City Council, February 4, 2026
Approves Trexler Fund Budget Amendment for Groundskeeping Equipment, 6-0 unanimous
What happened
Allentown City Council approved contracts totaling nearly $600,000 for traffic signal upgrades and Safe Streets design services, passed the comprehensive Allentown Parks Plan positioning parks as climate infrastructure, and authorized a PennDOT multimodal grant application for a…
- Jurisdiction
- Allentown, PA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- February 4, 2026
- Decisions
- 14 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 6-0 unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 14
Traffic Signal Design Contract with Bowman Consulting
Contract awarded to Bowman Consulting Group for $379,369.93 for design services to upgrade five outdated traffic signals on 17th Street. Three proposals received, evaluated by three-member team on technical and cost criteria.
- None stated
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
Allentown City Council approved contracts totaling nearly $600,000 for traffic signal upgrades and Safe Streets design services, passed the comprehensive Allentown Parks Plan positioning parks as climate infrastructure, and authorized a PennDOT multimodal grant application for a…
Key Decisions (14)
Traffic Signal Design Contract with Bowman Consulting
Safe Streets and Roads Design Contract with Michael Baker
Microsoft Single Source Contract
Turf Chemicals Contract Awards
Love Your Block Grant Budget Amendment
Bowerds Bridge Electrical Hookup Budget Amendment
Lehigh Valley Greenways Grant Budget Amendment
Allentown Parks Plan Adoption
PennDOT Multimodal Grant Application for Trail Connection
Trexler Fund Budget Amendment for Groundskeeping Equipment
Risk Fund Budget Amendment for Health Care Claims
Sewage Planning Module for 1324 South Howard Street
Kate Hartney Appointment to Planning Commission
Krista Brown Lee Appointment to Human Relations Commission
Development Activity (4)
Cedar Parkway to Trexler Park Trail Connection
Infrastructure
Bowerds Bridge Project
Infrastructure
17th Street Traffic Signal Improvements
Infrastructure
Safe Streets and Roads Demonstration Project
Infrastructure
Market Signals (5)
Infrastructure
City investing nearly $600,000 in traffic signal upgrades and safe…
Housing Demand
Health care expenditures for city employees significantly exceeded budget at…
Sentiment
Environmental Advisory Council chair emphasized parks plan positions green infrastructure…
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