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COOPERSBURG LAUNCHES INITIAL PHASE OF COMPREHENSIVE STREETSCAPE & RAIL TRAILS PLAN
Today Coopersburg Borough launched the initial phase of its comprehensive Streetscape and Rail Trails Plan with a celebratory groundbreaking. The purpose of the plan is to make Coopersburg a safe walkable, bicycling, drivable, accessible and connected community.
“Coopersburg is the quintessential Small Town America”, said Jack Felch, Borough Council President. “For the better part of the last two centuries Coopersburg Borough has served as the town center of southern Lehigh County. This comprehensive streetscape and rail trails plan will celebrate our history and enhance our community’s growth far into the 21st Century”.
This initial phase of the streetscape includes new curbs & sidewalks, texturized Americans with Disability compliant intersection crosswalks, pedestrian lighting, designated on street parking, directional signage, benches and trash receptacles, and bicycle shared lane arrows. The streetscape is along one-half mile of East Station Avenue (State Road 2026) linking the Saucon Rail Trail to 3rd Street (State Road 309) and to the historic town center Main Street (State Road 2045).
This Streetscape phase is projected to cost $1.6M, with a PennDOT Transportation Alternative Program grant covering $1.2M and the Borough covering the balance of the cost. It is scheduled for completion by autumn 2019. The design was completed by Michael Baker International engineers of Fort Washington and Architerra landscape architects of Coopersburg. The construction contract was awarded through PennDOT bidding procedures to Baseline Contracting of Coplay.
Senator Pat Browne said. “This infrastructure investment by the Commonwealth serves as the foundation for the economic revitalization of Coopersburg, and stands as a model for our older, smaller communities.”
Today Coopersburg also celebrated a new one-half mile recreational “Liberty Bell Trolley Rail Trail” to be completed this year within the Borough owned right-of-way of the former Liberty Bell Trolley. This
project will cost approximately $450,000 with a Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resource grant covering $225,000 and Coopersburg covering the balance of the cost.
Future phases of the Streetscape and Rail Trails Plan include similar Streetscape enhancements of Main Street (State Road 2045) & State Street (State Road 2026), the creation of a Town Center Public Square park, and the one-half mile extension of the Saucon Rail Trail from East Station Avenue to the Lehigh / Bucks County line. This would complete the 8-mile Lehigh Valley portion of the Saucon Rail Trail from Hellertown to the Bucks County line.
Much of the future Streetscape and Rail Trails phases are already under grant agreements and under design for completion in 2020.
Felch expressed appreciation to Senator Pat Browne for his guidance, and state funding advocacy, specifically the Multi-Modal Transportation Fund, and Representative Justin Simmons for his support, as well as Ken Mohr who has served as a resident volunteer in guiding development of the Streetscape Plan and grant writer for the Borough. He also thanked Borough Staff, the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission for their support and hard work, as well as QNB Bank and the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce Foundation for financial support for this project phase.
The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission stated, “Coopersburg’s Streetscape and Rail Trails Plan and implementation is a perfect example of intergovernmental cooperation of a transportation infrastructure project”. “Through multimodal linkage, Coopersburg has chosen to take advantage of the development surrounding the Borough, rather than being victimized by that development”.
About the Chamber: The mission of The Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce is to improve the economy and quality of life in the Lehigh Valley Metropolitan Area. We accomplish this through business-to-business networking events and marketing products, affinity programs and exclusive, money saving member benefits, training programs, government affairs initiatives and public policy advocacy, and community development enterprises. With nearly 5,000 members who employ more than 200,000, the Chamber is the largest in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and in the top ten nationwide.
“Coopersburg is the quintessential Small Town America”, said Jack Felch, Borough Council President. “For the better part of the last two centuries Coopersburg Borough has served as the town center of southern Lehigh County. This comprehensive streetscape and rail trails plan will celebrate our history and enhance our community’s growth far into the 21st Century”.
This initial phase of the streetscape includes new curbs & sidewalks, texturized Americans with Disability compliant intersection crosswalks, pedestrian lighting, designated on street parking, directional signage, benches and trash receptacles, and bicycle shared lane arrows. The streetscape is along one-half mile of East Station Avenue (State Road 2026) linking the Saucon Rail Trail to 3rd Street (State Road 309) and to the historic town center Main Street (State Road 2045).
This Streetscape phase is projected to cost $1.6M, with a PennDOT Transportation Alternative Program grant covering $1.2M and the Borough covering the balance of the cost. It is scheduled for completion by autumn 2019. The design was completed by Michael Baker International engineers of Fort Washington and Architerra landscape architects of Coopersburg. The construction contract was awarded through PennDOT bidding procedures to Baseline Contracting of Coplay.
Senator Pat Browne said. “This infrastructure investment by the Commonwealth serves as the foundation for the economic revitalization of Coopersburg, and stands as a model for our older, smaller communities.”
Today Coopersburg also celebrated a new one-half mile recreational “Liberty Bell Trolley Rail Trail” to be completed this year within the Borough owned right-of-way of the former Liberty Bell Trolley. This
project will cost approximately $450,000 with a Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resource grant covering $225,000 and Coopersburg covering the balance of the cost.
Future phases of the Streetscape and Rail Trails Plan include similar Streetscape enhancements of Main Street (State Road 2045) & State Street (State Road 2026), the creation of a Town Center Public Square park, and the one-half mile extension of the Saucon Rail Trail from East Station Avenue to the Lehigh / Bucks County line. This would complete the 8-mile Lehigh Valley portion of the Saucon Rail Trail from Hellertown to the Bucks County line.
Much of the future Streetscape and Rail Trails phases are already under grant agreements and under design for completion in 2020.
Felch expressed appreciation to Senator Pat Browne for his guidance, and state funding advocacy, specifically the Multi-Modal Transportation Fund, and Representative Justin Simmons for his support, as well as Ken Mohr who has served as a resident volunteer in guiding development of the Streetscape Plan and grant writer for the Borough. He also thanked Borough Staff, the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission for their support and hard work, as well as QNB Bank and the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce Foundation for financial support for this project phase.
The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission stated, “Coopersburg’s Streetscape and Rail Trails Plan and implementation is a perfect example of intergovernmental cooperation of a transportation infrastructure project”. “Through multimodal linkage, Coopersburg has chosen to take advantage of the development surrounding the Borough, rather than being victimized by that development”.
About the Chamber: The mission of The Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce is to improve the economy and quality of life in the Lehigh Valley Metropolitan Area. We accomplish this through business-to-business networking events and marketing products, affinity programs and exclusive, money saving member benefits, training programs, government affairs initiatives and public policy advocacy, and community development enterprises. With nearly 5,000 members who employ more than 200,000, the Chamber is the largest in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and in the top ten nationwide.
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