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River Town Year-Round

We have an electronic calendar which because of the limits on the display format for google calendars is not the easiest thing to view. This year we have updated that page to include a rundown of events (as opposed to regular meetings) in a straightforward list. But what exactly shows up on the calendar? It is set […]

— Walk It! Bike It! Lewisburg

That might be our name. Maybe. Other contenders, winnowed from a long list, are: Walk Bike Lewisburg Walkable Bikeable Lewisburg Lewisburg Local Motion Lewisburg Ped Power I have to admit I switched it around. The original rendition was Bike It! Walk It! Lewisburg, but I like saying WIBI Lewisburg better than BIWI Lewisburg, plus the […]

Last Call on the Greenway Survey!

On a spectrum from geometrical/traditional to natural/contemporary, what is your walkway preference? Hopefully you've followed the progress of the S 6th St/Bull Run Greenway Planning Project enough to know about the big design charrette we did in November. There have also been multiple focus groups on a variety of topics and with a range of relevant […]

Connectivity? What Does That Mean?

During the Lewisburg River Town Planning Public Meeting in late 2014, several focus areas were identified: Planning (for the Bull Run Greenway and along the entire waterfront), Conservation, Events, and Connectivity. The last heading refers to enabling bicycle and pedestrian connections from the community to the river, whether that means crossing a curb into a […]

Make Your Mark on the Park!

A public design workshop or “charrette” was held in Larison Hall at Bucknell on the edge of the Bull Run Greenway study area on November 10 to collect input from the public about their vision and ideas for the public parkland in the center of Lewisburg Borough along Bull Run. The design consultant, Brian Auman, […]

How DOES the Chicken Cross This Road?

The River Town Team Connectivity Project hosted two tours recently entitled “How Does the Chicken Cross This Road?” referring to Rt 15 in Lewisburg. Both tours were well attended attesting to the high level of interest in this question. Between the additional rail trail construction and all the new development at the Penn House Commons […]

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.