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Planners Find Support for Rail Transit Connection from Lehigh Valley to Philadelphia

MoveLV: Long Range Transportation Plan process is finding support for the rebirth of defunct rail transit corridor between the Allentown-Easton-Bethlehem and the City of Brotherly Love.

October 16, 2015 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

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The Wisdom of Taxing Land for What It's Worth

Most cities in the United States tax land according to what an owner builds on it. That's great if you're an owner, but lousy if you're a city that wants something cool built on it. The solution: tax it according to what an owner can build on it.

May 26, 2015 - Slate

Pennsylvania’s Neighborhood Improvement Zones Paying Dividends

With 600,000 square feet of office and retail under construction in the center of Allentown, Pennsylvania, the state’s Neighborhood Improvement Zone program, launched in 2009, has had a substantial impact.

March 7, 2014 - The New York Times

Congress Cuts CDBG Funds; Cities Feel the Hurt

Allentown, PA is just one of many cities across the nation who have had to face tough decisions as their Community Development Block Grant funds shrink.

December 22, 2011 - The New York Times

Hispanic Population Booms in Unlikely Pennsylvania Location

Lehigh Valley, PA, which includes Allentown and Bethlehem, seems an unlikely place to find an exploding Hispanic population. Caitlin Dewey explains why Latinos have taken to this part of the Rust Belt.

September 12, 2011 - NEWS21

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