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LVPC tells Northampton County committee the region will grow; housing shortage and multimunicipal planning top concerns
Summary
The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission reported projections of roughly 108,000 new residents and 80,000 new jobs regionwide by 2050, described LVPC’s housing dashboard and multi‑municipal planning work, outlined environmental and transportation initiatives, and answered committee questions about data centers and municipal plan participation.
Becky Bradley, executive director of the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, told the Northampton County Economic Development Committee on March 5 that LVPC published its annual report Feb. 20 and is required to report activities under the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.
"We posted this to our website on February 20," Bradley said, noting LVPC works for both Lehigh and Northampton counties and partners with PennDOT and the U.S. Department of Transportation.
In a presentation summarizing LVPC’s 2025 work, Matt Assad, the commission’s managing editor, said the region is projected to gain about "a 108,000 people by 2050," roughly a 19% increase, and to add about 80,000 jobs (about 25% growth). "We're actually gonna grow faster in jobs by 25%," Assad said, and he added the Lehigh Valley has become a net importer of workers, with about 4,800 more people commuting in daily than leaving.
Jill Sites, chief community and regional planner, said LVPC completed roughly 930 reviews in 2025 — including subdivision and land development, stormwater and traffic reviews — split nearly evenly…
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