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The original pocket park was created to cover a proposed stormwater best management practice that was built in an urban parking lot. Surrounded by alleys open to traffic, the original park was graded to fit between them and, as a result, had a fairly steep slope that rendered it useless for any active use. After…
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Recognizing a need for pediatric specialty care in Lancaster County, Penn State Health chose to repurpose a former Toys”R”Us store in Manheim Township for its center dedicated to serving children and their families. The 6.5-acre project site, which is easily accessible from Route 30 and Harrisburg Pike, offers a variety of medical, surgical, and outpatient…
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Located near Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center, a Sheetz, and residential neighborhoods, a Ducklings Early Learning Center needed a short turnaround to ensure the facility would be operational when key businesses opened nearby in this rapidly expanding area of Lancaster County. In addition to a condensed timeframe, the project on this 2.84-acre site faced…
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Hamilton Street is the City of Allentown’s main thoroughfare in the Business District, and like in many older cities, its pedestrian streetscape was a hodgepodge of various improvement projects constructed by different consultants over a time span of 50-plus years. Accordingly, it had no uniform theme of landscaping or pedestrian amenities, and ADA accessibility varied…
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The original Hamilton Connector was a two-level pedestrian plaza originally constructed in the early 2000s. Although it was landscaped and provided for the display of public art, the Connector mainly functioned as an access corridor between adjoining businesses and surrounding streets because it did not offer pedestrians a reason to linger and use or enjoy…
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Court Street was a typical urban alley with narrow sidewalks, poor lighting, and poor pavement. These conditions made driving and walking an unpleasant experience, with pedestrians usually walking in the middle of the alley in conflict with vehicles. Unfortunately, this alley was within the City’s Art’s District and provided a direct shortcut link between several…
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Logistics Property Company, LLC, is redeveloping a former industrial site containing arsenic-contaminated soil. Before work could begin, the contaminated soil was removed and clean fill was added, as specified in the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (PA DEP) Management of Fill policy. Additionally, RETTEW managed the imported materials and put engineering controls in place, including…
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Catalyst Commercial Development, LLC, planned to develop a commercial distribution corridor in East Hempfield and West Hempfield Townships comprising three distribution facilities to serve the needs of South Central Pennsylvania. The 57-acre site is surrounded by industrial facilities, residential communities, vacant land, and a railroad. It was essential to consider the three sites in their…
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RETTEW developed a master site plan for South Hanover Township’s Patriot Park on the Township’s newly acquired property. The park is located between the Emergency Services Center and the municipal offices, and sits on top of a closed landfill. The park’s amenities include a paved multi-use trail; nature trails; and an outdoor educational area, which…
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RETTEW developed a master site plan for Conewago Township’s community park for an undeveloped tract of approximately 103 acres to include both passive and active recreation facilities. Key facilities included pavilions and restrooms; tot lots; a parking lot; a 60-foot softball and Little League baseball field; two U10 soccer fields; a paved multipurpose/exercise trail; basketball,…
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