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LINKS:

TRANSPORTATION

http://www.ltap.org/LtapOrg/docs/trans.htm

Local Technical Assistance Programs has excellent transportation links related to the federal government, transportation institutes, centers, organizations, associations and real time traffic reports for various cities.

http://userpages.chorus.net/burleigh/issues/traffic_bib.html

Many links to transportation research papers such as TTI’s study. Many deal with congestion and the effects of induced traffic on congestion. Many great articles, bibliographies and papers.

http://www.ar.utexas.edu/cadlab/handyweb/UTPLinks.html

Information sources on transportation data/statistics, organizations, planning processes, and research papers.

 

SPRAWL

http://www.sprawl-busters.com/cgi-bin/alnorman/formrunner?ConfigFile=addpage1.cnf

From Sprawl-busters.com this page has various links ranging from peoples opinions/stories to research papers.

http://www.greendesign.net/sprawl/links/

Has many different links to various organizations and research papers on sprawl.

http://www.sierraclub.org/sprawl/resources/links.asp

Specific links to transportation, bicycling and walking, livable communities, traffic calming, sprawl, and land use/conservation.

 

LEHIGH VALLEY LINKS OF INTEREST

http://www.car-free.org/

The Coalition for Alternative Transportation is an educational charity working to improve mobility. The site states that Improved walking, bicycling and transit mean a stronger economy and a better quality of life. More transportation choices can prevent congestion, reduce pollution and would mean fewer auto crash deaths, too. Their links page is at http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~logant/cat/Online.htm

http://www.lvpc.org

The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission helps create sustainable comprehensive plans for the sixty-two municipalities of the Lehigh Valley. The site has some demographic and economic data of the Lehigh Valley.

http://www.22tomorrow.com/

This site is provides information about the long range planning studies for Route 22 as well as a needs report stating the future congestion problems that will occur. Also has links to the Route 33 extension and the Route 222 corridor connections.

http://www.lantabus.com/

The Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority provide mass transit to citizens in the Lehigh Valley.

http://www.lehighcounty.org/

The Lehigh County government page contains miscellaneous information and related links about the area

http://www.allentownchamber.org/

The Lehigh County Chamber of Commerce.

http://www.dot.state.pa.us/penndot/districts/district5.nsf/District+5+HomepageShort+List?readform

PennDot District 5 Homepage. District 5 oversees Monroe, Carbon, Schuylkill, Berks, Lehigh, and Northampton Counties.



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