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Comprehensive
Plan
Bethlehem's new comprehensive plan charts for how to develop
and preserve the City over the next decade. The comprehensive
plan is not an ordinance, like the zoning ordinance. But it
provides the rationale for revising the City's zoning ordinance
and for updating other City regulations that affect future
growth. Read the full Comprehensive
Plan.
The
City Livable - Presented by Jeff Speck
Jeff Speck is a nationally known city planner who works with
civic leaders to make their communities more livable. Mr.
Speck spent 10 years as director of town planning at Duany
Plater-Zyberk & Company, where he helped the firm solidify
its status as the leading practitioner of New Urbanism, a
global effort that seeks alternatives to suburban sprawl and
urban disinvestment. Mr. Speck presented his findings on Downtown
Bethlehem’s livability and walkability that he observed
during his weeklong visit in early March. The presentation
took place at Lehigh University’s Zoellner Arts Center
on May 13, 2009. View the entire presentation here
"Southside
Vision 2012" Southside Residential Master Plan 2002 - 2012
 "The
Southside Vision 2012 plan is funded through the Community
Action Development Corporation of Bethlehem (CADC-B) and their
parent organization, the Community Action Committee of the
Lehigh Valley (CACLV), by a grant from Allfirst Bank with
tax credits from the Pennsylvania Department of Community
and Economic Development.
The City partnered with CADC-B to complete
the plan to develop a strategy for addressing some of the
issues and opportunities in the neighborhoods on the south
side. The plan was completed in 2002 and a steering committee
has been developed to facilitate with the implementation of
the recommendations of the plan."
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here To Download (Adobe PDF File 4091 KB)
Census
Report for City of Bethlehem The
Census Report for the City of Bethlehem contains commonly
requested data such as population, housing and income characteristics.
Data from 1990 and 2000 were compared wherever possible to
reveal trends in the City. The information is broken down
by the 18 census tracts, Lehigh and Northampton counties,
and four distinct neighborhoods that make up the City of Bethlehem.
Comparisons to the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) comprising
Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton were completed to compare
the City of Bethlehem with the region. For complete census
information go to, http://factfinder.census.gov.
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Here to Download (Adobe PDF File 400 KB)
Five
Points Gateway Enhancement Study
The Five Points Gateway Enhancement Study was completed in
2004 and addresses parking, traffic, and pedestrian safety
issued in the Five Points area.
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Here to Download (Adobe PDF File 2.6 MB)
Elm
Street Plan For North and West Side Neighborhoods Webpage
Pennsylvania’s Elm Street Program assists municipalities
in rejuvenating residential and mixed-use areas adjacent to
their central business district. Pennsylvania based its Elm
Street Program on its successful Main Street Program, which
targets downtown commercial districts. Central commercial
areas and the neighborhoods that surround them are linked.
Vibrant neighborhoods provide customers and a labor pool for
downtown businesses. In turn, a healthy downtown improves
the quality of life in nearby neighborhoods. The idea behind
the Elm Street Program is that communities should plan the
future of these two types of areas together, instead of treating
them like separate entities.
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