ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The stream of traffic that whizzed past South Mountain Middle School on Tuesday morning provided a fitting backdrop for the event at hand.
Vehicles were racing horizontally; emissions were rising vertically.
Meanwhile, standing among four ceremonial checks totaling $1.5 million from the Lehigh Valley Transportation Study to address transportation safety and carbon emissions in the city, Allentown School District Chief Operating Officer Robert Whartenby shared a story…