tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post4737331383683260087..comments2024-03-29T10:36:34.157-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: LV Traffic Congestion Up 35%Bernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-22524128769568666862010-02-26T22:06:26.542-05:002010-02-26T22:06:26.542-05:00Should have finished my thought with Easton, howve...Should have finished my thought with Easton, howver I just do not know the appropriate corridor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-69693596679579686852010-02-26T21:58:40.999-05:002010-02-26T21:58:40.999-05:00Sorry for being harsh on RENEW however, we need to...Sorry for being harsh on RENEW however, we need to consider what happens when Route 22 backs up. It pours more traffic on secondary roads. Just look at what happens at Shoenersville. On Thursday at 3:45 Route 22 WB was backed up to Rt 378. Like many, I exited and found my way around secondary roads where I sat in INDUCED traffic resulting from traffic diverted from the RT 22 backup. Instead of addressing congestion on main arteries, PennDOT now has to accomodate unnecessary congestion on secondary roads and dozens of intersections.<br /><br />What has a greater carbon footprint? The commute of 25,000 vehicles extended for 30 minutes, or an extra 10,000 vehicles on the road commuting for 30 minutes?<br /><br /><br />I support alternative transportation to supplement proper reconstruction of main arteries. However I prefer it on a more local level. <br /><br />The right of way from the end of the American Parkway leading to Bethlhem should NOT be extended for motor vehicles. It should be used to accomodate people mover (electric trollies) From Bethlehem to Allentown near the Riverfront then to retail corridor along Route 145. I am not really sure rail to NY solves any mobility problems here in the Valley.<br /><br />I do appreciate the open discussion here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-30307960765839863002010-02-26T20:09:44.279-05:002010-02-26T20:09:44.279-05:00You need to check the accident, injury, and fatali...You need to check the accident, injury, and fatality statistics. The fact that RENEWLV is standing in the way of properly rebuilding the most dangerous section of highway in the valley undermines their credibilty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-63119779838381369392010-02-26T12:43:13.485-05:002010-02-26T12:43:13.485-05:00Why we got rid of the trolleys that went from Alle...Why we got rid of the trolleys that went from Allentown to Bethlehem I'll never know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-77519465585846329692010-02-26T08:21:34.491-05:002010-02-26T08:21:34.491-05:00I agree with the Lehigh Valley sentiment.
The loc...I agree with the Lehigh Valley sentiment.<br /><br />The locals certainly love so they can pretend they live somewhere they really don't but the rest of the world doesn't have a clue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-57697146127806953532010-02-26T06:16:01.062-05:002010-02-26T06:16:01.062-05:00Show me a metropolitan area of the country where t...Show me a metropolitan area of the country where traffic isn't bad between 5 and 6. (We built our society around automobiles and now were relegated to live in them.) But you don't build the church for Easter Sunday. By 6 p.m. you can cruise 22 at 50 MPH or more. Same with 8:15 a.m. Try that in most major metros where rush hour is 7-9 and 4-6:30. We have it good here, people.Michael Drabenstotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06509418937629403898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-28441514308274848622010-02-25T23:01:47.505-05:002010-02-25T23:01:47.505-05:00I think that more and more of us are getting a &qu...I think that more and more of us are getting a "Lehigh Valley" identity. In fact, I'd like to see the two counties merge, but I admit I'm pretty much alone in that view.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-82163370853325530672010-02-25T22:55:30.325-05:002010-02-25T22:55:30.325-05:00Also, traffic has gone down dramatically since 200...Also, traffic has gone down dramatically since 2006. We would have to have 30% increases the next two years just to get back to 2005 levels!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-27340481397699102102010-02-25T22:51:23.745-05:002010-02-25T22:51:23.745-05:0057th worst in the nation. Not to bad considering t...57th worst in the nation. Not to bad considering the same study rates "Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton" as the 62nd most populated. Ha.<br /><br />Also, lets stop it with that hooky "lehigh valley" denial thing. We are what we are. Lehigh Valley isn't even on a map.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-37003869018847342312010-02-25T22:45:59.854-05:002010-02-25T22:45:59.854-05:00My apologies. That's a typo. It's Rte 22, ...My apologies. That's a typo. It's Rte 22, not Rte 222. I'll correct my post.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-61114801376103481192010-02-25T22:42:37.814-05:002010-02-25T22:42:37.814-05:00"Worst place and time to be on the road? Frid..."Worst place and time to be on the road? Fridays westbound on Rte 222 near Rte 378, between 5 and 6PM."<br /><br />At no point does 222 intersect with 378.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-4032237148969482692010-02-25T21:52:00.542-05:002010-02-25T21:52:00.542-05:00"I also read how the smart growth advocates a...<i>"I also read how the smart growth advocates against Route 22 were proponents of Route 33 expansion. That destroyed vast amounts of farmland however it had direct benefits to their back yard."</i><br /><br />Anon 8:18 - I find this a little hard to believe, can you cite any sources?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-57084917392358560272010-02-25T21:30:34.125-05:002010-02-25T21:30:34.125-05:00Ron Angle has never gotten anything accomplished. ...Ron Angle has never gotten anything accomplished. Oh wait, he has. When he was in charge of a political body the taxes went up. From School Board to Township. He is a big talker and a big taxer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-49701990549274068642010-02-25T21:00:46.041-05:002010-02-25T21:00:46.041-05:00The Lehigh Valley legislative contingent is impote...The Lehigh Valley legislative contingent is impotent. Ron Angle would at least get us some attentionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-89735208482136813662010-02-25T20:27:42.829-05:002010-02-25T20:27:42.829-05:00Anon 755 just ask Dan Onorato and PA Trans Secreta...Anon 755 just ask Dan Onorato and PA Trans Secretary Allen Biehler about transportation investments in Southwest PA.<br /><br />Just ask Rep Gerlach about his fight to invest in Route 202.<br /><br />Our Legislators have been absent on the Route 22. Proper investment would happen if they were engaged. Maybe we need new leadership.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-33579139334318587752010-02-25T20:18:39.899-05:002010-02-25T20:18:39.899-05:00The Route 478 outer loop will create the Sprawl th...The Route 478 outer loop will create the Sprawl that most do not want. It still does not solve the problem of local valley commuters try to get to jobs on the opposite end of town.<br /><br />The references that I have seen compare widening project through undeveloped land where development was inevitable. Route 22 is fully developed. Unless there is a freeze on all new developments, traffic volumes will continue to increase. <br /><br />I suspect in last decade, just about every main artery has seen increase traffic volumes. Road improvements do not create traffic, developments do. Just look at LMT. The developments came before the Road improvements. <br /><br />I also read how the smart growth advocates against Route 22 were proponents of Route 33 expansion. That destroyed vast amounts of farmland however it had direct benefits to their back yard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-38176942440559750362010-02-25T19:55:44.059-05:002010-02-25T19:55:44.059-05:00After PennDOT's 222 Bypass debacle, I take the...After PennDOT's 222 Bypass debacle, I take their analyses with a grain (or more) of salt. The argument PennDOT advanced for Route 222 bypass' boulevard design was that it would lead to businesses flourishing. Of course, one wonders why a boulevard design would lead to such commercial development while a highway design would not. The real reason? Building overpasses costs more. And that's a legitimate reason, but why not just come out and admit rather than shine disengenuous with the public. The whole reason is that we've gone from a much needed widening of Route 22 to this assinine Rte. 145 off ramp design is money and the neutered representation this region has in Harrisburg. It's hard to believe that PennDOT would be quite so reticent about the widening if someone form the Valley was the Transportation Secretary or had any position of power in the legislature.Mitch Cumsteinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-58183229827910126602010-02-25T19:45:59.752-05:002010-02-25T19:45:59.752-05:00Lehigh Valley Partnership want to make Lehigh Vall...Lehigh Valley Partnership want to make Lehigh Valley an armpit ghetto of Phila. and NY. Sadly they are succeeding.<br /><br />Say no to widening 22. through out the carpetbaggers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-29687772057386109412010-02-25T19:38:15.914-05:002010-02-25T19:38:15.914-05:00A resounding "no" to the 478 idea from s...A resounding "no" to the 478 idea from someone who enjoys the serenity of the northern part of Valley. NIMBY? Guilty as charged. The designs of many of 22's interchanges were clearly created by drunks without engineering background. Even several of the newer interchanges on 33 from 22 to 78 are death traps. I get "if you build it they will come." But they're already here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-58704565433987117772010-02-25T19:06:56.654-05:002010-02-25T19:06:56.654-05:00different anon here. hows about a "478"...different anon here. hows about a "478" looping around the valley to the north?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-90273988286117006562010-02-25T18:55:36.238-05:002010-02-25T18:55:36.238-05:00Anon 6:24, I compliment your knowledge on this iss...Anon 6:24, I compliment your knowledge on this issue. Informed as you are, you must be aware of the theory advanced by Pratima Agrawal, who argued that eidening Rte 22 just invites more traffic, which in turn produces more congestion. I believe she was able to back that up with some studies, and will try to find her op-ed. But what do you say to Pratima's argument?Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-45581869924923138562010-02-25T18:36:20.326-05:002010-02-25T18:36:20.326-05:00Hello Larry!
Fixing 22 back in 98 made too much ...Hello Larry!<br /><br /> Fixing 22 back in 98 made too much sense. That's why it didn't happen. <br /><br /> The Villas hang out here because they are LONELY people.<br /> Who wouldn't want to hang out on Bernie's blog all day? Their other choice is tag team reading the blogs 24/7. Sounds like an exciting life. Sitting around all day wondering who is watching them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-89214719364485342312010-02-25T18:24:53.872-05:002010-02-25T18:24:53.872-05:00Route 22 between Cedar Crest and Airport road is t...Route 22 between Cedar Crest and Airport road is the most congested and the most dangerous road in the Valley. Improving the ramps is imperative, however, it still does not solve the capacity issue. This section should be widened to handle the capacity. The sections east and west of this corridor carry about 75,000 vehicles. <br /><br />Route 22 at Route 145 carries 100,000 vehicles per day. With access to Allentown (35,000 vehicles daily) and Shopping in Whitehall (37000 vehicles daily), this has to be the most important intersection in the entire Lehigh Valley. This project warrants Federal funding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-13517292778613626752010-02-25T17:04:13.019-05:002010-02-25T17:04:13.019-05:00Bernie,
Where is Route 222 near 378?
Confused in B...Bernie,<br />Where is Route 222 near 378?<br />Confused in Bethlehem here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-41468069263593956542010-02-25T16:00:34.975-05:002010-02-25T16:00:34.975-05:00Hay (yes, hay)! I resemble those remarks!Hay (yes, hay)! I resemble those remarks!Why The Long Face , Angie?noreply@blogger.com