ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Lehigh Valley planning officials are set to launch the second phase of a marathon process to bring passenger rail back to the region.
The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission on Thursday landed $400,000 — three-quarters funded by the state and the rest by Lehigh County — to kick off a study.
“This funding allows us to take a deeper look at the possibility of what (passenger rail) could mean,” including its impacts on the economy, population and job growth and land uses, LVPC Executive Director Becky Bradley said…