVTS)
961 Marcon Boulevard, Suite 310
Allentown, Pennsylvania 18109
Phone: 610-264-4544 or toll free: 888-627-8808
FAX: 610-264-2616
E-mail: lvpc@lvpc.org

Planning for the future of Lehigh and Northampton Counties

The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission was formed by Lehigh and Northampton counties in 1961 to create a comprehensive plan to guide orderly growth in Lehigh and Northampton counties. Since our creation we have been dedicated to providing the best planning possible to the counties and 62 municipalities in the Lehigh Valley. We maintain a professional staff that is able to provide a wide variety of planning services to municipalities in the region.

The purpose of the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission is to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the Lehigh Valley region in accordance with the provisions of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code. In addition, the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission declares the following purposes:

• To provide the orderly growth, development and redevelopment of the Lehigh Valley in accordance with the long-term objectives, principles and standards that are in the best interest and welfare of its inhabitants and political subdivisions.
  
• To coordinate and integrate the plans for orderly growth, development and redevelopment of the Lehigh Valley.
  
• To improve the social and economic climate of the region.
  
• To encourage appropriate land use through implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Plan.
  
• To encourage the maximum utilization of the existing infrastructure and to plan for new infrastructure as needed to fulfill the goals and objectives of the Regional Comprehensive Plan.
  
• To promote the conservation of energy, land, water and air in the Lehigh Valley and the preservation of unique historic and natural features.
  
• To promote and assist in achieving improved traffic and transportation flow.
  
• To collect and distribute useful regional data.
  
  
  

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  PUBLIC NOTICES
  PUBLIC REVIEWS
  JOB OPENINGS
  MEETINGS/WORKSHOPS
  INFORMATION/PUBLICATIONS
  LVPC MEMBERS AND STAFF
  APPLICATION FORMS
  LVPC NEWSLETTERS
  DEMOGRAPHICS, ECONOMIC & HOUSING INFORMATION
  TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
  LINKS
  

Draft 2009 TIP for Public Review

Lehigh Valley Regional Action Plan (February 2008)

Model Floodplain Regulations (October 2007)

Lehigh Valley Greenways Plan (Adopted May 24, 2007)

An Affordable Housing Assessment of the Lehigh Valley - April 4, 2007

Hazard Mitigation Plan Lehigh Valley, PA July 2006

Nazareth Area Multimunicipal Comprehensive Plan (January 2006)


PUBLIC NOTICES
Public Meeting - June 18 & 23, 2008 - Draft FFY 2009-2012 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)


MEETINGS / WORKSHOPS
Agendas & Minutes - LVTS Coordinating & Technical Committees
Schedule of LVPC & LVTS Meetings
Basic Course for Zoning Officials, July 14, 21 and 28, 2008

INFORMATION/PUBLICATIONS
Annual Report - 2007
Aerial Photo Review Information - August 17, 2007
Comprehensive Plan The Lehigh Valley … 2030
Digital Geographic Data Disc - Release 4.2 Overview (Released March 2008)
Global Act 167 Stormwater Management Plan Water Quality Update, Final (April 2006)
            (Includes September 21, 2006 model ordinance)
NEW — Lehigh Valley Planning Commission Summary Sheets (Actions) - updated monthly
Lehigh Valley Profile & Trends - 2008 Edition (Updated June 2008)
List of Municipal Officials - 2008   (Updated March 5, 2008)
Little Lehigh Creek Watershed Act 167 Stormwater Management Plan Water Quality Update, Final (May 2004)
          (Includes Plan, Model Ordinance, and Release Rate Map)
LVPC E-Mail Addresses
LVPC Members and Staff
Maps and Publications (.pdf)
Municipal Profiles Updated May 2008
Natural Areas Inventory Summary (April 1999)
Northampton County 21st Century Open Space Initiative - Guidelines, (February 2005)
Northampton County Parks 2010 (.pdf)
Sample Regulations for the Processing of Applications for Commercial Communications Towers and Antennae (.pdf)
Subdivision and Building Activity: 2007 (updated March 2008)



APPLICATION FORMS
SALDO Approval Application - Lehigh County (.pdf)
SALDO Approval Application - Northampton County (.pdf)
Subdivision/Land Development Application (.pdf)  (updated 04/04/05)


LVPC NEWSLETTERS
April/May/June 2007 (.pdf)
July/August/September 2007 (.pdf)
October/November/December 2007 (.pdf)
January/February/March 2008 (.pdf)


DEMOGRAPHIC, ECONOMIC & HOUSING INFORMATION
Consumer Price Index (.pdf)
Economic Development Resources (.pdf)
Employment by Industry Group (.pdf)
Estimated Existing Land Use (.pdf)
History and Forecast of Employment by Place of Work (.pdf)
Housing Stock Trends (.pdf)
Housing Tenure (.pdf)
Income and Poverty Status (.pdf)
Largest Employers (.pdf)
Lehigh and Northampton County Millage Rates (.pdf)
Lehigh Valley Unemployment Trends (.pdf)
Per Capita Personal Income and Average Earnings per Job (.pdf)
Population Estimates — 2006
Population Projections - Counties & Region - August 2007(.pdf)
Population Projections - Municipalities
Selected Housing Characteristic (.pdf)
Selected Race and Hispanic Origin Characteristics (.pdf)


TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
Technical Committee
Coordinating Committee
22 Tomorrow: A Corridor Planning Study — U.S. Route 22 — Lehigh Valley Improvement Program (.pdf)
Air Quality Conformity Analysis Report
Public Involvement Documentation for the 2007-2010 TIP & LV Surface Transportation Plan 2007-2030
Lehigh Valley Surface Transportation Plan 2007-2030
2007-2010 Transportation Improvement Program, July 2006
Pedestrian & Bicyclist Safety Report — Final, October 2006
2007 Traffic Trends -April 2008
Lehigh Valley Rail Freight Study — 2007, released August 2007
Public Participation Plan, 2007