News & Insights

  • April 12, 2017

Conowingo TMDL Implementation Planning and Watershed Implementation

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) lists the Conowingo Creek Watershed as an impaired stream. Because the Conowingo is historically a coldwater fishery and at one time supported...

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  • April 12, 2017

Blossburg Borough Mini-Comprehensive Plan

Looking to embrace and enhance its industrial heritage, Blossburg Borough needed an updated and usable planning document to guide its community betterment initiatives. They hired RETTEW to help facilitate the...

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  • April 12, 2017

City of Williamsport Economic Development and Planning Consulting

The City of Williamsport continues to be one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation and was looking for creative ways to capitalize on this advantage. The City wanted to...

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  • April 12, 2017

Cumberland Valley Rail Trail

The client acquired an 10.75-mile abandoned railroad corridor in Cumberland Valley. The goal was twofold: (1) develop this former railroad into a first-class regional recreation trail for hikers and cyclists...

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  • April 12, 2017

Enola Low Grade Rail Trail – Safe Harbor Trestle Bridge Rehabilitation

Built in 1905, standing 140 feet high and stretching 1,560 feet over the Conestoga River, the Safe Harbor Trestle Bridge is one of the longest, highest bridge structures in Lancaster...

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  • April 12, 2017

Fulton County Multi-Municipal Comprehensive Plan

The 13 municipalities that compose Fulton County witnessed significant residential development stemming from the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. With only four municipalities having adopted comprehensive plans and only one with a...

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  • April 12, 2017

Imagine West Shore Joint Comprehensive Plan

The three boroughs of Camp Hill, Lemoyne, and Wormleysburg wanted to establish and strengthen community partnerships by crafting an implementable comprehensive plan. Ultimately, they wanted a collaborative planning process and...

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  • April 12, 2017

Industrial Zone Transportation Access Study

Looking to determine its redevelopment potential, two Montgomery County municipalities needed a comprehensive evaluation of 366 acres that straddles their municipal boundary. Once the scene of vibrant industrial business activity,...

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  • April 12, 2017

Lampeter and Willow Street Traditional Village Plan

West Lampeter Township established a Village Renewal Committee to activate the village centers of Lampeter and Willow Street and then secured funding to prepare a plan to move forward with...

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  • April 12, 2017

Municipal Storm Sewer System Maintenance and Management Programs

Federal regulations require municipalities to obtain permits, as well as develop and implement a program to manage stormwater within their municipality. The scope of program requirements result in budgetary strains...

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