specific master plan for a small portion of the Riverfront above the Hamilton Street Bridge, now .... Todd Collins, Business Development Manager, City of Allentown ..... Master Plan area, the best way to effectively and efficiently achieve the vision ..... an attractive location to live and work, organize and host special events and.
Welcome to the Lehigh Riverfront… A new center for Heritage, Recreation, Living & Innovation in the Lehigh Valley
THE LEHIGH RIVERFRONT MASTER PLAN ALLENTOWN , PENNSYLVANIA
Prepared for: The City of Allentown Prepared by: EDSA, Inc. in collaboration with:
Olszak Management Consulting, Inc. Delta Development Group, Inc. Gannett Fleming, Inc. Tim Haahs & Associates, Inc. SSM Group, Inc. Stromberg/Garrigan & Associates, Inc.
August 2012
Welcome to the Lehigh Riverfront… A new center for Heritage, Recreation, Living, and Innovation!
The Tilghman Street Bridge over the Lehigh is a focal point for future Riverfront District development. Tilghman Street Bridge – LEHIGH RIVERFRONT, ALLENTOWN, PA
LEHIGH RIVER WATERFRONT MASTER PLAN
ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
TABLE OF CONTENTS REPORT SECTIONS I. FOREWORD .......................................................................................................................... 1 a. A Message from the Mayor, Council and City Staff 1 b. Welcome to the Lehigh Riverfront 1 c. About the Riverfront Assignment 2 II. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ......................................................................................................... 4 III. MASTER PLAN SUMMARY..................................................................................................... 7 1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 33 1.1 BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW ................................................................................... 34 1.1.1 What Makes This Plan Different? 34 1.2 PURPOSE OF THE PLAN INITIATIVE ................................................................................ 35 1.3 THE STUDY AREA .......................................................................................................... 36 1.3.1 The Initial Riverfront Character Zones: South, Central and North Riverfront 37 1.3.2 The Lehigh Riverfront…A Tale of Two Rivers 39 1.4 THE PUBLIC PROCESS & INPUT ...................................................................................... 45 1.4.1 Introduction and Overview of the Public Process 45
1.4.2
1.4.1.1 Task Force Kick-Off Session and Community Forum #1 1.4.1.2 Task Force Meeting #2 and Community Forums #2 A&B 1.4.1.3 Task Force Meeting #3 and Community Forum #3
Guiding Input from the Allentown Community
1.4.2.1 Summary of emerging themes from public forums, Task Force/Resource Team Sessions and Interviews 1.4.2.2 Highlights of feedback on Likes, Dislikes & What Was Needed in the Plan
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2.0 RIVERFRONT PLAN & INITIATIVES ....................................................................................... 55 2.1 MARKET ASSESSMENT & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SUMMARY ................. 56 2.1.1 Understanding the Potential 56
2.1.2
2.1.3
2.1.1.1 2.1.1.2 2.1.1.3 2.1.1.4 2.2.1.5 2.2.1.6
Primary Target Market – Regional Market Spending Potential Current Business Mix – PMA Impact of the New Allentown Arena and Events Center Visitor Spending Allentown Employees
2.1.2.1 2.1.2.2 2.1.2.3 2.1.2.4
Retail/Restaurant/Entertainment Analysis Hotel Analysis Housing Analysis Office/Industrial Development Analysis
Development Analysis
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The Impact of Neighborhood Improvement Zone (NIZ) On Redevelopment
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2.2 THE RIVERFRONT MASTER PLAN ................................................................................... 65
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LEHIGH RIVER WATERFRONT MASTER PLAN 2.2.1 2.2.2 2.2.3 2.2.4 2.2.5 2.2.6
2.2.8 2.2.9
ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
Achieving Excellence on the Lehigh Riverfront Guiding Principles, Goals and Best Practices Working with Existing Riverfront Elements Form Giving Framework and
Sep 4, 2012 - plan for both banks of the riverfront from the Lee Bridge downstream to .... This fall line or ..... site was known as the Manchester or Free Bridge.
Strawberry Farms Neighborhood Traffic Calming Master Plan. ` A. Strawberry ... tools that will best meet their needs. After listening to a ..... Even one phone.
Strawberry Farms Neighborhood Traffic Calming Master Plan. ` A3. Project and Process. I. Project Description. Traffic calming is an effort to reduce the speeds of.
back to the tool used to measure land in the United States Public Land. Survey System in 1785 ...... -12.2. Source: ESRI Business Analyst and Houseal Lavigne Associates ...... analysis software) analysis can be conducted. GARFIELD & E.
Jun 3, 2011 - wagons, automobiles, and pedestrians causing traffic congestion at the intersection of ...... Fort Snelling (unorg.) Deephaven. Little Canada. Lakeland. Mounds View. Dellwood. St. Paul ...... 3 spaces or 1 space per 5,000 sq ft of gener
innovation center on Routes 128/I-195, and access to open space makes ...... The majority of public transit users live in downtown Waltham, as would be ..... The 128 Business Council is a Transportation Management Association ...... closet city provi
Oct 8, 2009 - Figure 7- 9: Recommended Bicycle Parking Designs . ...... more efficient way to do so; perhaps suggesting a collaborative online tool hosted at.
Apr 19, 2010 - Downtown21 Master Plan - Creating and Urban Place in the. Heart of Mississauga ...... make it safer and easier for pedestrian activity. In this way ...... Burnhamthorpe Road) 38-degrees on north-south streets (i.e.. Main Street).
Apr 19, 2010 - Leverage opportunities with colleges and universities to locate in ...... Toronto. City of. Toronto. Lake Ontario. Lake Ontario. Brampton. Milton.
Sep 22, 2015 - that connects Town Center Park with the future DeLay Park. The master plan .... through an open call, managed by City staff, with a selection committee .... 6 Details of the program and the process are in the 2015 RFP.
Dec 5, 2017 - with new housing stock and expanding warehouse space that provided jobs for local ..... primary residential and pedestrian oriented corridors that connect ... The existing street grid should be protected from vacation. 3.
