Lehigh Valley has new plan to tackle housing shortage, with dashboard to gauge progress

The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission last week unveiled a comprehensive strategy aimed at solving the region’s growing housing crisis.

More than 220 regional leaders convened Wednesday at DeSales University for an LVPC summit where the 157-page Lehigh Valley Housing Supply and Attainability Strategy was presented.

It seeks to address a shortage that officials say exceeds 6,000 homes across Lehigh and Northampton counties and could worsen without intervention…

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