Based on public opinion surveys, workshops and information provided to the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission at numerous meetings the major planning issues in the Lehigh Valley are as follows:

• preservation of farmland
• preservation and protection of natural features
• redevelopment of old industrial sites including brownfields
• renewal and revitalization of the cities
• development of more parks and recreational facilities
• upgrade roads and intersections

This comprehensive plan advocates measures to achieve these and other goals relevant to conservation, development and redevelopment in the Lehigh Valley in the next 25 years.


Following are the links to the various sections of the comprehensive plan. Each link is a pdf file and, because of their size, they may take several seconds or minutes to load on slow Internet connections.