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comprehensive plan update

swt

Existing Conditions&

Guiding Principles

Meeting #1

June 18, 2019

Existing Conditions & Guiding Principles

June 18, 2019


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Agenda:

• Overview of 2009 Comprehensive Plan

• Existing Conditions Report & Planning Trends

• Mapping Exercise

• Guiding Principle Overview

• Next Steps


June 18, 2019


swt

Process

kick off

discuss

existing conditions

research

future projections

evaluate

projected build outs

develop

existing conditions

report

create


present

scenarioselection

form sub-committees

resource protection

housingtransportation

&circulation

utilitiescommunity

facilities

recreation&

open space

catalytic projects

meeting meeting meeting meetingtask task task

I II III

IV

Existing Conditions& Guiding Principles

Projections& Build Out

Land UseScenarios


June 18, 2019


swt

Process

kick off

discuss

existing conditions

research

future projections

evaluate


develop

existing conditions

report

create


present

scenarioselection

form sub-committees

resource protection


&circulation

utilitiescommunity

facilities

recreation&

open space

catalytic projects


I II III

IV

We are here


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2009 Comprehensive Plan


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Planning TrendsSUSTAINABILITY

Improving the quality of people’s lives while living within the capacities

of supporting natural and human systems

RESILIENCY

Urban resilience is the capacity of individuals, communities,

institutions, businesses, and systems within a city to survive,

adapt, and grow no matter what kinds of chronic stresses and

acute shocks they experience. Chronic stressed include, but are

not limited to, high unemployment, poor or overtaxed

infrastructure, water shortages, earthquakes, floods, disease

outbreaks, and terrorist attacks.


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Population & Households


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Population & Households

2000

2015


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Employment

• 17% increase in jobs

within SWT.

• 20% decrease in those

living and working in

SWT.


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Projections

Lehigh Valley Planning

Commission’s Population &

Employment Projections show:

29.4% increase in Population

22.9% increase in Employment


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Transportation


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Land Use


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Projects/Subdivisions2009: PPL Walbert Training Center, New Theater Building, McDonalds at Cedar Crest and Tilghman, Daniels Mini Dealership

2010: Hamilton Court Land Development, Demon Drop, Giant Food Store, Parkland Place

2011: PPL Facilities Expansion (Church Road), Zator Law Office Building Expansion

2012: Planet Snoopy Improvements, Stinger Roller Coaster, Hamilton Court Lot B, Cetronia Ambulance Corps Joint Operations Facility,

Dorney Square

2013: McDonalds at Hamilton and Lincoln, Allentown Family Foot Care, Rothrock Body Work Building, Ressler Acres

2014: Covenant Transport, Overflow Parking Lot, Locker Building, Snake Pit, Broadway Car Wash, Grille 3501

2015: 4845 Crackersport Road

2016: Dorney Park Haunted House, Liquor Control Board Building, Cedar Point West 2015 Re-Development

2017: Univest/Jamba Juice/Moe's, Duck Donuts Building, Access Improvement Kratzer Elementary School, New Maintenance Building, Dorney

Park Project 2018, The Fields at Blue Barn Meadows, the Hills at Winchester/Regency at South Whitehall, KRE Spring View, 30 West Twins,

Nestle Purina PetCare

2018: Catering Pavilions, Hamilton Animal Care, New Foods Building and Shaded Seating Area, Permit 4 Application Nestle Purina


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Mapping Exercise

“Places loved and places to be improved”


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Guiding Principle Overview


June 18, 2019


swt

Process

kick off

discuss

existing conditions

research

future projections

evaluate


develop

existing conditions

report

create


present

scenarioselection

form sub-committees

resource protection


&circulation

utilitiescommunity

facilities

recreation&

open space

catalytic projects


I II III

IV

Existing Conditions& Guiding Principles

Projections& Build Out

Land UseScenarios


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Next Steps

Existing Conditions & Guiding PrinciplesMeeting #2: Public Outreach, July 16Meeting #3: Joint Workshop, July 30

Website/Blog: swtcompplan.org

Upcoming Public Outreach/EventsMovies in the Park: June 28 and July 12

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