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Residents need access to active transport alternatives. Biking improves health, reduces pollution, and lowers the cost of living. Mandating the creation of functional bike infrastructure that...
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Residents need access to active transport alternatives. Biking improves health, reduces pollution, and lowers the cost of living. Mandating the creation of functional bike infrastructure that directly cross, rather than meander through subdivisions in all new developments would increase accessibility to services, schools, parks and commercial centers by bike. These links should become an integral part of planning. Current opportunities include bike greenways linking Lancaster City with Greenfield via the Goat Path, Lancaster City to Park City via Noel S. Dorwart Park, and the possible creation of a protected bike lane on Lemon Street, by making this street one way and moving on-street parking closer to the center of the road to create a protected lane for bikes. In addition, better links need to be created to cross route 30, 501, Fruitville Pike, 23 and Manheim Pike. This corridor could be a primary bikeway, if proper bike infrastructure is established to facilitate crossings.
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Dec 9, 2013 by
Nate (5 points)
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Residents need access to active transport alternatives. Biking improves health, reduces pollution, and lowers the cost of living. Mandating the creation of functional bike infrastructure that directly cross, rather than meander through subdivisions in all new developments would increase accessibility to services, schools, parks and commercial centers by bike. These links should become an integral part of planning. Current opportunities include bike greenways linking Lancaster City with Greenfield via the Goat Path, Lancaster City to Park City via Noel S. Dorwart Park, and the possible creation of a protected bike lane on Lemon Street, by making this street one way and moving on-street parking closer to the center of the road to create a protected lane for bikes. In addition, better links need to be created to cross route 30, 501, Fruitville Pike, 23 and Manheim Pike. This corridor could be a primary bikeway, if proper bike infrastructure is established to facilitate crossings.
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Today at the Fifth Friday at LCPC discussion we discussed financial and legal impediments to more effective growth management.. Banks are inherently risk averse making it difficult for developers to...
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Today at the Fifth Friday at LCPC discussion we discussed financial and legal impediments to more effective growth management.. Banks are inherently risk averse making it difficult for developers to be early adopters of new forms in land development, even when they know they can market and sell higher density and mixed use projects. Some jurisdiction have explored the use of flexible form-based codes that allow building use to evolve and adapt to changing market and financial realities. We should expect residential over commercial buildings to be viable (yet) in our suburban communities. Instead, we should be allowing the form of suburban blocks and neighborhoods to incrementally change over time. This change will be facilitated by changing market forces as well as social, economic and cultural changes.
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Jan 31, 2014 by
James Cowhey (10 points)
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Today at the Fifth Friday at LCPC discussion we discussed financial and legal impediments to more effective growth management.. Banks are inherently risk averse making it difficult for developers to be early adopters of new forms in land development, even when they know they can market and sell higher density and mixed use projects. Some jurisdiction have explored the use of flexible form-based codes that allow building use to evolve and adapt to changing market and financial realities. We should expect residential over commercial buildings to be viable (yet) in our suburban communities. Instead, we should be allowing the form of suburban blocks and neighborhoods to incrementally change over time. This change will be facilitated by changing market forces as well as social, economic and cultural changes.
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Currently the city of Lancaster has no public skateparks in the downtown area. I'd love to see a plan to build a series of free, concrete, outdoor skateparks in underutilized parks in the city (think...
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Currently the city of Lancaster has no public skateparks in the downtown area. I'd love to see a plan to build a series of free, concrete, outdoor skateparks in underutilized parks in the city (think Reservoir Park on the east side, Farnum and Brandon Parks on the south side). By building multiple smaller parks throughout the city, it would impact more communities, while also working to prevent overcrowding. On top of giving city kids and adults a place to go, it would also boost tourism, and bring more people to underutilized parks, making them safer throughout the day.
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Mar 16, 2016 by
Rob Reed (5 points)
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Currently the city of Lancaster has no public skateparks in the downtown area. I'd love to see a plan to build a series of free, concrete, outdoor skateparks in underutilized parks in the city (think Reservoir Park on the east side, Farnum and Brandon Parks on the south side). By building multiple smaller parks throughout the city, it would impact more communities, while also working to prevent overcrowding. On top of giving city kids and adults a place to go, it would also boost tourism, and bring more people to underutilized parks, making them safer throughout the day.
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Extend Spring Valley Road from Good Drive to Farmingdale Road, with sidewalks and wide shoulders, so cars and bikes and walkers will have an alternative to congested Harrisburg Pike at US 30, instead...
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Extend Spring Valley Road from Good Drive to Farmingdale Road, with sidewalks and wide shoulders, so cars and bikes and walkers will have an alternative to congested Harrisburg Pike at US 30, instead of doing the tunnel for bikes and walkers only. And don't have the shoulder eliminated on Hbg. Pike.
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Sep 15, 2015 by
Richard Moyer (7 points)
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Extend Spring Valley Road from Good Drive to Farmingdale Road, with sidewalks and wide shoulders, so cars and bikes and walkers will have an alternative to congested Harrisburg Pike at US 30, instead of doing the tunnel for bikes and walkers only. And don't have the shoulder eliminated on Hbg. Pike.
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Basics of smart growth policies can encourage community involvement by helping people connect in the public spaces of their neighborhoods. It's easier when new housing developments include front...
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Basics of smart growth policies can encourage community involvement by helping people connect in the public spaces of their neighborhoods. It's easier when new housing developments include front porches, narrower streets, and sidewalks.
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Mar 10, 2016 by
Anna Kennedy (10 points)
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Basics of smart growth policies can encourage community involvement by helping people connect in the public spaces of their neighborhoods. It's easier when new housing developments include front porches, narrower streets, and sidewalks.
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Farmland is quickly becoming scarce in townships and communities where it once dominated the landscape and attracted residents because of its aesthetic and cultural value. An initiative should be...
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Farmland is quickly becoming scarce in townships and communities where it once dominated the landscape and attracted residents because of its aesthetic and cultural value. An initiative should be developed to create more incentives for open-space and farmland preservation for communities. Development plans should be geared towards higher density and confined to central areas or along arterial roadways. It should also be possible to integrate open space within planned developments.
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Aug 24, 2016 by
Daniel Wohlberg (20 points)
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Farmland is quickly becoming scarce in townships and communities where it once dominated the landscape and attracted residents because of its aesthetic and cultural value. An initiative should be developed to create more incentives for open-space and farmland preservation for communities. Development plans should be geared towards higher density and confined to central areas or along arterial roadways. It should also be possible to integrate open space within planned developments.
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There is a huge need for access to the internet for all constituents from urban to rural. While many areas have options for connectivity, not everyone has the luxury of high-speed broadband.
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There is a huge need for access to the internet for all constituents from urban to rural. While many areas have options for connectivity, not everyone has the luxury of high-speed broadband.
Besides the need for internet access, local governments also have a need for connectivity between their buildings and sites. Having a high-speed network infrastructure in place can lead to a large reduction in OpEx costs to maintain local services.
Having an easily accessible network infrastructure to connect public infrastructure assets like water meters, traffic controllers, cameras, sensors, temperature monitors, and all the like can lead to a dramatic reduction of maintenance cost. This could set the stage for preventative maintenance and the avoidance of catastrophic failures that, if telemetry data was available for analysis could have been prevented.
I am proposing a plan to make this possible. If anyone on here finds this to be interesting please contact me for more information.
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Jul 24, 2018 by
NANI-LLC (7 points)
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There is a huge need for access to the internet for all constituents from urban to rural. While many areas have options for connectivity, not everyone has the luxury of high-speed broadband.
Besides the need for internet access, local governments also have a need for connectivity between their buildings and sites. Having a high-speed network infrastructure in place can lead to a large reduction in OpEx costs to maintain local services.
Having an easily accessible network infrastructure to connect public infrastructure assets like water meters, traffic controllers, cameras, sensors, temperature monitors, and all the like can lead to a dramatic reduction of maintenance cost. This could set the stage for preventative maintenance and the avoidance of catastrophic failures that, if telemetry data was available for analysis could have been prevented.
I am proposing a plan to make this possible. If anyone on here finds this to be interesting please contact me for more information.
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People have to understand why certain initiatives are important. Poor streets are obvious, but we need to offer hands-on , interactive sessions to help them understand why we need to make changes for...
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People have to understand why certain initiatives are important. Poor streets are obvious, but we need to offer hands-on , interactive sessions to help them understand why we need to make changes for the future. Best place to start is with students.
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Nov 18, 2015 by
jkengle (5 points)
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People have to understand why certain initiatives are important. Poor streets are obvious, but we need to offer hands-on , interactive sessions to help them understand why we need to make changes for the future. Best place to start is with students.
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The LCPC and the Lancaster County Clean Water Consortium will be sponsoring a series for Green Infrastructure and Stormwater Management in the Fall. More details will follow. Check back in late August...
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The LCPC and the Lancaster County Clean Water Consortium will be sponsoring a series for Green Infrastructure and Stormwater Management in the Fall. More details will follow. Check back in late August for more details closer to the beginning of the series.
Hope to see you get involved!
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Jun 18, 2015 by
Marie Quigg (11 points)
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The LCPC and the Lancaster County Clean Water Consortium will be sponsoring a series for Green Infrastructure and Stormwater Management in the Fall. More details will follow. Check back in late August for more details closer to the beginning of the series.
Hope to see you get involved!
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Suggest sidewalk be installed on Good Drive between Orville Rd. and Rt. #30.
May 17, 2016 by
Ed (5 points)
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Suggest sidewalk be installed on Good Drive between Orville Rd. and Rt. #30.
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How can we put up with speeders in our Development when the police dont come by alot cant we put A speed trap in our Development to protect the kids please thank you so much
Jul 1, 2016 by
Dave Harting (5 points)
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How can we put up with speeders in our Development when the police dont come by alot cant we put A speed trap in our Development to protect the kids please thank you so much
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to put in center island or barriers or median strip to prevent vehicles an deflect from crossing into the opposing lane an to slow down traffic on the curb most important protects homes from being...
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to put in center island or barriers or median strip to prevent vehicles an deflect from crossing into the opposing lane an to slow down traffic on the curb most important protects homes from being hit an pedestrians crossing a safe haven this part of Hershey ave has a high case of incidental contact an collisions putting in a center island trees can be planted an that will beautify this community with a grass strip flowerbeds can be planted this will make it safe an pretty .
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Nov 19, 2016 by
David Prince (5 points)
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to put in center island or barriers or median strip to prevent vehicles an deflect from crossing into the opposing lane an to slow down traffic on the curb most important protects homes from being hit an pedestrians crossing a safe haven this part of Hershey ave has a high case of incidental contact an collisions putting in a center island trees can be planted an that will beautify this community with a grass strip flowerbeds can be planted this will make it safe an pretty .
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Can we look at ways to incorporate health policies into all plans? This can include promoting bicycle-friendly roads and trails for physical activity, zoning to encourage farmers markets for...
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Can we look at ways to incorporate health policies into all plans? This can include promoting bicycle-friendly roads and trails for physical activity, zoning to encourage farmers markets for nutrition, and streets that are narrower to slow traffic and encourage pedestrians. Also consider mental health such as promoting places for public spaces, parks, community centers, and meeting places. Front porches, and sidewalks help too.
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Mar 10, 2016 by
Anna Kennedy (10 points)
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Can we look at ways to incorporate health policies into all plans? This can include promoting bicycle-friendly roads and trails for physical activity, zoning to encourage farmers markets for nutrition, and streets that are narrower to slow traffic and encourage pedestrians. Also consider mental health such as promoting places for public spaces, parks, community centers, and meeting places. Front porches, and sidewalks help too.
