LVPC Seeks Public Input on Traffic Plans
- Lehigh Valley Planning Commission opened a public survey asking residents to rate traffic, congestion, pavement, bridges, freight, highways and other transportation needs. - The survey stays open through May 5 as planners update FutureLV, a regional plan tied to $4.3 billion in transportation funding. - Separate draft road and bridge plans total about $544.6 million for 2027-30 in Lehigh and Northampton counties. (lvpc.org)
The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission is asking residents to fill out a transportation survey as it updates the region’s long-range growth and infrastructure plan. (lvpc.org) (wfmz.com) The online questionnaire asks people to rate traffic flow and congestion, road pavement, bridges, freight, highways and related issues where they live. The survey is open through May 5. (wfmz.com) (lvpc.org) LVPC says the feedback will help update FutureLV, the region’s bi-county comprehensive plan and metropolitan transportation plan for Lehigh and Northampton counties. The agency says the process is meant to identify what works now, what needs improvement and what the region will need over the next 25 years. (lvpc.org) FutureLV combines land use, housing, environment, preservation, farming and transportation policy in one regional plan. LVPC says that framework guides how transportation money is directed across a region of more than 700,000 people. (lvpc.org) The current update carries unusually large stakes because LVPC says the plan is linked to $4.3 billion in transportation funding. That money shapes which projects move ahead and where investment is targeted. (lvpc.org) The survey is running alongside a more immediate spending cycle. LVPC’s transportation program page says the Lehigh Valley’s Transportation Improvement Program is a four-year capital plan now described as a $548 million package, updated every two years. (lvpc.org) A separate April report by lehighvalleylive.com said planners had published a draft 2027-30 Transportation Improvement Program totaling $544,608,953 for road, bridge and pedestrian work. That draft is the shorter-term project list residents can comment on while the broader FutureLV update is underway. (lehighvalleylive.com) (lvpc.org) This is not the first recent revision. LVPC says the transportation portion of FutureLV was updated in 2023 after a regionwide survey and meetings with all 62 municipalities, community groups, government agencies and residents. (lvpc.org) For residents, the immediate deadline is May 5. LVPC is collecting comments now, and those responses will feed into the next version of the plan that guides transportation decisions across both counties. (lvpc.org)
