“Lehigh Valley Real Estate”, could generally mean the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area…

Posted by christine | Colleges & Schools, Real Estate, Recreation, Restaurants & Dining, Shopping, Sports, Transportation | Friday 12 September 2008 7:03 am

Many Clients interested in Real Estate in our Area ask : What does the Lehigh Valley Means? What does it consist of, they ask: Well, I searched it for the Official definition, although I know what it stands for. Here is the answer:

  • It is located 50 miles North of Philadelphia and 70 miles West of NY City.
  • The Lehigh Valley’s principal cities are Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton, comprising the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metropolitan area
  • The Lehigh Valley, also known as the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area, is an official metropolitan region consisting of Lehigh … For more Detailed Info please go on:
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehigh Valley
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Transportation Services Available To Lehigh Valley Real Estate Owners

Posted by admin | Transportation | Tuesday 3 July 2007 1:11 pm

The Lehigh Valley is served by air transportation through Lehigh Valley International Airport (IATA: ABE, ICAO: KABE), located in the Lehigh Valley’s Hanover Township, three miles northeast of Allentown.

Other regionally located airports include Philadelphia International Airport (Philadelphia), Newark Liberty International Airport (Newark, New Jersey), John F. Kennedy International Airport (Jamaica, Queens) and LaGuardia Airport (Flushing, Queens).

Bus transportation Local to Lehigh Valley Real Estate
Private bus companies provide multiple daily round-trip transportation to New York City’s Port Authority Bus Terminal, Philadelphia, Atlantic City and other popular regional locations.

Public bus services within The Lehigh Valley is provided by LANTA, which serves Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton and the cities’ suburbs with various routes.

Navigating to and from the Lehigh Valley

Posted by christine | Transportation | Tuesday 8 May 2007 11:50 am

The Lehigh Valley has three major highways: Interstate 78, a major east-west highway, runs through the southern part of the Valley, duplexed with Pennsylvania Route 309. I-78 runs from Harrisburg in the west to the Holland Tunnel and New York City in the east.

U.S. Route 22 is a major freeway that runs through the Valley from Kuhnsville in the western part of the Valley to Easton in the eastern part of the Valley. U.S. Route 22 starts in Cambridge, Ohio in the west, running through the Valley to Elizabeth, New Jersey in the east. A third highway, Pennsylvania Route 33, runs north-south through the Lehigh Valley, from the Poconos in the north to Northampton County in the south.

Other major roads in the Valley include MacArthur Road (PA 145), a divided local road that leads to the Lehigh Valley Mall and its surrounding commercial district. Cedar Crest Boulevard, a north-south highway, runs from South Whitehall Township in the north through west-side Allentown to Emmaus in the south. Lehigh Street runs from Bethlehem in the east, through Allentown, to Emmaus in the west. Tilghman Street runs from Fogelsville in the west to MacArthur Road (PA 145) in the east. Tilghman Street runs through most of Allentown and also intersects with Cedar Crest Boulevard, Pennsylvania Route 100, Pennsylvania Route 309 and several other major Lehigh Valley highways.