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A Must-See Video on Municipal Consolidation in NJ (via LV Independent)
Lehigh Valley Independent has posted a great video on municipal consolidation efforts in New Jersey. This brief video does an excellent job of framing the issue as well as countering arguments against...
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Why the Suburbs Are Also Declining
Much of RenewLV’s work focuses on the revitalization of the cities in the Lehigh Valley. In part, we examine the structural issues that are in place that prohibit the redevelopment of brownfields and...
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Local Battle for Open Space Preservation
The Lehigh Valley news circuit has been percolating for some time now regarding the recent Lower Macungie development decision. Patrick Lester of the Morning Call had an excellent write-up about the...
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County Health Rankings Across Pennsylvania
When the annual County Health Rankings were released late last month, the Morning Call, Express Times and Patch reported on the very high morbidity numbers in Northampton County and Lehigh County....
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Urban Design that Fights Obesity and Promotes Physical Activity
Sure, we all know that regular exercise and eating well are essential components of a healthy lifestyle and are important in fighting obesity. But rather than just telling people to go to the gym, how...
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April Fool’s Day (aka- Automobile Independence Day)
In my master’s coursework, I was assigned to read Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream by Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck. The 10th...
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Lehigh Valley Planning Commission Predicts Huge Growth
The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission has completed a study to predict the growth of the Lehigh Valley over the next thirty years. The Reader’s Digest version would say that there are A LOT of people...
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Population Projections in YOUR Neighborhood
Last week we told you a little bit about the huge population growth expected to hit the Lehigh Valley within the next thirty years. We broke it down by county, but now the Lehigh Valley Planning...
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Envision Lehigh Valley’s Public Meeting Results Are In!
Through their website, Envision Lehigh Valley received a total of 1,118 completed surveys as well as feedback from 47 public meetings that were held through the fall. The breakdown of the participants...
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How to make smart growth smarter
Since our inception, Renew Lehigh Valley has been committed to smart growth and revitalizing our core communities by advocating smart governance, open space preservation and establishing an...
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Consolidation in Action: Princeton, NJ
For a long time, there was Princeton, NJ the borough and Princeton, NJ the township – not anymore. In 2011, residents voted to consolidate the neighboring municipalities and their merger took effect on...
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The Future of Cars
Owning and driving a car, once deemed a core aspect of any American’s life, is now on the decline in this country. A recent New York Times article titled, “The End of Car Culture” examines how...
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The Darkest Shades of Sprawl
We’ve known for awhile that sprawl is poor land use policy; it’s inefficient and unsustainable, but there is new evidence to suggest that it is correlated to social mobility. Citizens living in...
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How to attract a Millennial
The Millennial Generation comprises those who were born from 1980 to the early 2000s and now represents America’s young professionals who are graduating from college, getting their first and second...
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We are full of garbage
We’ve all seen the copious quantities of garbage cans that line our streets and trash closets on collection day and it seems almost impossible that anyone could run out of garbage but it’s happened to...
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Save King George Inn
The King George Inn has been a South Whitehall historical institution since 1756, but it may soon be a modern hotel and drug store. Cliff McDermott owned the King George Inn for 42 years before a...
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Transit Disoriented in the Lehigh Valley
Transit oriented development (TOD) promotes building, developing and redeveloping community resources and employment centers around transit centers, whether those are bus or train. We don’t have that...
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Intro to Traditional Neighborhood Development
Smart growth isn’t simply a matter for cities to discuss and work toward, it can be used at the township and borough level to encourage sustainable suburbs. In more rural regions, Traditional...
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Why Should We Have a Smart Growth Book Club?
1. Some people have never heard of smart growth. What a pity it is to be unaware that we’ve been sold an inefficient way of life, and that there’s a beautiful, simpler, less expensive way to live. This...
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16 Days Until the 2015 Summit for Smart Growth – Join Our Fabulous List of...
RenewLV’s Biggest Event of the Year is only 16 Days Away. Show Your Support by Joining our Fantastic List of Sponsors. We need you in the room! You’re invited to our 3rd Annual Summit for Smart Growth...
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