RenewLV

What is RENEWLV?

Renew Lehigh Valley is committed to promoting smart growth and smart governance in order to revitalize our core communities, preserve open space, and establish an economically and environmentally sustainable foundation for our region’s future growth.

Why RENEWLV?

The Lehigh Valley is rich in a variety of assets that foster a high quality of life in the region. These include unique cultural, historic, and natural resources.

Significant population growth is projected for the Lehigh Valley over the next 10 to 20 years, and it is crucial that the region grows in a way that not only draws on and preserves these assets, but also ensures that the Lehigh Valley’s older core communities–our cities and boroughs–can thrive.

Making “smart growth” a reality in the Lehigh Valley must involve broad-based regional collaboration and the participation of individuals and organizations across the region’s various communities. Renew Lehigh Valley (RenewLV) seeks to catalyze action focused on creating a vibrant region characterized by strong core communities, abundant open space, and regional thinking.

What do you want the Lehigh Valley to look like in the next 5, 10, or 20 years?

Whether your live or work in the Lehigh Valley, the answer will directly affect you. Join Envision Lehigh Valley, a three year visioning project, and help us plan the future for the Valley!  Check out our website to read more about our projects, share your thoughts through our survey or orange UserVoice box, and sign-up for e-mail updates.

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State of the Lehigh Valley 2012-2013

The third-annual State of the Lehigh Valley report luncheon was a huge success! Thank you to the 230 people who joined us on February 28th to hear highlights from the report and to join their fellow leaders in a great discussion.  Many thanks to the Lehigh Valley Research Consortium for their work on the project, as well as our many sponsors who helped to make the event possible:  Highmark Blue Shield, PPL, Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation, Lehigh University Social Science Research Center, Capital Blue Cross, Susquehanna Bank, Spillman Farmer Architects, St. Luke’s University Health Network, Just Born.

Did you miss this year’s event? Read the report here, and share your thoughts for the future of the Lehigh Valley on Facebook, Twitter, or through e-mail!