LAND USE PLANNING
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From the beginning, land use planning has been central to Earth Conservancy’s work, allowing us to better understand reclamation and reuse requirements, costs, and benefits. View our completed studies below.
LAND USE PLAN
DATE: 1996
PREPARED BY: EDAW, Inc.
FUNDED BY: Appalachian Regional Commission, US Economic Development Administration, Luzerne County Department of Community Development
LOWER WYOMING VALLEY OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN
DATE: 1999
PREPARED BY: EDAW, Inc.
FUNDED BY: Luzerne County, the PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources, and Earth Conservancy
ROUTE 29 MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT MASTER PLAN/SOUTH VALLEY PARKWAY PROJECT
DATE: 1999
PREPARED BY: Legg Mason Real Estate Services
FUNDED BY: Fannie May Foundation and the US Economic Development Administration
INTERSTATE 81 EXIT 168/ROUTE 115 CONNECTOR ROAD MASTER PLAN
DATE: 2003
PREPARED BY: Sasaki Associates, Inc.
FUNDED BY: Earth Conservancy and Luzerne County
ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE FEASIBILITY STUDY
DATE: 2005
PREPARED BY: Pennoni Associates, Inc.
FUNDED BY: The PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources, Luzerne County, and Earth Conservancy
PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP LAND USE FEASIBILITY STUDY
DATE: 2006
PREPARED BY: Borton-Lawson
FUNDED BY: Luzerne County and Earth Conservancy
SOUTH VALLEY CORRIDOR LANDS - REUSE ANALYSIS & SUSTAINABLE REDEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK
DATE: 2008
PREPARED BY: SRA International & Vita Nuova
FUNDED BY: US Environmental Protection Agency
HANOVER CROSSINGS PHASES 3 & 4 and HANOVER 9 LAND USE PLAN
DATE: 2012
PREPARED BY: McCormick Taylor
FUNDED BY: PA Department of Community & Economic Development
MASTER PLAN FOR BLISS, TRUESDALE, WARRIOR RUN, & SUGAR NOTCH LANDS
DATE: 2018
PREPARED BY: Borton-Lawson
FUNDED BY: Earth Conservancy
NEWPORT TOWNSHIP MASTER PLAN
DATE: 2019
PREPARED BY: Borton-Lawson
FUNDED BY: Earth Conservancy
NEWPORT TOWNSHIP OHV RECREATIONAL PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY
DATE: 2022
PREPARED BY: Earth Conservancy, LAIRD Landscape Architecture
FUNDED BY: The PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources and Earth Conservancy
SOLAR FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR ABANDONED MINES
DATE: 2023
PREPARED BY: LaBella Associates
FUNDED BY: Appalachian Regional Commission and Earth Conservancy
HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT - LUZERNE COUNTY, PA
DATE: 2023
PREPARED BY: ICF International
FUNDED BY: US EPA Region 3 Technical Assistance Program