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Imaginary Street — Real Goals

There is no Elm Street, per se, in Lewisburg. But there is an Elm Street Program. "Elm Street" refers to the quintessential residential neighborhood street. It is the name given to a state program designed to promote the revitalization of walkable, historic neighborhoods immediately surrounding Main Street Program areas. There's also no Main Street here. […]

River Access Improvement Planning

Kayakers, fishermen, bird-watchers, and nature lovers of all stripes have long recognized the difficulty of accessing the Susquehanna River from Lewisburg borough. Private property occupies much of the waterfront, and the small parcels of public property, like Soldiers Park, offer some nice views but no easy way of getting to the water. This could change […]

S 6th St Project — Flood Mitigation

A demolition crew is hard at work on S 6th St. They have been contracted by the Borough to demolish three houses along the east side of S 6th St this month as part of the long term Bull Run Neighborhood Project. The demolitions represent the culmination of years of planning and set the stage […]

Public Meeting — S 6th St – Phase I (St Louis Streetscape)

Next Tuesday, December 10th, at 6:30pm, there will be a public meeting in the Lewisburg Borough Council Chambers at 55 S 5th St to review proposed improvements to St Louis St, also known as S 6th St - Phase I (St Louis St Streetscape Project). The Bull Run Neighborhood has been pursuing a vision established […]

Ask a Neighbor — Cracking the Code of the Pedestrian Crossing Signals

What's the story with the pedestrian crossing lights on Market St? How do they work anyway? This is something that baffles a lot of people. Many neighborhood residents cross Market on foot multiple times of day. Some have figured out the system of the lights through empirical observation. But the Lewisburg Borough Traffic Advisory Committee […]

Neighbors and Economy — What Does It Mean?

The Elm Street Program's elemental committees include one called "Neighbors and Economy." It is one of the more easily misunderstood aspects of the program. The idea is that residential resiliency is intimately tied to the local economy. There are key interdependencies between jobs, businesses, home values, and neighborhood viability. As the North Ward Neighborhood Committee […]

Members of the community working together to preserve natural settings and streetscapes, strengthen ties among neighbors, and improve the quality of life in Lewisburg for residents and visitors.