Whitehall Township Advances MacArthur Road Plans

19-Apr-2011 URDC and Benchmark Civil Engineering Services, Inc. has been hired by Whitehall Township to develop a revitalization plan for the oldest portion of MacArthur Road.  The project area is located along MacArthur Road from the Sumner Avenue bridge at the City of Allentown line to Fairmont Avenue, south of Route 22.  The area from the Allentown line north to Route 22 includes the former Lehigh Valley Dairy, Home Depot, Jordan Bowling Lanes, retail shops and vacant buildings. 

 URDC's first step in assisting the Township with the planning process will include us as a guest speaker at the Whitehall Economic Summit.  Mayor Ed Hozza Jr. said the township commissioners, Whitehall-Coplay School Board, township Industrial and Commercial Development Authority, Coplay Borough Council and Whitehall Area Chamber of Commerce will meet 6:30 p.m. April 28 at Whitehall High School.

"This economic summit will give all the governing bodies the information they will need for reinvestment in the township."  The meeting is open to the public and will be located in the Whitehall High School Instructional Room.

URDC is very excited about this project as many of its employees live, shop and recreate in this area.  URDC also completed the Jordan Creek Greenway which is planned to cross through the study area.  "This evening they [township commissioners] passed a historic study for the historic shopping district, which was the early beginning of the Golden Strip", Hozza Jr. said. 

Press Release:  http://www.mcall.com/news/local/allentown/mc-whitehall-macarthur-road-20110414,0,5038275.story

 

September 22, 2011 -  Meeting seeks input on redevelopment of busy highway (video)
September 22, 2011 - Business boom expected in Whitehall (video)

September 1, 2011 MacArthur Road Makeover (video)

August 23, 2011  Township look to revitalize major thoroughfare

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