Editing Allentown, Pennsylvania (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
====Airports====
{{Further|Lehigh Valley International Airport|Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport}}
[[File:ABE terminal (2).JPG|thumb|[[Lehigh Valley International Airport]], the state's fourth-busiest airport, located {{convert|3|miles}} northeast of Allentown in [[Hanover Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania|Hanover Township]]]]
The city's primary commercial airport, [[Lehigh Valley International Airport]], is located {{convert|3|miles}} northeast of Allentown in [[Hanover Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania|Hanover Township]] and is operated by Lehigh–Northampton Airport Authority. The airport has direct flights to [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit]], [[Philadelphia International Airport|Philadelphia]], and several cities in [[Florida]]. The region is also served by [[Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport]], a two-runway facility located on [[Lehigh Street]] in South Allentown used predominantly by private aircraft.

====Roads====
{{further|Allentown Parking Authority}}
[[File:2022-08-16 08 58 29 View west along Interstate 78 and north along Pennsylvania State Route 309 just northwest of Exit 57 in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|[[Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania|I-78]] West and [[Pennsylvania Route 309|PA Route 309]] North in August 2022]]
[[File:Allentown PA - Hamilton St.jpg|thumb|[[Hamilton Street]] in [[Center City Allentown|Center City]] in November 2007]]
There are {{convert|314.10|mi}} of public roads in Allentown, {{convert|26.16|mi}} of which are maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|287.94|mi}} that are maintained by the city as of 2022.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web |url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/39301.pdf |title=Allentown City map |publisher=PennDOT |access-date=March 17, 2023 |archive-date=March 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317182357/https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/39301.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>

The most prominent highway passing through Allentown is [[Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 78]], which runs concurrently with [[Pennsylvania Route 309]] along an east–west alignment across the southern portion of the city. I-78 runs from [[Lebanon County, Pennsylvania|Lebanon County]] in the west to the [[Holland Tunnel]] and [[Lower Manhattan]] in the east, while PA 309 runs from [[Philadelphia]] in the south to the [[Wyoming Valley]] in the north. [[U.S. Route 22 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 22]] briefly passes through the northwestern corner of the city as it follows the Lehigh Valley Thruway along an east–west alignment; it runs from [[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, Ohio]] in the west to [[Newark, New Jersey]] in the east.

There are nine major inbound roads to [[Center City Allentown|Center City]]: [[Pennsylvania Route 987|Airport Road]], [[Cedar Crest Boulevard]], Fullerton Avenue, [[Pennsylvania Route 222|Hamilton Boulevard]], [[Lehigh Street]], Mauch Chunk Road, [[Pennsylvania Route 145|MacArthur Road]], [[State Route 1002 (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)|Tilghman Street]], and Union Boulevard. [[Interstate 476]], the Northeast Extension of the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]], passes to the west of the Allentown city limits. It runs from [[Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania|Plymouth Meeting]] outside Philadelphia in the south to [[Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 81]] at [[Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania|Clarks Summit]] in the north.

====Buses====
{{Further|LANta|Lehigh Valley Transit Company}}
Public buses in Allentown are provided by [[LANta]], a bus system serving Lehigh and Northampton counties. Allentown Transportation Center, located on N. 7th Street, serves as a major hub for LANTA buses.<ref>{{cite map |title=System Map |publisher=LANTA |url=http://www.lantabus.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/05sep2016_system_map_jpeg_3000px.jpeg |access-date=February 14, 2018 |archive-date=February 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215143612/http://www.lantabus.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/05sep2016_system_map_jpeg_3000px.jpeg |url-status=live}}</ref>

Multiple private bus lines serve Allentown at the intercity terminal at 325 [[Hamilton Street]], including [[Trans-Bridge Lines]] and [[Greyhound Lines]], offering direct bus service throughout the day to [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in [[Manhattan]] and intermediate points,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://transbridgelines.com/allentown-clinton-new-york |title=Allentown / Clinton / New York |date=December 12, 2018 |publisher=Trans-Bridge Lines |access-date=October 23, 2019 |archive-date=October 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024002444/http://transbridgelines.com/allentown-clinton-new-york |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://locations.greyhound.com/bus-routes/destination/allentown-pa/new%20york-ny |title=Bus Routes from Allentown, PA to New York, NY |publisher=Greyhound Lines |access-date=October 23, 2019 |archive-date=September 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920173508/https://www.greyhound.com/en-us/bus-from-allentown-to-new-york |url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Fullington Trailways]], which offers direct service to [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania|Williamsport]], [[Hazleton, Pennsylvania|Hazleton]], [[Philadelphia]], and intermediate points.<ref>{{cite web |title=Daily Bus Departures |publisher=Fullington Tours |url=http://www.fullingtontours.com/pages/daily_bus_departures |access-date=October 21, 2017 |archive-date=October 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021085033/http://www.fullingtontours.com/pages/daily_bus_departures |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Martz Group|Martz Trailways]] stops in Allentown as part of its route between [[Wyoming Valley|Scranton/Wilkes-Barre]] and Philadelphia and its commuter routes to [[New York City]], which are part of the [[Amtrak Thruway]] that connects [[Amtrak]] trains at [[30th Street Station]] in Philadelphia with the [[Lehigh Valley]] and [[Northeastern Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bus Schedules To/From Philadelphia and Casinos |publisher=Martz Trailways |url=https://martztrailways.com/schedules-tofrom-philadelphia-and-casinos/ |access-date=August 21, 2019 |archive-date=August 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821182408/https://martztrailways.com/schedules-tofrom-philadelphia-and-casinos/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> Public parking in the city is managed by the [[Allentown Parking Authority]].

====Rail====
{{Further|Lehigh Line (Norfolk Southern)}}
[[File:1915 - LVRR Station.jpg|thumb|A 1915 postcard of [[Allentown station (Lehigh Valley Railroad)|Allentown station]] at 4th and [[Hamilton Street|Hamilton]] streets, which opened in 1890, closed in 1961, and was demolished in 1972]]
Allentown is a regional center for [[freight transport]]. [[Norfolk Southern Railway]]'s primary [[Northeastern United States|Northeast]] [[Hump yard|hump classification yards]] are located in Allentown,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nscorp.com/nscportal/nscorp/Media/Corporate%20Profile/;jsessionid=Cff4GgpYGNc11LGyG1zMtKX0vKpN91jFcThnpFYFSTffvyYhY1YY!-697845123 |title=Norfolk Southern Corporate Profile |access-date=June 22, 2007 |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927024442/http://www.nscorp.com/nscportal/nscorp/Media/Corporate%20Profile/;jsessionid=Cff4GgpYGNc11LGyG1zMtKX0vKpN91jFcThnpFYFSTffvyYhY1YY!-697845123 |url-status=live}}</ref> and the city is served by [[R.J. Corman Railroad Group]], a commercial railroad company.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rjcorman.com/allentown.htm |title=R.J. Corman Railroad Group Allentown Lines |access-date=June 22, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070803161500/http://www.rjcorman.com/allentown.htm |archive-date=August 3, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Major commercial rail traffic in the city include the [[Lehigh Line (Norfolk Southern)|Norfolk Southern Lehigh Line]], which runs east through the city across the [[Delaware River]], and Norfolk Southern's [[Reading Line]], which runs west through Allentown to [[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]].

The last passenger rail service in the city, which was provided by [[SEPTA]], ceased operating in 1979, though one of SEPTA's two main Allentown train stations remains standing. In September 2020, [[Amtrak]], as part of its expansion plan, proposed restoring rail service between Allentown and [[New York City]] by 2035.<ref>{{cite web |first=Ray |last=Lange |title=Developing New Amtrak Corridors : Expanding the U.S. Passenger MarketAmtrak + Rail Passengers Association |date=November 2020 |url=https://railpassengers.org/site/assets/files/16610/september_23_-_new_corridors.pdf |website=Railpassengers.org |access-date=March 4, 2022 |archive-date=April 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422183523/https://railpassengers.org/site/assets/files/16610/september_23_-_new_corridors.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dye96JE94hU |title=Developing New Corridors: Expanding the U.S. Passenger Market |date=September 23, 2020 |access-date=March 4, 2022 |via=[[YouTube]] |archive-date=March 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331092330/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dye96JE94hU |url-status=live}}</ref> This largely single-track Amtrak route has been opposed by [[Norfolk Southern Railway]], which acquired the [[Lehigh Line (Norfolk Southern)|Lehigh Line]] as part of its purchase of [[Federal government of the United States|federally]]-founded [[Conrail]] in 1999. In November 2008, the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) and both Lehigh and Northampton counties commissioned a study, exploring restoration of the [[Black Diamond (train)|Black Diamond]] service, which ran until 1961, which would entail extending [[New Jersey Transit]]'s [[Raritan Valley Line]] to Allentown.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://mcall.newspapers.com/image/278851635/?terms=County%20eyes%20N.J.%20rail%20extension%20to%20area&match=1 |title=County eyes N.J. rail extension to area |work=The Morning Call |date=November 7, 2008 |access-date=April 26, 2021 |archive-date=April 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426082059/https://mcall.newspapers.com/image/278851635/?terms=County%20eyes%20N.J.%20rail%20extension%20to%20area&match=1 |url-status=live}}{{subscription required}}</ref>

Allentown was once a passenger rail hub served by the [[Central Railroad of New Jersey]], using the [[Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad]], [[Lehigh and New England Railroad]], [[Lehigh Valley Railroad]], [[Reading Company|Reading Railroad]], [[Lehigh Valley Transit Company]], and Conrail. Routes served [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]] and [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]] to the north, [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] and [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania|Williamsport]] to the northwest, Reading and [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]] to the west, [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]] and [[New York City]] to the east, and [[Philadelphia]] to the south.<ref>Central Railroad of New Jersey's timetable: {{cite web |url=http://timetables.m72express.com/scans/CNJ-LehighSusq1930TT.gif |title=Archived copy |access-date=February 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061014000309/http://timetables.m72express.com/scans/CNJ-LehighSusq1930TT.gif |archive-date=October 14, 2006}} The Lehigh Valley Railroad's ''Black Diamond'' timetable</ref>

===Utilities===
{{Further|PPL Corporation|RCN Corporation|Service Electric|UGI Corporation}}
Electricity in Allentown is provided by [[PPL Corporation]], which is headquartered in Allentown.<ref>{{cite web |title=Service Area |publisher=PPL Electric Utilities |url=https://www.pplelectric.com/utility/about-us/about-ppl-electric-utilities/service-area.aspx |access-date=August 20, 2017 |archive-date=August 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820201950/https://www.pplelectric.com/utility/about-us/about-ppl-electric-utilities/service-area.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=General Tariff |publisher=PPL Electric Utilities |date=June 20, 2017 |page=4 |url=https://www.pplelectric.com/-/media/PPLElectric/At-Your-Service/Docs/Current-Electric-Tariff/master.pdf |access-date=August 20, 2017 |archive-date=August 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820202641/https://www.pplelectric.com/-/media/PPLElectric/At-Your-Service/Docs/Current-Electric-Tariff/master.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> [[UGI Corporation]], headquartered in [[King of Prussia, Pennsylvania|King of Prussia]], supplies [[natural gas]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Geographic Footprint |publisher=UGI |url=https://www.ugi.com/about-us/geographic-footprint/ |access-date=October 4, 2017 |archive-date=October 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005102103/https://www.ugi.com/about-us/geographic-footprint/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Gas Tariff |publisher=UGI Utilities |date=July 7, 2017 |pages=5–6 |url=http://gasmngmt.ugi.com/UGIU/doc/tariff/GStariff6.pdf#page=1 |access-date=October 10, 2017 |archive-date=October 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010215346/http://gasmngmt.ugi.com/UGIU/doc/tariff/GStariff6.pdf#page=1 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Two cable companies, [[RCN Corporation]], based in [[Princeton, New Jersey]], and [[Service Electric]], based in [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem]], have provided cable service to Allentown since the 1960s.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Moss |first=Linda |title=In the Keystone State, Service Electric Thrives |magazine=Multichannel News |date=August 1, 2005 |url=http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA631093.html |access-date=June 8, 2008 |archive-date=December 12, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212002236/http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA631093.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The area's only landfill, [[Waste Connections of Canada]], is locally headquartered in Bethlehem. Water and sewage, prior to 2013, were controlled by the city and are now managed by Lehigh County, following the end of a 50-year lease agreement. Waste, recycling, and yard waste are each administered by the city.

===Health care===
{{Further|Lehigh Valley Health Network|Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest|St. Luke's University Health Network}}
[[File:Lehigh-Valley-Hospital.x.jpg|thumb|[[Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest]] on [[Cedar Crest Boulevard]], the largest hospital in the [[Lehigh Valley]] and third-largest hospital in Pennsylvania with 877 beds and 46 operating rooms]]
[[Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest]], located on [[Cedar Crest Boulevard]] and part of [[Lehigh Valley Health Network]], is Allentown and the [[Lehigh Valley]]'s largest hospital and the third-largest hospital in Pennsylvania with 877 beds and 46 operating rooms. It is also a [[Trauma center#Level I|Level 1 trauma center]]. [[St. Luke's University Health Network]], Sacred Heart Hospital, and Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network also provide hospital and rehabilitation services. In 2010, [[Allentown State Hospital]], a [[psychiatric hospital]] in Allentown, was closed as part of a statewide closing of psychiatric hospitals by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Human Services]].

===Fire department===
The Allentown Fire Department, established in 1870, operates six fire stations in the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=Allentown Fire Department |url=https://www.allentownpa.gov/Fire |publisher=City of Allentown |access-date=September 4, 2018 |archive-date=July 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709185348/https://www.allentownpa.gov/Fire |url-status=live}}</ref>